Steamwhistle's
summer craft beer festival was very well organized and respected (and
added to) the craft beer community in Toronto. So when the press
release regarding their Winter Craft Beer Festival landed in my inbox
I immediately added it to my calendar. I have been excited about this
beer festival for literally months unfortunately my husband (who
never has to work weekends) had to work the weekend of the beer
festival but I managed to find a pretty good replacement in the form
of a food-centric friend. There isn't much better than craft beer and
food related conversation!
It
was a pretty chilly Canadian winter day but the beer flowed freely
(well most of it! There are a couple of frozen keg lines) and the hot
cider (discovered via bathroom line gossip) really hit the spot. I
also drunk bought a charred 8 dollar grilled cheese. (#noregrets) The
festival was well organized once again! Tokens were pre-sold (in dime
bags) in the line. Bathrooms were very nice. Water coolers abounded.
Heaters and wood fires helped warm people up. Everything was where
you would expect it and all needs were anticipated. There was
apparently also indoor warming stations/bathrooms but I am too
Canadian to require that!
My
favorite beer was Neustadt's Everard Dark Mild. The nuttiness was really
apparent, even through the chilly weather. I'll have to give it
another – room temperature – go to offer any more insights into
the taste.
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