Godspeed Brewery
242 Coxwell Ave. M4L 3B2 Toronto, ON, Canada

We are humbled to release this year's edition of Irori Peated Scotch Lager (8.0% abv). IRORI is our annual tribute to Greg Noonan, a pioneer of American craft beer and our dear friend and former mentor. Noonan was the owner and head brewer of Vermont Pub and Brewery for over 20 years, during which time he authored many trailblazing texts on the subject of beer and helped inspire a new generation of brewers, including our own. This peated scotch lager is a formulation of ...Noonan's many passions -- namely, scotch ale, lager, and smoked malt. We decided to implement the knowledge he so gracefully passed down into one beer; a spiritual collaboration between mentor and pupil. Noonan passed away in 2009, but his legacy lives on in the people he helped along the way. We thank the Noonan family for their grace in allowing us to undertake this effort. We miss you, Greg. https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/irori

Today, we welcome back an old friend.... Shizumu West Coast IPA! West Coast IPA's path to prominence started in California before completely upending an industry on the cusp of unmitigated growth. In this day and age, amongst an ever-rising sea of uniformly hazy, juicy (and we hate to admit, delicious) IPA homogeneity, we see an opportunity to scratch an old itch and harken back to a time when balanced bitterness and hops like Centennial, Chinook, and Cascade were valued assets in beer. Shizumu is available online and at our retail shop now: https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/shizumu

Made with patience, struggle, and love. This beer's been close to three years in the making and we can't wait to share it with you. Coming soon

Our final release of the week marks an exciting milestone for us at Godspeed. Polotmavý Ležák 11 Czech Amber Lager (4.4% abv) is back! This Czech-style lager was triple decocted, lagered for seven weeks, and naturally carbonated. Expect your glass to be flush with pleasant malt notes of toasted, honeyed bread crust, caramel, and floral spice thanks to some incredible Saaz hops and Czech floor malted barley. That milestone we mentioned? Well, we now have 6 (!) Czech-style l...agers available online and at our retail shop. This is the most we've ever had available at the same time and we don't expect this to be the case for long. We've added a special Czech Premium Mixed Case on our web shop for folks looking to taste a smattering of each beer. Hopefully, it'll convince you that lager (especially Czech-style lager) isn't just one thing, but a collection of different experiences all unified by a humble and balanced approach. Available online and in our retail shop: https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/polotmavy

This long weekend we will be extending our retail hours! Kitchen will be open regular hours and we're pleased to offer same or next day home delivery Friday, Saturday, and Monday. Cheers! https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop

As much as we strive to respect Czech brewing tradition, celebrate smoked biers, and experiment with Japanese ingredients, one major through line in our eclectic lineup is sessionability. We've been exploring light and low alcohol beers for a while now because we know they can showcase as much finesse, flavour, and refinement as beers with higher abv. The truth of the matter is, the biggest compliment you can pay a brewer isn't a 5 cap rating on Untappd, it's ordering or rea...ching for the same beer twice in lieu of reaching for what's new - new - new. It's with these aspirations in mind that we crafted Baby Svtlý Low Alcohol Czech Pale Lager (1.5%). Baby Svtlý underwent a single decoction mash and uses 100% Saaz hops and Czech floor malted barley. Lagered for six weeks, naturally carbonated, and you guessed it - Made with Struggle and Love, this one packs everything you love in our stronger Czech pale lagers in a leaner package. Available at our retail shop and online: https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/baby-svtl

As much as we miss hosting you on our patio and pouring delicious mugs of nefiltrovaný (unfiltered) pale lager, our attention remains on delivering the best and safest delivery, retail, and food takeout experience for now. Retail: 10am-8pm Kitchen: 10am-7:30pm Patio: CLOSED... Same Day Local Delivery for orders $50+ Monday-Saturday Thank you for your continued love and support!

