The Monolith

The Monolith The Monolith is Blind Enthusiasm’s brewery and taproom, designed from the ground up to create beers via barrel fermentation.

Our barrel rooms hold hundreds of barrels, each one fermenting for 1-4 years. The Monolith is where traditional brewing technique meets modern technology and scientific method. Head brewer Doug Checknita brews three kinds of barrel-fermented beer: spontaneous, natural, and mixed. Each style uses a different method of introducing sugar-eating organisms into the beer. However, all three styles ferme

nt in wine barrels for 1-3 years. Our brewing team applies both the art and science of brewing to create beers that can age for years, resulting in complex flavours that compete with the finest wines. The taproom, which is opening soon, is a small, intimate space with 25 seats (including a small standing space). You'll be able to enjoy great beer while you’re here, and grab your favourite bottles and merch to go.

The taproom will be closed on Wednesday, April 1 for a private event. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will be ba...
03/30/2026

The taproom will be closed on Wednesday, April 1 for a private event. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will be back for our regular hours for Great Thursday and the long weekend.

Want to host your next event at our brewery? You can get more info here: https://blindenthusiasm.ca/pages/events

Get 1/2 price draft beer and food specials during happy hour at the taproom!😋🍺 😋🍺Happy Hour is from Thu-Fri: 4-6pm and S...
11/16/2025

Get 1/2 price draft beer and food specials during happy hour at the taproom!

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Happy Hour is from Thu-Fri: 4-6pm and Sat-Sun: 2-4pm. Enjoy a half-priced pretzel with your beer, and pop some salted beer caramel or sage brown butter popcorn!

See you on Happy Beer Street!

The taproom will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 8th for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience, and will be b...
10/07/2025

The taproom will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 8th for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience, and will be back to our regular hours on Thursday.

Looking for a unique venue for a special event? Visit https://blindenthusiasm.ca/events to learn more about events in our taproom and tasting room!

Ocean Odyssey Inland is coming back to The Monolith for ONE last afternoon of oysters paired with spontaneous beer and g...
09/26/2025

Ocean Odyssey Inland is coming back to The Monolith for ONE last afternoon of oysters paired with spontaneous beer and great tunes!

Join us on Saturday, October 4, starting at 2pm! Sound ReConnection will be spinning vinyl. This super group of Edmonton DJS features the talents of Mr. Kou, Golden Child and Bad Sumeritan. Vibes will be through the roof!

A variety of oysters will be available, served alongside a mignonette made with spontaneous beer.

No tickets are required. No resos are available. See you there!

Steve & Dan's Crudite at our taproom features seasonal veg from the farmer's market staples, Steve & Dan's. The veggies ...
09/20/2025

Steve & Dan's Crudite at our taproom features seasonal veg from the farmer's market staples, Steve & Dan's. The veggies are served with dill, garlic cream cheese and sour cream dip. Enjoy it with one of our Fruitful Pursuits beers that feature fruit from Steve and Dan's Fresh BC Fruit!

Join us at Barrel Fest to experience some of Canada's best beer, poured by the brewers that made it!https://blindenthusi...
07/02/2025

Join us at Barrel Fest to experience some of Canada's best beer, poured by the brewers that made it!

https://blindenthusiasm.ca/pages/barrel-fest

LINEUP UPDATE — We've added Temporal Artisan Ales to an already stacked lineup for Barrel Fest 2025, showcasing some of Canada’s best breweries and cideries! We invited breweries from Nova Scotia to BC to join us in Edmonton to pour their finest beers.

📎 https://barrel-fest-2025.eventbrite.com/

The third edition of Barrel Fest features new breweries from across Canada, as well as the return of many of your favourites from the last couple years. Each returning brewery will come armed with new and rare beers from their barrel programs!

🎟 Join us at Barrel Fest to try the best barrel-aged and barrel-fermented beers from across Canada! You can get your tickets at https://barrel-fest-2025.eventbrite.com/

🗓 Saturday, September 13, 2025
1:00–6:00pm

📍Ritchie Park
7727 98 St NW
Edmonton, AB

Blind Enthusiasm is looking for a food and beverage aficionado to join our taproom team full time!📎 https://blindenthusi...
06/30/2025

Blind Enthusiasm is looking for a food and beverage aficionado to join our taproom team full time!

📎 https://blindenthusiasm.ca/blogs/journal/now-hiring-taproom-server-cook

Are you a friendly, energetic person who loves chatting with guests and has experience cooking in a restaurant or café? If you have passion for specialty beer, delicious locally sourced foods, and are excited to share that enthusiasm, we would love to hear from you! If beer isn’t your area of expertise yet, no worries! We are willing to offer training to the right fit!

The full job listing is in the link above. To apply, please send your resume to [email protected] along with a note letting us know why you would be a great fit at the taproom!

The Monolith taproom is now open on Wednesdays! Come on down for a pour and some tasty bites. SUMMER HOURSWed–Fri: 4–10p...
05/21/2025

The Monolith taproom is now open on Wednesdays! Come on down for a pour and some tasty bites.

SUMMER HOURS
Wed–Fri: 4–10pm
Sat: 12–10pm
Sun: 12–8pm
Mon–Tues: Closed

It's Great Thursday on Happy Beer Street! We're releasing Kensington Meadows, a Bourbon barrel-aged dark lager that aged...
04/17/2025

It's Great Thursday on Happy Beer Street! We're releasing Kensington Meadows, a Bourbon barrel-aged dark lager that aged for 8 months in a single barrel of Doc Swinson's.

There is something great happening at every brewery on the hoppiest street in town, and the spring sun is shining, so come on down!

We're celebrating Happy Beer Street's Great Thursday with the hometown release of Kensington Meadows, a barrel-aged dark...
04/16/2025

We're celebrating Happy Beer Street's Great Thursday with the hometown release of Kensington Meadows, a barrel-aged dark lager that spent 8 months in a single barrel of Doc Swinson's Bourbon.

Kensington Meadows is a collab with our friends at Kensington Wine Market in Calgary. They managed to procure a fresh Bourbon barrel from Doc Swinson which we filled with our Meadows dark lager. This deliciously drinkable beer combines dark fruit, Medjool dates, and dark, chocolate malt.

Kensington Meadows is available at The Monolith and Relish Bar & Market starting Thursday, April 17th. It is also available in Calgary at Kensington Wine Market. Since we made a single barrel of this beer, it's available in very limited quantities!

Address

9919-78th Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T6E1N6

Opening Hours

Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
Thursday 4pm - 10pm
Friday 4pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

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