Toronto's craft brew scene is hopping: No longer stymied by big beer consolidation and Prohibition-era laws, brewpubs, like Bellwoods Brewery, are on the rise in the city.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content. Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Luke Pestl completes a process called "mashing out," which involves cleaning the spent grain from the Mash Tun brewing vessel at the newly opened microbrewery. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Spent grain is seen inside the Mash Tun brewing vessel. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Mike Clark removes the spent grain from the Mash Tun brewing vessel. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Mike Clark is reflected in a window as he takes a break from brewing to set tables. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Mike Clark takes a test sample from a fermenting tank. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Various brews are lined up on the bar at Bellwoods Brewer. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: A historic photograph of Ossington Ave. from 1943 rests on the bar. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Mike Clark takes a break from brewing to set tables at the Ossington Ave. microbrewery. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owners Mike Clark , left, and Luke Pestl prepare for the opening of their microbrewery. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery menu Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Luke Pestl completes a process called "mashing out," which involves cleaning the spent grain from the Mash Tun brewing vessel. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Bellwoods Brewery co-owner Mike Clark pours a glass of beer. Kevin Van Paassen
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Open this photo in gallery: Various brews are lined up on the bar. Kevin Van Paassen
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