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GREENER CHOICES


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Sustainable sips


STEAM WHISTLE IMAGE COURTESY OF STEAM WHISTLE CRAFT BREWING COMPANY


WET YOUR WHISTLE


Steam Whistle
Brewing

TORONTO, ON | STEAMWHISTLE.CA


Since opening more than 10 years ago, Steam
Whistle Brewery in Toronto has won a bevy of
accolades for its environmental initiatives. Powering
its delivery trucks with renewable fuel, harness-
ing the cold depths of Lake Ontario to cool off
buildings with Enwave’s Deep Lake Water Cooling
system, and reducing waste from events by sending
leftover edibles to Toronto’s largest street mission,
the brewery continues to find ways to reduce its
footprint while treating the environment with care.
Steam Whistle has also made it easier for
employees to get to work by bike, providing
showers, towels and covered bike racks on-site.
Plus it has built bike-repair stations in more than
30  communities across the country.

Steam Whistle’s two clean, crisp and refreshing
beers are brewed to the standards of the Bavarian
Purity Act of 1516. Revisit the classic pilsner, housed
in green bottles that can be reused almost three
times more than the standard brown beer bottle.
Or try Steam Whistle Pale Ale, an amber-hued brew
with hints of earthy and citrusy hop flavours.

Steam Whistle Premium Pilsner
LCBO 547646, 6 pk, $14.50

Steam Whistle Pale Ale
LCBO 12041, 473 mL, $3.25

Do you shop at a local farmers’ market, select organic
produce and dairy — and also wonder what goes into
your favourite beer, wine or spirit? These Ontario
producers not only make tasty beverages, they pride
themselves on earth-friendly practices, too. Here’s how
to do good and taste goodness at the same time.

By Tara Luxmore, Charlene Rooke and Chris Johns
photography by darren kemper

Know what you’re drinking; Steam Whistle
lists all its ingredients on each can and bottle.
Free download pdf