{"id":29708,"date":"2018-09-23T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T21:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29708"},"modified":"2019-05-31T12:13:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:13:36","slug":"northern-maverick-brewing-co-celebrates-1st-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29708","title":{"rendered":"Northern Maverick Brewing Co. celebrates 1st anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Maverick Brewing Co. is celebrating its first anniversary this month after a successful year of craft brewing. The King West restaurant-brewery will mark the occasion with three days of specials dedicated to honouring the art of beer from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, October 7 to coincide with Oktoberfest.<\/p>\n<p>In its first year, Northern Maverick has racked up impressive stats, illustrating that Toronto can&#8217;t get enough of the coveted creations by the growing brew-pub:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>125,000 visitors<\/li>\n<li>400,000 beers sold<\/li>\n<li>61,806 oysters shucked<\/li>\n<li>10,317 hamburgers grilled<\/li>\n<li>3,155 Old Fashioneds smoked<\/li>\n<li>4,374 mimosas poured<\/li>\n<li>150 batches brewed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/d1467bf8d3fb8336d45a795f3\/_compresseds\/d3b731cf-417c-4066-82d7-04653c37184e.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fresh Oysters and Northern Maverick's White IPA\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh Oysters and Northern Maverick&#8217;s White IPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8220;It has been an unforgettable first year at our brewery and restaurant,&#8221;<\/em> says Jason Kaptyn, Owner, Northern Maverick Brewing Co. <em>&#8220;We&#8217;re remarkably proud of our Brewmaster and Brewing team for their accomplishments at this year&#8217;s Ontario Brewing Awards. To celebrate being honoured with two coveted awards, <\/em><em>our anniversary and Oktoberfest festivities, we are releasing two new brews &#8211; a limited edition\u00a0lager and a dark sour &#8211; both will be available at Northern Maverick for all our guests to enjoy.\u00a0 We couldn&#8217;t be more excited about the future and continuing to create innovative brews for Torontonians.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/d1467bf8d3fb8336d45a795f3\/images\/a90dbe78-6bd6-404f-99e9-a3a501616b8b.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Northern Maverick's gold-winning Hefeweizen and bronze-winning Farm House Blonde\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northern Maverick&#8217;s gold-winning Hefeweizen and bronze-winning Farm House Blonde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 173px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/d1467bf8d3fb8336d45a795f3\/images\/f16279d3-c16d-402c-b0a0-f61f989eede1.png?resize=173%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited-edition Festbier\" width=\"173\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limited-edition Festbier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/d1467bf8d3fb8336d45a795f3\/images\/2dc85b69-877f-4ba6-a2c2-d864560aeeb0.png?resize=185%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Limited-edition Captain's Keep \u00a0\" width=\"185\" height=\"226\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limited-edition Captain&#8217;s Keep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Festbier, the full-bodied, smooth brew with rich malt flavours paired with a subtle hit of noble German hops will be the official commemorative beer this year. Northern Maverick will also launch its inaugural barrel-aged beer, Captains Keep, which has been aged for six months in Caribbean rum barrels. The warming, dark sour is a Sour Belgian brown ale, with notes of dark rum, dried fruit, chocolate and tart granny smith apples.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the special anniversary ales, Northern Maverick will welcome Torontonians to an exclusive beer pairing dinner featuring chef&#8217;s selections,\u00a0paired perfectly with a combination of house-made brews. The four-course dinner will be available for $50 and guests can add a tasting flight pairing for an additional $25 to accompany their meal.<\/p>\n<p>Anniversary specials will be available from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, October 7. Northern Maverick is open daily for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. To book a reservation, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/rockitpromo.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d1467bf8d3fb8336d45a795f3&amp;id=0c0fd73934&amp;e=cfb86cc640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northernmeverick.ca<\/a> or call 416-540-4030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Northern Maverick Brewing Co. is celebrating its first anniversary this month after a successful year of craft brewing. The King West restaurant-brewery will mark the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29708\" title=\"Northern Maverick Brewing Co. celebrates 1st anniversary\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[3393,3766,36],"tags":[7686,7685],"class_list":["post-29708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-lifestyle","category-toronto","tag-2018-ontario-brewing-awards","tag-northern-maverick-brewing-co"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9b742399-ed84-4dec-8284-b92981eb4a78.jpg?fit=250%2C162&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7Ja","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25054,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25054","url_meta":{"origin":29708,"position":0},"title":"Toronto craft brewer Northern Maverick launches charitable beer line \u201cFake News Ale\u201d","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"As Northern Maverick gears up for a summer launch, the Toronto craft brewer announced its first beer\u00a0as part of a charitable line of beers that will be available in their Bathurst brewery\/restaurant, onsite beer shop and through direct delivery in Ontario. Dubbed \"Fake News Ale\", the sessions-able ale was