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Steam Whistle Brewery

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Steam Whistle Brewery
4.5
3,518
#7 of 590 things to do in Toronto
Breweries
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Located within walking distance of the CN Tower and Rogers Center, Steam Whistle Brewing occupies Bays 1-14 within the old John Street Roundhouse building, a designated National Historic Site that was previously home to the Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive repair facility. Thousands of visitors visit this brewery every year to attend one of the on-site events or take a tour of how the company brews its own Pilsner.
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The area
Address
Neighbourhood: CityPlace
How to get there
  • Union • 8 min walk
  • St. Andrew • 9 min walk
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Popular mentions
4.5
3,518 reviews
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204
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Terrible
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SamreenAhsanCanada
Toronto, Canada504 contributions
Trains
Aug. 2020 • Friends
My kids had fun in a walk around of train carriages of different eras. The rest stautant near is also good.a nice place for Sunday afternoons
Written July 11, 2021
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Victor B
Sao Paulo, SP24 contributions
A must go for beer lovers in Toronto
Oct. 2020
Quite a unique experience having the tour guide for myself and my wife only. The tour guide was exceptional, I just apologize I forgot her name. Afterwards, the beer and pretzel was delicious.
Written October 18, 2020
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Madison P
1 contribution
Amazing!
Sep. 2020 • Solo
Hailey was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable and upbeat! Would 100% recommend this to anybody looking to do something in Toronto!
Written September 12, 2020
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yourpalmarisol
Markham, Canada5 contributions
Worth the price
Aug. 2020 • Couples
It is well worth the $20 for a great informative tour because of the fabulous tour guide made it fun with his great sense of humour! At the end you get a beer and a pretzel!! What more can you ask for, fantastic!!?!
Written August 28, 2020
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Jennifer S
1 contribution
Tour
Aug. 2020 • Family
Jamar was entertaining and had answers to all of our questions. Also our waiter outside was amazing. Unfortunately I didn’t get his name.
Written August 23, 2020
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Benjamin H
1 contribution
Great tour, great beer
Aug. 2020 • Couples
We went on the Steam Whistle Brewery tour with Jamar as our guide and had a great time. The way he explained everything and showed us around was amazing and the fact that he seemed very passionnate about the brewery just made things even greater. After the tour, we enjoyed great beer (I recommend the unfiltered) and all in all had a great experience!
Written August 21, 2020
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BOINGOBOINGO
1 contribution
Ask for Jamar & try the unfiltered!
Aug. 2020
It was our tour guide's (Jamar) first tour back since lockdown and it was amazing! We learned a lot about beer, about Toronto's history and by proxy Canada's, and about awesome decisions made by awesome people. Jamar was professional, knowledgeable, funny, and provided an experience I would quickly recommend to a friend, and easily enjoy again myself. Also must mention how smooth the unfiltered pilsner went down and how delicious the soft pretzel with cheese dip and mustard was. (As it must also be mentioned at this time, we felt completely safe on the COVID-19 front, as everything was thoroughly sanitized and all physical distancing recommendations were followed, throughout the tour and in the biergarten.)
Written August 21, 2020
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KekkieD
Belleville, Canada10 contributions
Great locations, good beer, ordinary food.
Aug. 2020 • Family
My family and I ate and drank at this place and loved the location. We ordered a meal, and it was fine, but very boring. My fish and chips came on a grocery store hamburger bun with a slice of processed cheese. Fries were fine. The two orders of hotdogs with sauerkraut were fine, and came with a bit less than 1 cup of potato chips. The brautwurst also came only with chips.....can someone please serve a carrot stick or two? Lol
I kind of expected to see more effort in a ‘beer garden’, as I have been to lots of these around the province. They are usually pretty good at presenting great German food. (I.e. Amadeus in Kingston).This was definitely on the borderline of good to not so good.
The location, at the base of the CN Tower is great. It is iconic and we will come back for the ambience and a tour. Not so much for the food.
Written August 1, 2020
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Steamwhistle_manager
Hey, Thanks for the review much appreciated. I encourage you to give our food a second chance we clearly missed the mark. If you want to send me an email (Josh@steamwhistle.ca), I would be more than happy to have you back down so we can change your mind regarding the food (obviously once COVID is over). Interesting fact the hamburger bun you are referring to is called a "Martien Potato Roll", an extremely popular bun currently in a lot of restaurants because of its fresh, soft, and slightly sweet characteristics. It's also the bun used by chefs with award-winning hamburgers. https://potatorolls.com/products/sandwich-potato-rolls/
Written December 17, 2020
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Ashley
2 contributions
Will is great!
Mar. 2020 • Couples
We had a lovely time on the Steam Whistle tour with Will! He was an awesome tour guide with plenty of knowledge of the company. We are definitely Steam Whistle fans for life now!
Written March 12, 2020
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Kathleen O
Wirtz, VA172 contributions
Quality product in nostalgic setting
Mar. 2020 • Friends
Will was the all star tour guide. He passionately explained the quality ingredients that go into Steam-whistle Pilsners, interacted with our group on a personal level and explained the history of the beautiful building that houses the brewery, restaurant and event hall.
Biggest bang for our buck so far in Toronto.
Written March 10, 2020
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