The next instalment of Stories of Godspeed will be mailed this Friday! This month's newsletter features a roundtable discussion with Bim, Brewmaster at Godspeed, and David Muller, Trade and Investment Commissioner at the Czech Consulate General in Toronto. Although he'd be too humble to admit it, David is one of the catalysts behind the resurgence of Czech-style lager in Canada. In the upcoming piece, we discuss a fateful trade mission, Czech drinking culture, and the collab...orative efforts between Godspeed and the Czech government. You can sign up to our monthly newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/ho4ib1

This weekend's special is Tamago Sando with fluffy house made milk bread. Dashi Maki style Japanese Omelette, Mustard, Mayo, Cucumber + Side Potato Salad and Greens. Simple, refined, delicious. Kitchen is open 11am-7:30pm today. Call us or order via Ambassador: https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai

A long time coming... Tooth and Nail Brewing Company x Godspeed Brewery Collab incoming.

This weekend's special is classic Ebi Katsu-Sando! House made shrimp cutlet + wasabi tartare sauce. Kitchen Hours: Fri-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-6pm ... Available now through Ambassador: https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai

Although we always intended to sell our beer out of our front doors and through our many invaluable bar and restaurant friends, COVID has meant a slight realignment of plans. Making our beer accessible to you is important to us, which is why we're pleased to announce that Yuzu Saison with Japanese Citrus is making its way to select LCBOs Ontario-wide. A little about one of our original flagship beers: ... Beginning as a saison and finishing as something more enigmatic, Yuzu combines Japanese citrus and Belgian yeast, with restrained hopping to create a light, lively beer accentuated by mild tartness and minerality. Yuzu is a tremendously aromatic fruit: you’ll smell the beer being poured from across the room. The combination of fruit and peppery saison characteristics creates a nose of freshly-peeled clementines, all pith and bright orange with a spritzy and refreshing finish. 100% of the beer flowing to LCBOs will continue to be brewed in-house. No contract brewing. If you'd like to lend support and see our Saison grace the shelves of your local LCBO, we encourage you to talk to your LCBO Beer Ambassador or Store Manager today. Santé

Hard at work on a number of exciting lager-based projects. New unique ingredients and old world processall brandished with struggle and love. Although we can’t divulge much detail yet we can’t wait to share these soul-enriching lagers with you! Until then, we still have a number of beers available for home and Ontario-wide delivery. ... https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop Retail shop: 12pm-9pm Daily Kitchen Take Out: 12pm-8pm, Thu-Sun Santé

BEER LOVER'S FEAST! For this week's special tasting menu, our approach involved using Godspeed beer to bolster each dish and provide ample territory for compelling comfort food and beer pairings. The feast includes: ... GODSPEED RIBS (Full rack, marinated in Nana Saison w/ Shichimi Spices, House-made Plum BBQ Sauce & Slaw) MAC N' CHEESE (Yuzu Saison Cheddar Cheese Blend, Yuzu Kosho) STEAK CHILI (AAA Beef Chuck Roll braised with Nonbe Oktoberfest, Navy Beans, Jalapeño) KEMURI BROWNIES (Kemuri Godspeed-Style Porter Brownie Batter, Wort (beer before it's beer) Cream) $75, portions for 2. Available for pick up/take out at Godspeed Brewery during opening hours between Friday, November 6th and Sunday, November 8th. Cheers! More details: https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai

Svtlé Výepní Pivo 10 (Nefiltrovaný) is back (!) and it's available online for pre-order or home delivery and at our retail shop. As with all of our Czech series of beers, this lager uses the finest Czech malted barley and Saaz hops, undergoes a long decoction mash + six week cold maturation and is naturally carbonated. At 4% abv, think of it as a leaner but just as characterful version of our Svtlý Ležák 12. Na Zdraví!... https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/svetle-vycepni-pivo-10

Our series of meal specials continue this week with a 5-course NAGOYA FEAST! This feast, inspired by our Chef's hometown favourites, features: -Tebasaki (1lb of Chicken Wings w/ Sweet and Black Pepper Dressing)... -Tofu Miso Dengaku w/ Daikon Water Cress Salad -Doteni (Braised Beef Stew w/ Hacho Miso) w/ Baguette & Sour Cream -Tenmusu (Shrimp Tempura Rice Balls, 6pc) -Anko Cream Doughnuts $75 + tax. Meals are perfectly portioned for 2ppl and are in limited supply. Pre-order for pickup anytime between Friday, October 23rd - Sunday, October 25th, 12-8pm. Cheers! https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai

