Toronto, ON – After a year in planning, work has begun this week on the Henderson Brewing Company’s brewing facility and tap room located at 128A Sterling Rd. in Toronto.

The Henderson Brewery and tap room is at the bottom of the Junction triangle in what is being called ‘The next Liberty Village’. New developments in the works by Castlepoint and the revitalization of the Tower Automotive building by its new tenant MOCCA are also adding to the buzz in the neighbourhood.

Borrowing its name from Toronto’s first brewer and the street name outside a favourite Toronto watering hole, Henderson Brewing is the realization of some Toronto beer lovers who want to help make Toronto a centre for craft beer.

Along with the other great brewers in this city, Henderson Brewing hopes to be part of what Mike Layton has recognized as the ‘craft beer renaissance going on right now in this city.’

Steve Himel, Henderson’s GM, has spent a career in the beer business. He started as a brewer at one of Toronto’s original craft breweries, Connor’s, and has been a consultant for many of Canada’s – and the world’s – best beer brands, including: Sleeman, Heineken and Grolsch. His motivation is clear: “Growing up, Canada was always seen as a world leader in beer, but that has slipped over the last few decades. We’d love to see Canada back among the best brewing nations in the world, with Toronto as its capital.”

Henderson’s brewmaster and operations lead, Mark Benzaquen, is equally excited to participate in Toronto’s beer renaissance. After years of award winning brewing and brewery building for others, Mark is keen to apply his skill and experience to his own brewery and recipes.

Work is expected to continue into early 2016, with an opening planned for the spring