By Lori Bosworth
Now that the holidays are over, January can seem like a ‘blah’ month in comparison to December. Torontonians, however, have the Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival to look forward to! Taking place in Toronto on January 31, 2015, the festival will transform Roundhouse Park into a winter party for craft beer lovers and food truck fans. Be one of the first 500 people at the door and receive a 2015 Roundhouse Winter Fest toque. What could be more Canadian than that?
OUR GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO ELIZABETH HORODNYK WHO WINS 2 TICKETS TO THE ROUNDHOUSE WINTER CRAFT
The Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival giveaway is valued at $40 ($50 at the door) and includes 2 sampling mugs for the festival.
In order to be entered in our giveaway, you must complete at least two of the following steps. Bonus entries for additional steps. Contest closes on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
- 1) Like Torontonicity’s Facebook page (If you have already liked our Facebook page, this counts as one step.)
- 2) Post a comment at the bottom of this blog post e.g. “My favourite beer is…”.
- 3) Retweet on Twitter.
- 4) Like and share blog post on Google Plus.
- 5) Sign up for our newsletter to get 5 additional entries to our giveaway:Â https://eepurl.com/YH17n
Ontario Craft Brewers are distinguished by independent ownership, smaller batches, artisanal styles, quality ingredients, all-natural and undiluted beers. Some of the participating Ontario craft brewers at the Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival include Amsterdam Brewing, Beau’s All Natural Brewing, Big Rig Brewery, Black Oak Brewing, Block Three Brewing, Cameron’s Brewing, Flying Monkeys Brewery, Great Lakes Brewery, Highlander Brew Co., King Brewery, Lake of Bays Brewing, Mill Street Brewery, Muskoka Brewery, Niagara College Teaching Brewery, Oast House Brewers, Railway City Brewing, Side Launch Brewing, Steam Whistle Brewing, Thornbury Cider, Underdog’s Brewhouse and Wellington Brewery.
Enjoy craft beers with eats from Toronto food trucks, Chimney Stax, Mr. Corn, Pappas Greek, Smoke’s Poutinerie and Sugar Mammas.
Other activities at the Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival include:
• A contest to show off your retro ski and winter wear with prizes for the best clothing
• Winter activities and games
• Outdoor fire pits with marshmallows for roasting
There will be outdoor port-o-potties, as well as indoor bathrooms, limited outdoor heating, and warm-up areas.
Purchase sampling mugs in advance for $20 online or $25 at the gate. Beer will only be served in the official mugs. Sampling tickets are in the form of wooden nickels and cost $1 (beer may cost one or more tokens per sample). Wooden nickels leftover from the summer Roundhouse Craft Beer Fest will be accepted. Food can be purchased with cash (there is an ATM onsite). This is a 19+ event.
Proceeds from the Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival will benefit the Toronto Railway Museum in Roundhouse Park, located beside Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner Blvd., Toronto, 416-362-2337 x 246.
Share your experiences at the Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival on Twitter using #RWCBF
My favourite beer is Mill Street Organic
My favourite beer is Corona!
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My favourite beer is kronenberg
My favourite beer is Steam Whistle
Erdinger Weißbräu!
My Favorite Beer Is Mill Street A Winter’s Ale
My Favourite Beer is Lake of Bays Mocha Porter
My favourite beer is Old Credit Amber Ale
My favourite beer is Fat Tug IPA by Driftwood of Victoria, BC!
My favourite beer is anything home brewed. Sometimes my friends actually make something tasty!
My favourite beer is steamwhistle!
My favorite beer is Bolshevik Bastard from Nickel Brook
My favourite beer is Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel
My favourite beer is Beau’s Milk Stout
My favorite beer is Beau’s Tom Green Beer
My favourite beer is Millstreet Wit
My favourite beer is anything from Muskoka Brewery.
My fave is Oast House Barn Raiser
My favourite beer is anything by Beau’s!
Tough to narrow down. At the moment I would say Beau’s Bog Water… with Sawdust City’s Red Rocket Spiced Coffee Stout a close second.
Black Oak’s “10 Bitter Years” is my top pick
I like Bellwoods Roman Candle IPA. It’s definitely worth the trek to pick it up, even in the winter.
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My favourite beer is …. Steamwhistle !! Local, delicious and an amazing Company! Does it get any better ?
My favourite beer is steam whistle 🙂 love how they serve it on Porter airlines
My favourite beer is probably Barking Squirrel or Twice as Mad. BUT there was a Black Forest beer or something like that by Great Lake Brewery at Beerfest this summer that I can’t get off my mind!
My favourite beer is Barking Squirrel!
My favourite beer is Steam whistle!!!!!
My favorites beer is Hop City Barking Squirrel Or Flying Monkey Hoptical Illusion!
My Favorite beer is Mill Street Vanilla Porter!
My favourite beer is Lake of Bays 10 Point IPA. My fav brewery however is Great Lakes Brewery.
My favourite beer is Headstock from Nickle Brook!
My fave beer is Phillips Longboat Chocolate Porter
My favourite beer is St.Bernardus Abt 12
My favorite beer is La Trappe Tripel from Holland
I love anything from bellwoods brewery since it’s made right here, in Toronto!!!
my favourite beer is steam whistle
My favourite beer is Nickel Brook Green Apple Pilsner.
My favourite beer is Crabbie’s mmmm…
My favorite craft beer is beaus tom green!!
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