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Toronto Star writes on the city's burgeoning craft beer industry. Pubs and restaurants across Toronto are increasingly opting to create their own brand of locally brewed suds - a lucrative business that's transforming Toronto's beer scene.
"[Craft beer] is the only part of the beer market that's growing, and it's doing it in double-digit numbers," said Beaumont, who calls it an exciting time for Toronto's beer scene. "We're so close to seeing craft beer drastically alter the beer scene."
"At the LCBO, sales of Ontario craft beer have been growing by leaps and bounds, too. In the year ending Feb. 26, Ontario craft beer sales rose by 46 per cent at the LCBO. Overall beer sales at the LCBO rose just 4 per cent in the same period."
"It's a small segment but by far the growth segment for beer," said LCBO spokesperson Chris Layton."
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