The Top 15 Craft Breweries in Ontario (2026)

Compiled by the BreweryFinder editorial teamLast updated How we rank

Ontario is home to 289 active craft breweries — from long-established regional producers to nano-taprooms that opened last year. Rankings below combine Google Reviews with BreweryFinder community reviews using a Bayesian weighted score, so both rating quality and review depth count. Updated monthly.

289
Craft breweries in Ontario
15
Ranked on this list
★ 4.92
Avg. combined rating
4,111
Combined reviews
  1. Concession Road Brewing Company in Jarvis

    #1 Concession Road Brewing Company

    Jarvis, ON · microbrewery
    5.0(263 reviews)

    Concession Road Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Jarvis, ON.

  2. STRANGE BREW Beer Studio in Hillier

    #2 STRANGE BREW Beer Studio

    Hillier, ON · microbrewery
    5.0(162 reviews)

    STRANGE BREW Beer Studio is a craft brewery located in Hillier, ON.

  3. Bickford Brewing Company in Toronto

    #3 Bickford Brewing Company

    Toronto, ON · microbrewery
    5.0(70 reviews)

    Bickford Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Toronto, ON.

  4. Common Good Beer Company in Scarborough

    #4 Common Good Beer Company

    Scarborough, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(465 reviews)

    Common Good Beer Company is a craft brewery located in Scarborough, ON.

  5. MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. in Bath

    #5 MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co.

    Bath, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(389 reviews)

    MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. is a craft brewery located in Bath, ON.

  6. Stray Dog Brewing Company Inc in Orléans

    #6 Stray Dog Brewing Company Inc

    Orléans, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(327 reviews)

    Stray Dog Brewing Company Inc is a craft brewery located in Orléans, ON.

  7. Steel Wheel Brewery in Brantford

    #7 Steel Wheel Brewery

    Brantford, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(337 reviews)

    Steel Wheel Brewery is a craft brewery located in Brantford, ON.

  8. Norse Brewery in Nobel

    #8 Norse Brewery

    Nobel, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(309 reviews)

    Norse Brewery is a craft brewery located in Nobel, ON.

  9. Third Moon Brewing in Milton

    #9 Third Moon Brewing

    Milton, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(317 reviews)

    Third Moon Brewing is a craft brewery located in Milton, ON.

  10. Gather Brewery and Glassworks in Merrickville

    #10 Gather Brewery and Glassworks

    Merrickville, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(279 reviews)

    Gather Brewery and Glassworks is a craft brewery located in Merrickville, ON.

  11. Chronicle Brewing Company in Bowmanville

    #11 Chronicle Brewing Company

    Bowmanville, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(258 reviews)

    Chronicle Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Bowmanville, ON.

  12. 100 Acre Brewing Co. in Peterborough

    #12 100 Acre Brewing Co.

    Peterborough, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(250 reviews)

    100 Acre Brewing Co. is a craft brewery located in Peterborough, ON.

  13. Bellwoods Brewery in North York

    #13 Bellwoods Brewery

    North York, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(248 reviews)

    Bellwoods Brewery is a craft brewery located in North York, ON.

  14. Cartwright Springs Brewery in Pakenham

    #14 Cartwright Springs Brewery

    Pakenham, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(235 reviews)

    Cartwright Springs Brewery is a craft brewery located in Pakenham, ON.

  15. Meyers Creek Brewing Company in Belleville

    #15 Meyers Creek Brewing Company

    Belleville, ON · microbrewery
    4.9(202 reviews)

    Meyers Creek Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Belleville, ON.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-rated craft brewery in Ontario?

Concession Road Brewing Company currently tops our Ontario ranking with a combined 5.0 out of 5 across BreweryFinder and Google Reviews. Rankings use a Bayesian weighted score so this reflects both rating quality and review volume, not just a single glowing review.

How many craft breweries are in Ontario?

BreweryFinder tracks 289 active craft breweries in Ontario. Of those, 15 have enough combined review volume to rank on this list.

What data are these rankings based on?

These rankings combine 4,111 public reviews collected from Google Reviews (via the Google Places API) with reviews written directly on BreweryFinder.ca. Each brewery's score is a Bayesian weighted average that balances rating quality against review volume, so a brewery with 500 reviews averaging 4.7 outranks one with a handful of perfect scores.

How often are the Ontario brewery rankings updated?

Rankings refresh every 30 days when we re-fetch Google Reviews data (Google's Places API terms cap review caching at ~30 days). BreweryFinder community reviews are counted the moment they're posted, so scores can shift between refreshes as new reviews come in.

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How we ranked this list

Rankings use a Bayesian weighted score that combines BreweryFinder community reviews with Google Reviews. This balances rating quality against review volume, so a brewery with hundreds of consistently high ratings ranks above one with a handful of perfect scores. Google Reviews are cached under Google's Places terms and refreshed at least every 30 days. Read the full methodology →