We first met Luc “Bim” Lafontaine when he was working at Montreal’s Dieu du Ciel! brewpub where he eventually became head brewer. He was the creator of their imperial dark saison, Isseki Nicho, among others.

He’s now settled in Toronto where he opened his own brewery, Godspeed, in July of 2017. There he is striving to craft beers of simplicity and finesse that express the cardinal flavor of their ingredients. He draws inspiration from traditional German brewing and Japanese cuisine, prizing above all the keen attention and care required to allow each element to articulate itself as a discrete part of the composition.

The brewery hopes you find in their beers the struggle and love with which they are made. Kanpai!