Cratez mentioned it in the Craft Beer Guide for London, but it should probaly have it's own thread. Tickets just went on sale today. They're cheaper if you pick buy them locally at Pub Milos, The APK, Bungalow and Brewhaven (supposedly other locations will be added later). There are 2 sessions: noon-4 PM and 5-9 PM, you have to buy a ticket for each, or a VIP ticket gets you both sessions, plus some other stuff you can read on their website (or see this post). It seems sample tokens are $2 each.
The Brewery list (as of July 29th):
Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.
Bick Rock Brewery
Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
Forked River Brewing Company
Kensington Brewing Company
Lake of Bays Brewing Company
Mill Street Brewery
Niagara Oast House Brewers
Nickel Brook
Railway City Brewing Company
The Silversmith Brewing Company
Spearhead Brewing Company
Steamwhistle
Twin Pines Orchard & Cider House
Wellington Brewery
"special appearances" Dieu Du Ciel and Snowman. I'm not quite sure what that means but one of the guys at the Snowman booth at TO FOB this weekend, told me they were sending kegs, and someone would pour it for them.
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An additional bonus of hosting it at Museum London, which has not been advertised: Now with air conditioning!
I have a question for people who went last year. I noticed several people mentioning specialty beers which I did not see myself when I went, was that because I missed them by going later in the day?
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Forest City Beer Fest 2013 @ Museum London, Sat Aug 3rd
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Thanks for posting this ErkLR. Providing nothing unexpected pops up I plan to attend again as last year was a lot of fun. A little disappointed that Wellington and F&M are missing from the list considering most of the local craft pubs carry their beers and they're only an hour or so away. Would also love to see Black Oak attend. Other than that the lineup looks pretty solid.
If by "specialty" you mean seasonal and limited releases then that's correct. The event was packed from start to finish so a lot of those beers kicked early. Hell, they even ran out of Duke's Cider.ErkLR wrote: I have a question for people who went last year. I noticed several people mentioning specialty beers which I did not see myself when I went, was that because I missed them by going later in the day?
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AFAIK the line-up is still not finalized (they added Lake of Bays in the last week), so Wellington and F&M may show up yet.cratez wrote:A little disappointed that Wellington and F&M are missing from the list....[snip]
If by "specialty" you mean seasonal and limited releases then that's correct.
Heh, yeah I meant seasonal/limited. Thanks, I think I'll try to get to the earlier session then so I don't miss out. However, I hope they bring more of the more interesting stuff this year since last year seemed to go so well.
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Hey everyone!
I went on here today to make this exact post and was very pleasantly surprised when all the info was already up here. Cheers to you guys for being on top of this
A couple more points:
- The format this year is sessions. Session 1 runs fron Noon - 4 PM and session 2 runs from 5 - 9 PM. VIP tickets are available if you want access to both sessions + other swag.
- We are offering seminars from both Thirst for Knowledge and Beerology (Mirella Amato). Seminars take place in a private boardroom with seating for 50 people. Seminar topics to be announced soon.
- You can get tickets in person and avoid online fees by buying in person. Tickets are on sale at APK, Milos, Bungalow and Brewhaven. More locations later this week (week of July 1). An additional advantage of this is that you can also get a beer when getting your ticket.
- More brewers will be announced soon. As Matthew mentioned, some brewers are still confirming if they can attend (hope F&M can come! )
- The food stations will also be announced soon. Great culinary goodies and beer pairings.
I went on here today to make this exact post and was very pleasantly surprised when all the info was already up here. Cheers to you guys for being on top of this
A couple more points:
- The format this year is sessions. Session 1 runs fron Noon - 4 PM and session 2 runs from 5 - 9 PM. VIP tickets are available if you want access to both sessions + other swag.
- We are offering seminars from both Thirst for Knowledge and Beerology (Mirella Amato). Seminars take place in a private boardroom with seating for 50 people. Seminar topics to be announced soon.
- You can get tickets in person and avoid online fees by buying in person. Tickets are on sale at APK, Milos, Bungalow and Brewhaven. More locations later this week (week of July 1). An additional advantage of this is that you can also get a beer when getting your ticket.
- More brewers will be announced soon. As Matthew mentioned, some brewers are still confirming if they can attend (hope F&M can come!
) - The food stations will also be announced soon. Great culinary goodies and beer pairings.
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