NWT Brewing Company / The Woodyard Brewhouse & Eatery

I went up to Yellowknife a couple weeks ago to visit NWT Brewing — they are the only brewery in the whole territory! It was a happening place on Friday night, and again on Saturday night, which is not surprising considering they are one of the only such spots in town.

The brewery has a really welcoming restaurant/pub vibe; the taproom/eatery part of the place is called the Woodyard but it’s mere steps away from the actual brewhouse. Inside has kind of a cabin theme going on, which is no surprise given the locale; I happened to really like it. The bartender I talked to was friendly, and service was quite prompt. Being in Canada, I had the poutine, which was solid.

When I was there they had 12 beers on tap, representing a standard selection of styles: oatmeal porter, two lagers, a fruity “shandy”, 3 IPAs of various descriptions, witbier, pale ale, amber ale, cream ale, and a pink guava gose (that last one the only real departure from pretty normal stuff). Nothing blew me away, but with a couple exceptions most everything was decent, particularly the IPAs. But, seeing as it’s more than 400 miles as the crow flies to the nearest other brewery, worth stopping in for a pint or two.