

BREWERY
Our brewery sources ethically and responsibly farmed Canadian ingredients. The 99% symbol, now found on a number of our cans, means that everything that goes into the beer (save the odd minuscule water adjustment) comes from Ontario.
We’re also big on barrel-aging our beer:
“Barrel-aging beer certainly has a more artistic element to it. To me, it's a slower, more thoughtful, and cooperative way of producing beer. You're doing a lot of listening to the yeast, rather than telling it what to do. You need to give it the right conditions to evolve and so we taste it over months or years to figure out what it needs, and how to help it become its best self. ”
- Brandon Judd, Head Brewer

THe ROOFTOP FARM
Situated in the heart of Leslieville, in downtown Toronto’s east side, we’ve built a 4 000 sq. foot farm on our rooftop.
We grow all our crops using ecological farming methods, such as crop rotation, low to no till, cover crops, composting, organic seeds and natural fertilizers, which prioritize soil health. We grow a variety of crops from tomatoes, hot peppers and garlic, to carrots, apples, and hops. We chose our crops based on flavour, increasing ecological biodiversity, particularly to attract native pollinators and crops suited to our unique rooftop environment.
What we grow becomes ingredients in our kitchen, in our beer, and we stock the shelves in our retail store with it too.
We are constantly looking to improve the sustainability and circularity of our operation. To that end, we have begun to experiment with on-site waste water treatment that will allow us to reuse brewery wastewater as nutrient rich irrigation water for the garden. Off-site, we have collaborated with the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario to run organic vegetable improvement trials on our roof. These national trials are aimed at understanding which organic varieties work best according to the varied growing conditions across Canada.

AVLING Events
We offer full restaurant buy-outs and semi-private event space bookings hosted in our bespoke space.
Get in touch with us about your upcoming event at events@avling.ca
JOURNAL
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VISIT US IN LeslieVille
1042 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON, M4M 1K4
LUNCH:
12pm - 3pm
Wednesday to Friday
DINNER:
4:30pm - 10pm
Tuesday to Sunday**
BRUNCH:
11:30am - 3pm
Saturday & Sunday
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Avling Retail Store open daily:
12pm-8pm
Monday to Saturday
12pm - 6pm
Sunday
**Bar menu ONLY on Tuesday + Sunday evenings and from 4:30pm to 5:30pm Wednesday to Friday
last updated on May 03, 2022
Contact Us
For retail store inquiries: retail@avling.ca
For event inquiries: events@avling.ca
For wholesale inquiries: sales@avling.ca
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