September 23, 2009
A wonderful experience. As far as the installation/building is concerned this might be the most beautiful brewery I have ever seen. Located in some cool historical building with plenty of breathing space. Very small gift shop but a rather large tasting room. Ultra friendly manager (owner?) that gave me large samples of everything that they had on tap. This place is run by passionate people. Grand River specializes in quality session beer. Except for Czech Republic pubs I don’t know of another brewery that makes so many quality below 5% brews. Not even in England. I bought bottles, growler and bottle opener and left very happy I made the detour. Really worth a visit.

April 13, 2009
Too my mind the best brewery in Ontario. The former knife factory provides a neat space. And their beers of course are the real draw. I’ve driven here from Toronto multiple times just to pick up their beer. Sold in 500 ml bottles and growlers. It helps to know when things are being brewed since some of the beers can sell out in a hurry (for instance, I couldn’t get any Curmudgeon this weekend though I understand some will be available next one). In any event, definitely worth a visit.

April 7, 2009
This is where a lot of my paycheck goes. The entire line-up of beer is outstanding, with the majority of their beers being under 5% abv, making them ridiculously sessionable. Rob, Bob, Jane and the entire staff are always extremely friendly and always bend over backwards to treat you right, answer questions and talk beer. Their beer pairing nights this winter were the most enjoyable events on my beer calender all year.

September 17, 2008
Rob (and Bob, in the beginning) showed my wife and I around the facilities with matt7215. Renovated knife factory with huge windows, great sunlight, and lots of cool, clean brewing equipment. Rob was a wonderful host for us, giving us the tour and letting us sample bottles and a barrel pour of their sour ale. The thing about this place: none of their beers are huge (the sour is 7% and about their biggest), but all of them are fantastic. Great, flawless, satisfying session beers across the board (even the Bumble Berry Wheat was careful and dry and excellent). A must-stop if you’re driving down 401 from Toronto.

August 25, 2008
This brewery is not too far out of the way if you are west of Toronto. Their advantage is their naturally bitter water. Growlers and sampling. Big area to walk about in.

April 20, 2008 [ Updated September 3, 2008 ]
its awesome to go down to this brewery. you can get a tour any time you ask and they are always willing to offer you the best service they can. there is one employee that holds them back in the service department but other then that this place rules. when they open their lounge my ass will be in one of their seats frequently. they have their regualr list products availible all the time and all of them are great. stop by if your ever in cambridge. GRAND RIVER BREWING ROCKS!

March 22, 2008
I live in KW so this is a staple beer spot for me. It occupies the old Galt Knife building, which I think used to be some sort of blacksmith factory (I really am not sure, don’t take my word for it!), but it’s a really nice old part of Cambridge, and you can throw a rock into the Grand River from the brewery (if those damn new town houses weren’t in the way). As soon as you can see the brewery, you can smell that delicious odor of boiling mash and wort. The retail store is the smallest part of the whole premise, with a decent sized fridge full of growlers of the various amazing brews. The staff are usually quite friendly and helpful if need be, and I love making the trip down to Galt every time. If you live in the GTA or remotely close to Waterloo region, I strongly suggest checking this place out!

February 11, 2008
Stopped in the other day. Pretty cool old building that used to be a knife-making plant. The building setup is a small retail shop which leads into a large tasting room with a bar that they have 3 taps for samples and possibly a growler or 2 they they pour samples from as well. Of course, they only have their own beers, but all were solid and I particularly like the Mild. Beyond the tasting room is the brewery itself which is pretty standard. The staff consisted of two guys that make the beer, both very friendly and accomodating and they’ll chat you up plenty. They have some big plans for the place and hopefully it works out for them because they make some quality beer. A cool stop.

January 17, 2008
A new brewery located in historic Cambridge, Ontario. The beers are great (you may sample before you buy), and the staff are often also the people who brew the beer. Very knowledgeable, informative, enthusiastic,. and willing to chat about beer, etc. The building is an old knife manufacturing company so there’s lots of history and ambiance. I rated selection as being quite high, as they are still a new brewery, and are already offering 4 regular beers as well as seasonal ones, with more on the way. The retail store sells beer in growlers, shirts, openers, glassware, and other things beer related. The beer is world class, and so was the service.