With the growing number of Godspeed Style beers available in our retail and online shop, we thought it was time to dig into the ethos and reasoning behind our decision to put Godspeed Style on our labels. From the outset we've dedicated a lot of time and energy into brewing consistent and refined smoked beer. Before coining the term "Godspeed Style", our naming options were limited to using Smoked or Rauch as a prefix to whatever style we were inspired to brew. After much r...eflection and internal debate, we came to the conclusion that neither properly encapsulated our Godspeed Style series of beers. In our eyes, Smoked [insert style here] wrongly conveys to the drinker that smoke will be the dominant note in the beer while using Rauch would do a great disservice to the Bavarian brewers who have been using that appellation (of sorts) for many years. So the question remains... What is Godspeed Style? Godspeed Style means balanced and subtle expression of smoke. We decided to put our brewery right in the name because we strive to make it a signature of what we do. We want it to be a reflection of our continued efforts to push the envelope when tapping into a variety of smoked malts. Beer marketed with smoke character has been given a bad rap. Our ultimate goal is to change that.

Our kitchen is OPEN for takeout with two new specials! 1) Hamachi Sashimi (Amberjack from Japan, pictured below) & 2) Chef Yamanaka's famous Cabbage Rolls w/ Pork, Dashi, Yuzu Kosho. https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai... You can also order our Godspeed Snack Tasting Menu, which gets you the works: -Edamame -Chikuzenni -Pickle Plate -Niku Miso Rice Balls -Karaage -Mushroom Salad -Katsu-Sando All for $65+tax. Ideal for 2ppl. Kitchen Hours: Thursday-Sunday (12pm-8pm) Cheers!

The onset of cooler weather always pairs with our desire to drink beers of the porter variety. Enter KEMURI Godspeed-Style Porter, one of our seasonal favourites. Showcasing English malted barley and a calculated blend of roasted malts, Kemuri pours midnight black with tawny highlights and a thick stand of mocha-like foam. Rich in profile, expect an opulent helping of freshly roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and a wisp of peat smoke that sings into the finish. Available online and at our retail shop: https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/kemuri

Starting Thursday Godspeed's kitchen will be re-opening for food takeout! Orders can be placed via the Ambassador App or our website Thursday-Sunday: 12-8pm. More 'Godspeed Thanksgiving Feasts' have also been added to the site. The first bunch were snapped up real quick so jump on this opportunity if you're keen. ... For more details: https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai

As you're already painfully aware, Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different this year. With that in mind, we decided to craft a special Godspeed Thanksgiving Feast for takeout to add a bit of spirit to the proceedings. We're now accepting pre-orders of our Godspeed Thanksgiving Feast for $65+tax (portions for 2). Meal includes: Turkey Karaage (4lbs (!) Japanese-style Fried Turkey) ... Stuffing Green Beans Roasted Potato & Carrots Turkey Gravy & Cranberry Sauce Slices of Sweet Potato Pie Your meal can be picked up next Friday, October 9th-Sunday, October 11th between 12-7pm. For more details and to pre-order follow the link to our ambassador menu page: https://godspeedbrewery.ambassador.ai

It's with heavy hearts that we announce the indefinite (re)closure of our pub and patio. Although we never wished to have to close up so soon after re-opening, we feel that the rapid rise in COVID cases is too troubling to ignore regardless of our stringent health & safety protocols in place. Instead of waiting for a lockdown order that may or may not come, we wanted to be more proactive and close now to mitigate any risks. Bottom line: our staff, families, and friends are ...thankfully healthy and we want to keep it that way. Should you wish to support the brewery, we're still offering same/next day home delivery for Toronto/GTA and 1-2 day Ontario-wide shipping. Our retail shop will also remain open 12-9pm daily and we're in the midst of launching a regular food take out program. We encourage you to wear a mask, keep your distance, and support as many of the breweries and small businesses you cherish as you can. A big thank you to all who stopped by to dine with us and for those who continue to support from afar. Take care, Team Godspeed

