Folly Brewing

This is my second visit to this place. Located in a narrow space with a long bar, plenty of seating, good wifi. Service was very attentive. The beers were solid and the flight of 4 was 12$. Food looked delicious and menu was varied and upscale.

My first trip here a couple years back featured much better quality beers. Maybe it was the beers I sampled, but now the beers don’t seem all that well dialled in, nor adventurous. They do still offer 5 oz pours of anything and have good service. But the beer quality is haphazard. I wouldn’t be in a rush to return.

First went here when it was called Habits in August 2015, but have come back a dozen times after it turned into Folly. Service here on the most part has been great. For example, when a double-header Jays vs Yankees game was played on the big projector screen, the waitress kindly waited for breaks in the play to chat with us. Very friendly staff. High-top wooden tables, low hanging lights. Amazing Scotch and Whisky list -- many beer taps, their own and some interesting local brews. Have ordered a BLT and nachos, which were too spicy for me, and various other food over the years has been tasty. They used to do flights and now that's gone (or it could be one flight with the beers of their choosing?). Would recommend if on a College Street pub crawl. After they changed brewers within the last year, we think the beer really has changed, and perhaps some of it not for the better. Last visit we were especially surprised to taste an old favourite that had turned out very poorly. Hopefully they figure it out soon.

Small place on College near Bierra Volo. Visited based on the ratings here but apparently they are under new management starting about 3 months ago. It was empty when I got there, the server was friendly but didn't know much about the beer. There was confusion about what they offered in terms flights but the server was very kind and offered samples of pretty much anything (and they do offer a pre-defined flight...just no choice). Beer was that great compared to other local offerings and food was decent if a tad over priced. Maybe worth visiting for some ticks..but time would be better spend at Volo...and maybe even more so at the Calodonian if you like scotch (and an amazing scotch egg).

Smallish place, long bar with an open kitchen right behind, and some restaurant tables. Brewhouse in the back visible through glass. Brew staff drank at the bar after work. I visited just after opening so it was neat to see the Portuguese chef and I guess his son prepping for the evening. I should have tried the food but didn't. Beers were tasty - a set flight of only flagship beers, plus 12 or 16 ounce pours of sours and other stuff. Worth visiting several times. Re-visited 25 Oct with jercraigs and this time I had a very tasty burger. Definitely a disadvantage for a brewpub to not offer smaller pours of its beers, as we struggled with some 16 ouncers, but the barman was generous with samples. Solid place, but the selection and overall scores suffer because of lack of smaller pours.

I visited here as the last stop of a pub crawl with my cousins last summer after stopping by Bellwoods (awesome as always) and popping into Get Well. The selection of house brewed sours surprised and delighted us but alas we were too late for take out cans (I think they stop selling them at 11PM). Fun and worthwhile.

This place has a nice relaxed atmosphere with a phenomenal tasting menu that changes regularly. Great selection of their own beers, usually with a guest tap, and an absolutely amazing selection of whisky. The staff is super friendly, and will be more than happy to share stories about the beer names or anything else you may want to know.

Visited on Tuesday evening. Place was pretty empty when we came in, my wife and I were the only two people sat here after the big game fnished on the TV. Service was freindly. Decent selection of own beers on tap, mostly Belgians and sours. I had a flight of four of their own beers, best was the Inamorata strong golden ale but also really liked the Imposter Syndrome farmhouse-IPA. Worth a look and not far from Bellwoods, which we visited earlier the same evening.

Visited on a Monday evening for dinner. Long and narrow place with an open kitchen in the middle, which can get a little noisy. Half a dozen house beers on tap, almost exclusively Saisons and Belgian-style ales, plus a good selection of import and local bottles. Impressive selection whiskies as well. At the time of my visit, four bottles to go in 500ml format. Really pleased with service and food quality. Definitely worth a visit.

I’ve had different experiences here; whenever I come in by myself and sit at the bar, I always have a good time. The owner and brewers are always happy to chat and discuss beer, Ontario brewing etc. I’ve come in with my wife and kids and that’s been less successful, generally. I can’t really fault them for it - it’s a bar first and a restaurant second. Having said that, the food is pretty tasty and the open kitchen is fun to watch. Onto the beer - really, really solid brewing. They’re mostly saison/farmhouse inspired, and to my palate, they excel at it. Lots of variety and twists on this group of beers ranging from dry and fruity to funked out and weird. Sampling encouraged and if you catch the brewers after work, they’re both knowledgeable and open about what they’re trying to do.