Because Beer Hamilton July 11-12

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:36 am

http://becausebeer.ca/

BECAUSE BEER will take place on July 11 and 12, 2014 at Pier 4 Park in Hamilton, ON and will feature craft beer sampling from over 20 craft beer companies, a BJCP-sanctioned homebrew competition, a music stage, guest speakers, and specialty food trucks.

Admission to Because Beer is $25 per day with a two-day pass available for $40.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online or on the day of at the festival gate.

One-day tickets include one BECAUSE BEER tasting mug and four craft beer samples. Two-day passes include an additional six craft beer samples.

Extra craft beer samples can be purchased for $1 each.

Hours: Friday July 11, 4pm-11pm. Saturday July 12, 12pm-8pm.

Tickets will be available Wednesday, March 19 at 12pm.

Ukie · Post by **Ukie** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:09 pm

Looks like 10 breweries so far including Samuel Adams, great spot to have it!

Definitely be there!

jaymack · Post by **jaymack** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:50 am

Wow Hamilton one weekend, Burlington the next. Glad to finally get some beer happenings West of TO

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:48 pm

zane9 · Post by **zane9** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:21 pm

This one is the real deal in Hamilton. Two other beer fests have been rumoured, including one I posted about in this forum.

I'm looking forward to the BJCP-sanctioned competition. Knowing some of the people involved, this will be great!

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:50 pm

jaymack wrote:Wow Hamilton one weekend, Burlington the next. Glad to finally get some beer happenings West of TO

Agreed, great to see!

boney · Post by **boney** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:03 pm

This festival did everything right. 1500 people on Friday, probably about the same Saturday, but you'd never know it. So much space. Georgeous spot on the water. Tons of food trucks, several with a veg focus or at least options. No drunk and disorderlies. Everyone having a good time.

It didn't have the crazy selection or super special one-offs of some of the larger fests, but most of the 25 participants brought out 1 or 2 special or at least interesting brews. Kudos esp. to Garden brewers for debuting their Piperales (which was killer!) and Sawdust for bringing out their first mortar and bricks brew (which was keller!).

Congrats to the organizers on an excellent job. We all hope this is the first of many Because Beer fests. Congrats to Hamilton for continuing it's reimvention.

distr0 · Post by **distr0** » Thu Jul 11, 2024 12:54 pm

10 year old thread resurrection! Anyone going to Because Beer this weekend? I'll be there Friday for Billy Talent and Cancer Bats

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Thu Jul 11, 2024 5:01 pm

We should have a special GIF when an ancient thread comes back to life!

I've always wanted to go as I've heard good things over the years. Alas, heading up to a cottage this weekend.

Tapsucker · Post by **Tapsucker** » Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:37 pm

Cass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 5:01 pm We should have a special GIF when an ancient thread comes back to life!

I like the gif thing, but it's got to be the minimum number of pixels possible. I propose a closeup of a gusher/foam over from a 'cellared' (AKA LCBO new old stock) Trafalgar bottle with some sort of oracle rising from the mess. Can you code HTML scratch and sniff? That would really round it out.

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