We’ve seen snowstorms and a beaver moon, Northern Lights and dark dinner hours. And as sure as these are signs of November, so too are the arrivals of craft stouts, the seasonals that matter most to beer fans and word about Ontario’s chilliest beer festival.

Locally, the autumn stout groupthink begins in Old East Village and London Brewing, where the Winter Stout Series has seen its latest launch.

London Brewing’s offerings, packaged in 500 ml bottles, includes Irish Cream, Chai Latte, Mint Chocolate and Chile Chocolate.

Around the horn:

Forked River in London has Starless, an imperial stout aged in Canadian whisky barrels. It is 9.5 per cent alcohol.

Railway City in St. Thomas placed a batch of its Black Coal in barrels, then forgot about it for two years. Discovered for 2025, there

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