GODSPEED MASKS! Available for a limited time: custom Godspeed masks of our four flagship beers. Yuzu-style... Ochame-style Otsukaresama-style Svtlý-style You can buy these online [link below] or at our retail shop. https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/godspeed-cloth-masks Stay safe

Fresh off the canning line this morning: Kizuna Original Vermont Inspired IPA. Our pre "haze craze" reimagining of a formative collaboration between our brewmaster and Hill Farmstead Brewery is now available online and at our retail shop. Kizuna (meaning: bonds between people) is close to our hearts and we hope it strikes a chord with you. Best enjoyed fresh and amongst those who share a common bond. ... https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop/kizuna

We are delighted to finally release this gem on draught at our pub and patio tomorrow, with cans to follow next week: Kizuna (meaning: bonds between people) is born out of a recipe that's spent many years in hibernation. The idea was sketched out in Montreal before the "haze craze" during a fateful collaboration between our brewmaster, then of Brasserie Dieu du Ciel, and Shaun Hill of Hill Farmstead Brewery. It happened during an era of calculated experimentation, creativi...ty, and great financial risk; the likes of which spawned an entire new style trend that would upend the craft beer landscape. In turning our gaze towards this formative collaboration with a dear friend, we seek to match the spark of that IPA and the IPAs brewed in Vermont during that brief fragment in time when the possibilities were endless. Kizuna Original Vermont Inspired IPA was dry-hopped with an abundance of Citra and Simcoe hops and brewed with a plethora of citrus zests. It expresses vibrant aromas of pomelo, passion fruit, apricot, and something approaching evergreen. The flavour profile similarly amplifies its citrusy underpinnings with notes of freshly squeezed lemon, pink grapefruit, and orange pith before washing into a faint tartness in the finish. Best enjoyed fresh and amongst those who share a common bond.

Autumn is here and so is Nonbe Oktoberfest Bier in cans! For the uninitiated: Nonbe represents our obsessive attempt to emulate older iterations of Oktoberfest bier brewed for the two week-long celebration that shares the style's name. Brewed with Vienna and Munich malts and Tettnanger hops, Nonbe expresses a piquant floral noble hop character before a luxurious cascade of malt notes begin to proliferate: toasted bread crust, caramel, molasses, and pecan. The drink's text...ure is round and opulent, showcasing the malt richness hinted at in the aroma with an added suggestion of maple sap; unsweetened and delightful. The finish, softened and refined by a long cold maturation and natural carbonation, is the exclamation point on a lager that has us reaching for the nearest litre stein. Remember, there are many ways to grab yourself some beer: a) Pre-order retail shop pickup: at our retail shop at Godspeed Brewery. b) Toronto Home Delivery: will arrive same or next day for a $10 flat rate (Postal Codes M2-M9) c) GTA Home Delivery: will arrive same day or next day for a $15 flat rate (Brampton, Concord, Markham, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Woodbridge) d) Ontario-wide Shipping: will arrive in 1-2 business days $15 per parcel (of up to 24 cans) Prost! https://godspeedbrewery.com/shop

Crispy karaage, sizzling edamame, and our classic katsu sando - now they're all available for take out! Godspeed is happy to partner with Ambassador in the launch of our new take out program. Here's what we'll have available to order for pickup Friday-Sunday: Edamame... Pickle Plate Chikuzenni Niku Miso Rice Balls Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) Mushroom Salad Katsu Sando + You can pre-order beer and our Godspeed Snack Tasting Menu (great for 2 ppl). For more details, head to our website and click on the Ambassador pop up window at the bottom of the page to place your order today. Pub & Patio: 12pm-11pm Kitchen: 12pm-9pm Retail Shop: 12pm-9pm https://godspeedbrewery.com/