developed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;food&quot;","block_context":{"text":"food","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=3393"},"img":{"alt_text":"Northern Maverick logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3bfd2a8c-3f34-4a91-9602-be48d9909834.jpg?fit=375%2C242&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25703,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25703","url_meta":{"origin":29708,"position":1},"title":"NXNE and Budweiser announce What&#8217;s Brewing at NXNE Club Land","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"North by North East (NXNE) and Budweiser\u00a0have\u00a0announced programming for the \"What's Brewing at NXNE\" festival Club Land series, curated by Canada's music leaders including Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent, Shad, Raina Douris of CBC Radio 2, and Leah Fay of July Talk. Aussie rockers The Lazys, songstress Blunt Chunks, self\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;live&quot;","block_context":{"text":"live","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=25"},"img":{"alt_text":"NXNE Budweiser poster","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ffee8ee8-82d5-459b-8fdf-3817b368ff12.jpg?fit=738%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ffee8ee8-82d5-459b-8fdf-3817b368ff12.jpg?fit=738%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ffee8ee8-82d5-459b-8fdf-3817b368ff12.jpg?fit=738%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ffee8ee8-82d5-459b-8fdf-3817b368ff12.jpg?fit=738%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25682,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25682","url_meta":{"origin":29708,"position":2},"title":"The PEI Brewing Company launches Beach Chair Lager in Ontario","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Prince Edward Island Brewing Company have\u00a0announced that their flagship brand Beach Chair Lager, is now available at select The Beer Store locations throughout Ontario. Since being released in Atlantic Canada in 2012, Beach Chair Lager quickly became an island favourite and is also available at select locations in New\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;food&quot;","block_context":{"text":"food","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=3393"},"img":{"alt_text":"Beach Chair Lager","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BCL-Photo-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BCL-Photo-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BCL-Photo-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BCL-Photo-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42078,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42078","url_meta":{"origin":29708,"position":3},"title":"Into the twilight: Faetooth shares \u2018Death of Day\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"There\u2019s something enchantingly heavy brewing in L.A.\u2014meet Faetooth, the three-piece architects of \u201cfairy\u2011doom.\u201d They\u2019ve dropped their latest spell, Death of Day, and it\u2019s every bit as fierce and beautiful as you\u2019d hope. New Track: Death of DayIf Subrosa\u2019s mournful doom metal and True Widow\u2019s hazy shoegaze ever collided in a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Faetooth press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_4363.jpeg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_4363.jpeg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_4363.jpeg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_4363.jpeg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_4363.jpeg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34748,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34748","url_meta":{"origin":29708,"position":4},"title":"Wavelength announce 800th show, a Livestream Mini-Fest","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"August 4, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"On August 15, Wavelength will presents its 800th show. As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, Toronto\u2019s long-running independent music organization marks the occasion of reaching its ninth \u201ccentury\u201d of community gatherings with a livestream mini-festival on Facebook Live - Wavelength 800. Though live music remains mostly shut down due\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Canada&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Canada","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=206"},"img":{"alt_text":"Wavelength mini-fest banner","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0025B42E-274B-46AB-B0EE-ECAF483957B8.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0025B42E-274B-46AB-B0EE-ECAF483957B8.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0025B42E-274B-46AB-B0EE-ECAF483957B8.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0025B42E-274B-46AB-B0EE-ECAF483957B8.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0025B42E-274B-46AB-B0EE-ECAF483957B8.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41704,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41704","url_meta":{"origin":29708,"position":5},"title":"UK alt-pop maverick SICKY unleashes &#8216;Billy Cousins&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Meet Billy Cousins: Your New Favourite Imaginary SuperheroSICKY\u2014the one-man alt-pop powerhouse otherwise known as Mick Butler\u2014kicks off his latest album 'Troubled Delight' with Billy Cousins, a song about an imaginary alter ego you can channel when self-doubt creeps in. https:\/\/youtu.be\/KTwmfOChWQw?si=V8ld-HXEFl5TgAF9 Hailing from England\u2019s Black Country and now based in Shropshire,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"SICKY press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4123.jpeg?fit=800%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4123.jpeg?fit=800%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4123.jpeg?fit=800%2C466&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4123.jpeg?fit=800%2C466&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31003,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29708\/revisions\/31003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}