Barrels, Bottles and Brews Frequent Flyer

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Tourism Windsor Essex and Pelee Island

Meet Hops – the Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail Elf on the Bar Shelf.

The Elf on the Bar Shelf is all about our Breweries, Cideries and Distilleries for the holiday season- and we want you to find Hops all season long! Hops is going to be hidden at participating stops on the Barrels Bottles & Brews trail – and it’s your chance to learn more about our stops and WIN for the holidays!

We want you to ‘hop’ from stop to stop this holiday season for a pint, stock up your beer fridge, or pick up a locally-made gift to give!

  1. Register for your free Elf on the Bar Shelf Pass now
  2. Use the pass between now and December 21*
  3. Find Hops hidden somewhere in each stop, and scan the QR code for your exclusive offers!
  4. Earn points for each QR code scan for your chance to win our grand prize – 11 stops means up to 11 entries in our grand prize
  5. Check your email once you scan the QR code for your exclusive offer from participating stops* – free flight tastings, retail offers & more! Please note email offers may take up to 5 minutes to be delivered and you must opt-in to emails in the registration process to receive these offers. Note: offer is valid for date of the email being received.

What can you win?

A Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail gift basket just in time for the holidays – featuring a $25 gift card from each participating location + two Frequent Flyer Flight Logs valid for one year!

Register for your pass today and start scanning to win!

Participating Barrel Trail Locations

🍺 BREW Microbrewery & VIN Winery
🍎 Carolinia Cider Co. (open through November 30th)
🍺 Chapter Two Brewing Co.
🍺 Cured Craft Brewing Co.
🍺 FRANK Brewing Co.
🍺 GL Heritage Brewing Co.
🍺 Sandwich Brewing Co.
🍎 Wagner Estates Orchard & Winery
🍺 Walkerville Brewery
🍎 Windmill Ridge Craft Cider & Beer (open Sunday only through December 13th)
🥃 Wolfhead Distillery

Remember to ‘hop’ safely this holiday season. If you are planning to enjoy drinks during your visit please remember to travel responsibly, use a car service, or a designated driver.

* Grand prize draw to occur on Monday December 22nd, 2025. Approximate retail value $500. Not all locations offering a bounce back offer. Participating stops with bounce back offers are highlighted in bold above. Offers valid for date email is received unless otherwise accepted by each participating partner. One check in per passport per location. Multiple redemptions of offers not permitted.