Time to get down for Toronto’s Festival of Beer

Toronto’s Festival of Beer, presented by the Beer Store is back July 28 – 30, and it’s bigger than ever.

The festival certainly continues to be a celebration of Canada’s rich brewing history, but this year there is a larger focus on culinary pairings that work well together. With a stellar lineup of some of the country’s best Chefs, you’ll learn that beer goes with so much more than just pub food. Add live entertainment to the mix and you’ve got a fantastic weekend ahead of you.

In honor of Canada’s 150^th, the festival will feature a 20,000 square-foot pavilion known as the Canada 150 Pavilion dedicated to the fine tastes of Canada from coast-to-coast.

“It feels great to be celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday at our 2017 festival,” said Les Murray, President of Toronto’s Festival of Beer, “We carefully hand-selected beer from coast to coast to feature inside our Canada 150 Pavilion and can’t wait for beer lovers to experience it!”

The Canada 150 Pavilion will showcase 48 brands of beer in each of the four coastal regions presented.

The festival offers guests 416 (pun intended, we’re sure) brands of beer; 15 Chef culinary presentations and 16 food purveyors including, Fidel Gastro’s, Oyster Boy and Ted’s World Famous BBQ.

Musical performances include Method Man & Redman, Sloan, and Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies.

Check out the Grilling Tent Chef Lineup:

Friday, July 28, 2017:
4:30PM – Chef Matt Dean Pettit (Matty’s Seafood)
5:30PM – Chef Carl Heinrich (Richmond Station)
6:30PM – Chef Lindsay Greflund (TKO Cakes)
7:30PM – Chef Julie Marteleira (Leña Restaurante)
8:30PM – Chef Ted Reader (Ted’s World Famous BBQ)

Saturday, July 29, 2017:
1:30PM – Chef Alida Soloman (Tutti Matti)
2:30PM – Maître Fromager Afrim Pristine (Cheese Boutique)
3:30PM – Chef Jason Bangerter (Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa)
4:30PM – Chef Michele Forgione (Impasto)
5:30PM – Chef Craig Harding (Campagnolo Toronto / La Palma)

Sunday, July 30, 2017:
1:30PM – Chef Matthew Sullivan (Real Sports Bar & Grill)
2:30PM – Chef Matt Basile (Fidel Gastro’s / Lisa Marie)
3:30PM – Chef Alexandra Feswick (The Drake Hotel)
4:30PM – Ivana Raca (Raca Café & Bar / Ufficio)
5:30PM – Victor Barry (Piano Piano / Café Cancan)

Toronto’s Festival of Beer takes place July 28 to 30 at Bandshell Park in Exhibition Place and is a 19+ event.

For more information and to purchase tickets to Toronto’s Beer Festival please visit: beerfestival.ca