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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.