Following a successful pilot last month, this is the second in a now regular series of posts here on Canadian Beer News listing beer festivals and events for the coming week (Friday through Thursday) with a bit more detail than what is featured on our popular Beer Festival Calendar page. Watch for a new installment to be posted here each Thursday (assuming there are any events scheduled for the week ahead, of course).
Fri, April 24, 2015 – Sat, April 25, 2015
TORONTO’S FESTIVAL OF BEER: SPRING SESSIONS
Sherbourne Common, 61 Dockside Dr. – Toronto, ON
Now in its second year, this springtime off-shoot of Toronto’s Festival of Beer is a more intimate and craft-oriented event than it’s older and rowdier sibling. 18 breweries and cideries are planned to be there – including established Ontario craft brewers (Beau’s, Great Lakes, Muskoka), relative newcomers (Underdog’s, Whitewater), and a few choice imports (Central City, Sierra Nevada, Goose Island) – along with a slew of local food vendors, and live music from Lowell (Fri) and JJ & The Pillars (Sat).
Fri, April 24, 2015 – Sat, April 25, 2015
SAULT STE. MARIE FESTIVAL OF BEER
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, 50 Pim Street – Sault Ste. Marie, ON
The fourth annual edition of this event is once again being presented by arts and culture hub Loplops, and will feature beer from a range of Ontario breweries including Trafalgar, Liberty Village, Amsterdam, Collective Arts, Mill St., Junction, Bellwoods, Highlander, Big Rig and more – not forgetting SSM’s own OutSpoken Brewing, of course.
Sun, April 26, 2015
RIB EYE JACK’S ALE HOUSE BEERFEST
Rib Eye Jack’s, 6531 Mississauga Road – Mississauga, ON
This second annual festival at the Streetsville location of casual restaurant and bar Rib Eye Jack’s will have more than 20 breweries pouring beers, five food stations, door prizes, and live music by Andrew Hill. Proceeds will support the Trillium Health Partners Foundation.