Flying Monkeys

Microbrewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery

Established in 2004

Contact
107 Dunlop Street East, Barrie, L4M 1A6, Canada
Description
The Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery leads the Craft Beer Revolution in Ontario. Brewing radical Beers and creative Ales right on the waterfront in downtown Barrie since 2004, the Flying Monkeys was the first Ontario Craft Brewery to truly recognize the need to overthrow the conservative regime of macro-brews and timid small batch taste-a-likes and create a new Culture of Craft Brewing in our province.

Casting off the comfortable and respectable cloak of the Robert Simpson Brewing Company, and revealing our true selves as the Flying Monkeys late in 2008, we gave rise to the the collective creativity of our Brewery and committed our Brewhouse to the adventurous longings of the growing culture of Craft Beer Lovers in Ontario.

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7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Sample at tasting at Finnoo, Espoo. Clear Brown with small slightly brownish head. Aromas and flavours: Some fruits, grass, hops...
Tried on 01 Sep 2026 at 07:44

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Ft Adams brewfest. Dark pour and very large head. Nose is fruity and piney. Tatses of pine, licorice, berry, coffee, earth, chocolate. Odd mix of flavors. Semi bitter and fruity.
Tried on 10 Aug 2026 at 01:50

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Enjoying at my hotel after purchase from a Niagara Falls LCBO. Only have a paper cup to try it in, so not getting much idea around the body. Puffy white foam, though, like on a fallen soufflé. Overwhelming hop nose finally brings up that peach impression everyone else is talking about. Can spot some pale malt color once the foam settles a bit. After a long hard slog walking to and from many tourist places, and dealing with various emergencies, this is a welcome smack in the face. Plenty of peach on the palate playing harmoniously with the NE hazy hop load. Have not really had many fruited DIPAs that work this well together.
Tried from Can from LCBO 586 - Ferry & Stanley on 06 Aug 2026 at 03:16

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Tried on 26 Jul 2026 at 19:38

6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Lightly hazed, very light golden-yellow colour with a white cap, lasting a while atop the brew, and even a good ring of frothy lacing that stays. Fruity aromas of peach, tropical-stone fruits and a mineral touch. The taste is mild, with a bit of the fruitiness, some citrus zest and hints of wax. The taste seems to get a tad stronger as you drink it, and some decent, drying zestiness does come in the end. Not a bad Session IPA, that does get a little better as you sip through.
Tried from Can from LCBO #624 - Innes Rd. & Tenth Line on 12 Jul 2026 at 23:37

7.9/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
0.473l can. Aroma of citrus, passion fruit and resin. Pours cloudy pale golden color with thin soapy white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste is juicy citrusy, mild tropical fruity and herbal with mild malty backbone, smooth mouthfeel and average bitter finish. Medium body, slick texture and average carbonation in palate. Juicy booty…
Tried from Can at Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery on 11 Jul 2026 at 19:54

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Flight @ the brewery in Barrie. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, nuts and liquor. Pours almost black color with thick creamy light brown head and good lacing. Taste starts sweet and rich roasted malty and caramelly, follows by chocolate, nuts and vanilla, mouthfeel is smooth alcoholic,
while finish is very mild bitter. Full body, thick texture and soft carbonation in palate. Wild monkey…
Tried from Draft at Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery on 08 Jul 2026 at 14:40

6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Flight @ the brewery in Barrie. Aroma is grassy, grainy, bready and floral. Pours clear amber color with thin frothy white head and soft visible carbonation. Taste starts medium sweet grainy and dried fruity, following is herbal, while finish is dry and average bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Superhops…
Tried from Draft at Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery on 08 Jul 2026 at 14:34

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Flight @ the brewery in Barrie. Aroma of mild passion fruit, mango, citrus and malt. Pours clear dark golden color with thin creamy white head and soft visible carbonation. Taste starts with slightly tart citrus and faint passion fruit, following is herbal and malty, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Not enough passion(fruit)…
Tried from Can at Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery on 08 Jul 2026 at 14:30

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Flight @ the brewery in Barrie. Aroma of blueberry, citrus and grape skin. Pours clear magenta color with thin creamy white head and soft visible carbonation. Tastes of tart blueberry, red wine and citrus with floral note and quite smooth mouthfeel. Light to medium body, slick texture and soft carbonation in palate. Blueberry underground…
Tried from Draft at Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery on 08 Jul 2026 at 14:21