GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co.
GoodLot is an organic hop farm and a solar-powered brewery creating fresh ales and lagers using hyper-local ingredients known as #farmraisedbeer.
Gail and Phil Winters purchased Goodlot in 2009 and soon determined that organic hop farming would be their pursuit. In 2011 they established their first test plot of 125 plants. That same year they helped co-found the Ontario Hop Growers Association.
In 2013, they built another hop yard and planted an additional 1500 rhizomes, all the while growing naturally and eventually harnessing regenerative farming methods (ie:use sheep for grazing).
GoodLot Farmstead Brewing was launched in 2017, creating ales and lagers using their own hops and/or supplementing with 100% Ontario hops. Their beer can be found at select LCBO’s across Ontario. Alternatively, their farm is open to the public with a tasting facility/retail store, beer gardens, a 14 hole disc golf course and an on-site Food Truck.
The folks at GoodLot are community builders, striving to expand the circle for all to share. They love creating deeper connections with their neighbours, other farmers and brewers, and are seriously grateful for good beer, good laughs and the dirt under their nails.
