Sure, you could buy mom some flowers and chocolate, or maybe take her out for brunch at that overcrowded little bistro around the corner. (Nothing says “I love you” like congealed hollandaise, right?)

Instead, this Mother’s Day, why not treat her to a beer?

And who better to pick that beer than mom’s dear daughter? We asked five of Toronto’s top female brewers what they’d serve their moms on Sunday. You might even find some inspiration for what to serve your own mother.

Christina Coady, Folly Brewing

Coady, who hails from Newfoundland, says she’d serve her mother Tish a Flemish Cap, a Belgian saison-style beer available at Folly (928 College St.). Her mom, who usually prefers red wine, would enjoy the subtle funky notes from the use of brettanomyces, a semi-wild yeast. The beer is also a nod to the Coady family heritage. “Being a proud Newfoundlander, whose husband fished on the Flemish Cap, she already loves the name of the beer. It’s time she tried it,” Coady said. She’d also serve her mom Farmageddon, a funky, peppery and slightly fruity barrel-aged brew from Bellwoods Brewery (120 Ossington Ave.)

Mary Beth Keefe, Granite Brewery

Keefe admits her mother Denise usually prefers a full-bodied red wine to beer. That’s one reason why she’ll serve her Granite’s Peculiar, a dark, full-bodied ale. “A lot of people who coin themselves as ‘not into beer’ more often than not enjoy this one because of all the flavour at play, the maltiness and slight sweetness.” Peculiar is available at the LCBO and at the brewery’s bottle shop. (245 Eglinton Ave. E.). Her other choice? Indie Alehouse Broken Hipster, a Belgian-style witbier brewed with lavender, rosehips, coriander, orange peel and ginger.

Anna Kirk, Indie Alehouse

Kirk would serve her mother Lisa a Raspberry Spadina Monkey. It’s the next brew in Indie’s special edition Fates and Furies series. It’s a tart brew, flavoured with raspberries, on a wheat beer base. “She would love anything I’ve had a hand in making, but she is a huge fan of sours, and I know this is nothing like anything she’s ever tried,” said Kirk. (It’s available at the brewery’s bottle shop at 2876 Dundas St. W.) She’ll also be serving mom Wild Sage Mountain Saison, a brew she recently brought back from Colorado’s Crooked Stave brewery.

Jamie Shillow, Shillow Beer Co.

Shillow, whose mother Cathy Diamond lives in Nova Scotia, would serve her Bitter Waitress if she were in town. The dark, hoppy brew appeals to coffee drinkers like her mom, said Shillow. The other brew she’d serve is Sidelaunch Wheat, a classic Bavarian-style wheat beer hailing from the German heartland of, er, Collingwood, Ont. It’s brewed by Sidelaunch brewmaster Michael Hancock, formerly of Denison’s. Both brews are available at the LCBO.

Kaitlin Vandenbosch, Mill Street Brewery

Vandenbosch will be serving her mother Louise Mill Street’s Lemon Tea beer. Admittedly, when her daughter started brewing, Louise wasn’t much of a beer drinker, but enjoys a nice cuppa. The lemon tea beer is just what it sounds like — a beer brewed with the addition of black tea and lemon. “It was the first beer she really enjoyed.” She’ll also be serving Hoegaarden, the world’s best-known Belgian witbier, flavoured with orange peel and coriander seed. Both beers are available at the LCBO and the Beer Store.