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Collective Arts Brewing

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Est. 2013

#Ontario#Independent
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Tally's Take

Why this matters

The Hamilton brewery that turned its labels into a rotating gallery — every can carries a different artist or musician, so the packaging is the point and the beer has to keep up. It does: eleven core beers running from a 2.9% micro pale ale to an 8% double IPA, and it is one of the few Canadian breweries that publishes an ABV for every single one.

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The People

Behind the beer

Matt Johnston
Co-founder

Turned the can into a rotating gallery for working artists.

Bob Russell
Co-founder

Co-founded in Hamilton, 2013.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Collective Lager

Year-Round

ABV4.9%
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Beyond Reason

Year-Round

Micro Pale Ale

ABV2.9%
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Ransack the Universe

Year-Round

West Coast Style IPA

ABV6.8%

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Jam Up the Mash

Year-Round

Dry-Hopped Sour

ABV5.2%

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Life in the Clouds

Year-Round

New England Style IPA

ABV6.1%

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Hazy State

Year-Round

Session NEIPA

ABV4.1%

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Guava Gose

Year-Round

ABV4.9%
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Stranger Than Fiction

Year-Round

Porter

ABV5.5%

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Daily Forecast

Year-Round

Mimosa-Style Sour Beer

ABV4.5%
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Collective Pilsner

Year-Round

ABV5.1%
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Good Monster

Year-Round

NEDIPA

ABV8.0%

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Saint of Circumstance

Year-Round

Citrus Blonde Ale

ABV4.7%

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Audio/Visual

Year-Round

Lager

ABV4.9%

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Summer Ale

Year-Round

Summer Ale

Listed in LCBO Ontario Craft Beer program for July 19–Aug 15, 2026.

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Ransack The Universe IPA

Year-Round

IPA

ABV6.8%

Current LCBO page; Made in Ontario; Galaxy and Mosaic hops; 6.8% ABV.

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Collective Arts Lager

Year-Round

Lager

ABV4.9%

Current LCBO listing; Made in Ontario; 4.9% ABV.

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Grapefruit & Lime Gose

Limited

Gose

ABV5.2%

Current LCBO; Ontario; limited-release Gose with grapefruit, lime juice, Himalayan salt and coriander; 5.2%.

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Audio/Visual Lager

Year-Round

Lager

ABV4.9%

Current LCBO; Made in Ontario; Ontario Craft Beer; 4.9% ABV.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. beersConfirmed

    Collective Arts Brewing publishes the beers listed on this page.

    Collective Arts Brewing — beer lineup · Collective Arts Brewing

    BreweryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-07Reviewed 2026-08-07

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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