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| - My favorite place in Toronto, and I didn't even get to try the food! I wish I had time to eat here at least once though, because the menu looks fantastic...who could pass up Delirium mussels???
We came here for beers on 2 separate occasions and had some of the most fun of our entire trip, getting tipsy in one of the few establishments we found that served high quality beer. This was even more of a relief for us, as the other place we really wanted to try while in town, Beer Bistro, was closed for the duration of our 2 week stay. Luckily for us Bier Markt was just down the street from the Fairmont where we were staying.
The beer menu made it very easy to pick out which beers we wanted (I was hosting a large group of Germans, so their choice was obvious), and it lists not only country but the alcohol percentage as well, for those of us who like to indulge in the high gravity side of life. The one disappointment I had here is that on my second visit 3 of the beers I ordered were not in stock, and no indication was made on the menu, and the waitress had no idea until she went to check. If they are out of something, especially the best beers on the list, it should be better communicated to the staff.
I did have a few beers for the very first time here, something which is rare for someone who has tasted as many things as I possibly can when it comes to the beer world. One of them was actually recommended by the waiter on my first visit, the Hoegaarden Grand Cru (a 9.5% big brother to the familiar beer, included in my photos!), and it was absolutely fantastic. Typically I prefer things on the darker scale, but I could drink this gem of a wheat brew all night (although I wouldn't want to pay for it at the end).
I highly recommend this place to anyone in town for a few nights, or even to the people who live in the area, as there was no where else I found that matched the quantity and quality of great libations in Toronto. I really appreciate the places that pour beers in the glasses they belong to, it's a rare thing, but once you have it the proper way you never want to go back!
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