The OCB is far from alone in its passion for craft beer.

Here are some notable individuals and organizations who have partnered with us in the past to help spread the gospel of great-tasting beer.

Beer, Beats & Bites This is a blog by beer columnist Greg Clow, a self-professed beer geek, predominantly featuring posts about beer, with occasional food and music coverage. Clow also contributes to a number of other food- and beer-related blogs and websites, and with his wife Sheryl Kirby co-publishes a website called Taste T.O. beerbeatsbites.wordpress.com

Toronto Festival of Beer First held in 1995, Toronto's Festival of Beer is an annual celebration of beer, and is Canada's largest beer festival. Co-founded by Greg Cosway and Scott Rondeau, the TFOB hosts major and microbreweries from Canada and abroad. Last year, over a dozen of the OCB's member breweries were active participants, and this coming year promises to be even better. www.beerfestival.ca

Thirst for Knowledge Roger Mittag, "The Professor of Beer" has been helping Canadians appreciate beer since 1997. Roger understands that Canadian beer drinkers have a true "Thirst for Knowledge". His goal is to elevate the status of beer in the eyes, minds and throats of beer enthusiasts around the world. www.thirstforknowledge.ca

Beerology Beerology's Mirella Amato wants to help people discover and explore craft beer. She shares her knowledge and enthusiasm through freelance work, with a focus on public speaking and education. Her website is full of beer-tasting tips, informative videos and articles. It also links to the various organizations that Mirella collaborates with to promote local beer culture and appreciation. www.beerology.ca

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario The LCBO is known for bringing the finest beer, wine, and spirits from around the world to the consumers of Ontario. So, not suprisingly, there are select LCBO stores and special promotions that highlight Ontario Craft Beers, including the popular Discovery Pack. www.lcbo.com

The Bar Towel The Bar Towel is one of Ontario's premier web sites on the subject of beer. The site features local beer news and ongoing events, Bar Towel radio, as well as blogs and podcasts that discuss beer-related subjects in detail. The Bar Towel is also renowned for The Golden Tap Awards, a leading awards event recognizing the best craft beer achievements in Ontario. www.bartowel.com

Ted Reader Ted Reader is an award-winning chef and food entertainer, who’s parlayed his passion for food into more than a dozen cook books, shelves of food products, live culinary performances, TV and radio cooking shows and appearances as well as culinary demonstrations, a catering company, and teaching. www.tedreader.com

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer Troy Burtch, creator of the Great Canadian Pubs and Beer Blog, is relatively new to the beer blogging world; however, he’s not new to the beer industry. Troy is a staff writer with TAPS: Canada's Beer Magazine, where he also sells advertising and works hard promoting the only Canadian beer magazine on the market. Troy has had other beer articles posted in publications in Nova Scotia, Canadian Living magazine, and on the FreeOurBeer.org website. www.greatcanadianpubs.blogspot.com

TAPS: Canada's Beer Magazine TAPS: Canada's Beer Magazine celebrated a re-birth this past January as new ownership took more than a year to breathe new life and energy into the only beer magazine published in this great nation. TAPS' goal is to inform, entertain and raise the profile of the glorious pint of beer. Beer is unpretentious. Beer is honest. Beer is comforting. Beer is what TAPS is all about. TAPS is also behind the Canadian Brewing Awards that celebrate the best in Canadian produced beer. www.tapsmagazine.com