Stray Dog Brewing

As we get closer to the holidays for many, there’s no shortage of things to do, local vendors to support for your gifts, and excuses to get together with friends and family to celebrate the season.

This Saturday, October 1, Flora Hall Brewing celebrates their fifth anniversary with Flora Fest 5. From noon to close the brewpub will celebrate a half-decade in business with five new beer releases and live music from Funk-A-Tron 5000.

Fall is in the air! And according to the forecast, so is some rain. But rain or shine, we’ve got some great events lined up this weekend. 

The Ottawa Titans are back in the city for a series of home games against the Empire State Greys and Trois-Rivières Aigles. Come support the boys of summer, currently sitting in second place in the Eastern Division.

Quickly becoming the unofficial kickoff to summer in the east end, the Orleans Craft Beer Festival is back this weekend for its fourth instalment. Voted Ottawa’s favourite Craft Beer Festival in Faces Magazines’s awards, organizers have raised the bar (so to speak) with the number of local breweries and distillers at this year’s edition.

Hopefully a lot of you have a long weekend to enjoy, whether you’re celebrating anything or not! There are plenty of great local events for you to enjoy, and some of them involve finding chocolate eggs.

Ottawa is home to so many amazing breweries, it’s hard to miss when buying for the craft beer lover in your life. But since you’ve already landed on this page, let us help you spread holiday cheers in the capital with this gift guide for beer lovers.

Whether you’re looking for local Orléans or regional choices, you’ll definitely find a new favourite among the offerings.

It’s been a wild year, and the industry shows no sign of slowing down.