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Representing the heart, art, and soul of #HamOnt in every beer, bite, and experience.

Hamilton, Ontario
Joined January 2016
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🍓🚨 NEW DESSERT ALERT 🚨🍓⁣ Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp À La Mode is here!⁣ That’s Fresh Ontario Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie Filling layered with MERIT’s Housemade Brewer’s Oat Streusel - and served with a scoop of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream! ⁣ ⁣ On the menu now - until it’s gone!⁣
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🫐🔥BLUEBERRY!🔥🫐⁣ Later blues - hello Blueberry Hot Sauce! MERIT’s handmade, naturally-fermented Scotch Bonnet and Habanero heater hits with up-front blueberry freshness and a high-rising heatwave for that heavenly hit of flavour - come get some!⁣ ⁣ Now Available to go!
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OG BUTTER CHICKEN!⁣ Black Pepper Lime Yoghurt is BACK on a our Butter Chicken sausage - a return to the original recipe from when we first opened in 2017 - come try it with a Chanan White IPA w. Indian Coriander and Orange Peel for the perfect pairing!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing
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⁣Link Up IPA - a collab with @LinkUpBeer - a non-profit organization welcoming talented & passionate ppl from a variety of ethnic, racial and socio-economic backgrounds into the craft beer industry! Proceeds go to support @HCCI1⁣! ⁣ Available now on tap, online and to go!
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😎 SUN WAVES! 😎⁣ WAVES Cherry, Banana, Lime Sour with vanilla - BACK on tap for a limited time AND the lower patio is OPEN!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #WAVES #sour #patio #spring #basicallysummer
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🗓️ CLOSED TODAY 🗓️⁣ The brewery is closed today, Monday April 10th and will be back open and serving up all your favourites Tuesday from 12pm to 11pm with the kitchen open ‘til 9pm!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #closed #holiday #Hamilton #MERITBeer
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🧀 GOIN’ MAC TO MAC! 🧀⁣ ⁣House Smoked Bacon OR Deep Fried Brussel Sprouts, Gruyére, Grana Padano, Old Cheddar, Mozzarella and MERIT Barrel Fermented Hot Sauce!⁣ ⁣ Pair with a Tail Spin Pale Lager or Beneath The Noise Dry Stout and you’re set!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing #HamOnt
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Can’t choose?! Enjoy ‘em all! All The Sausage - every one of our housemade sausages with dips, Garlic Pickles, Mixed Seasonal Pickles AND Fries - is available to crush your hunger! Literally pairs w everything! #MERITBrewing #MERITsausages #allthesausage #Hamilton #HamiltonFood
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✨LATE OPEN✨ MERIT will be open 5pm-11pm today (March 29) with the kitchen open ‘til 9pm! We’ll be back at it on Thursday at our regular hours: 12pm-11pm, kitchen ‘til 9pm! #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #openlate #hours #wednesday
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March Break continues! Have ya been by with the littles to get in on our Kids Colouring Contest and the Kidz Menu?! Grown-ups can enjoy a beer and take a break while art (and eats) happen! Come by for #MERITMarchBreak!
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SNOWY ANIMAL! Out from the forest and back into your glass - Strange Animal IPA features Sasquatch hops, Canada’s 1st homegrown hop, this hazy IPA is a bright array of pineapple, citrus and field berry w. a ‘barely there’ bitter easy finish. Available on tap, online and to go!
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PS! A perfect sour for pretty snow - P.S. Strawberry & Pear w. Vidal - is the latest vintage of our can-conditioned wine hybrid sour made with Vidal skins and juice from our friends in Grimsby @FieldingWinery! Now Available on tap, online and to go!
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LAGER N’ DUMPLING!⁣ Pair up a fresh new Tail Spin Pale Lager with our Chicken Dumpling sausage adorned with sesame mayo, black vinegar, chili crisp, scallions and roasted sesame seed - talk about the ultimate combo!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #MERITsausages #tailspin #lager
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🌀 TAIL SPIN! 🌀 Developed by MERIT Brewer Alex Blackburne, Tail Spin Pale Lager is a tribute to the golden lagers popularized in Jamaica and the Caribbean, and drinks smooth and refreshing with a honey biscuit malt character and a snappy, balanced bitterness! Available NOW!
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TOMORROW!⁣ ✅ Crisp⁣ ✅ Chill⁣ ✅ Balanced⁣ ⁣ Interested?! Available tomorrow, Friday, March 3, on tap, online, and to-go!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #newbeer #crisp #Hamilton #beer #MERITBeer ⁣
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YOUNG RIVAL!⁣ Since ‘17, Young Rival IPA has held it down as our flagship IPA. Brewed with El Dorado and Mosaic hops for juicy, tropical aromas and flavours w an easy bitterness that’s kept you fine folks coming back release after release!⁣ ⁣ Come get some of the best!
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💦 CLOSED TODAY 🌨️⁣ We sure tried, but due to water leaks caused by the recent icy, wet weather, MERIT will be closed today, Tuesday, February 28th.⁣ ⁣ Stay tuned for the status of tomorrow’s hours and for more info!⁣ ⁣ #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #closedtoday
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POURIN’ WAVES!⁣ WAVES Fruited Sour with Cherry, Banana, Lime is BACK and fresh on tap at the brewery NOW!⁣ Don’t miss the exploding juicy cherry, zesty bright lime and tasty banana and that signature WAVES vanilla cream smoothness! #MERITBrewing #HamOnt #WAVES #sour #beer
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🍌🍊 SLEEP OVER! 🍯🍺 As part of Breakfast Club - a multi-brewery breakfast beer release led by our buds @ThirdMoonBeer - Sleep Over is overnight oats in a glass! A classic wheat beer infused with orange peel, banana purée, cinnamon, turmeric and vanilla - available NOW!
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CHURRO TIME! Brewed with real, heaping handfuls of cripy, sweet @LatinfoodsHam churros, sticky-icky dulce de leche caramel, roasty espresso, vanilla and lactose* for the tastiest PRE-dinner treat! Available NOW! shop.meritbrewing.ca/collect…
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