An area of Edmonton that craft brewers call Happy Brew Street is welcoming new taprooms, and more are expected to arrive in the unofficial beer district.
EDMONTON Craft beer enthusiasts will have a new destination to enjoy their favourite ales and be happy. Seven breweries banded together to propose renaming a section of 99 Street, from 81 and 60 Avenues, as Happy Beer Street. The collective hopes the new brewery district will highlight popular craft breweries, restaurants, cafes, and local businesses located in the walkable area. The participating breweries are Alley Kat, Bent Stick Brewing, Blind Enthusiasm, Sea Change Brewing Co., Omen Brewing, Longroof Brewing Co., and The Monolith – whose taproom is scheduled to open within the district later this fall. To celebrate the initiative, each of the participating breweries are collaborating on a new beer named after the brewery district. Launching Friday, the Happy Beer Street brew will be a time dry hopped sour with guava, floral, and stone fruit flavours.