Has anyone been to Ottawa Winter Brewfest? [Events]
2018 Feb 19
I went to the Ottawa Winter Brewfest last Saturday with two friends and they had an impressive selection of brews available. My friends and I bought a general admission ticket which included a tasting glass. The cost of coupons for beer and food were charged separately. VIP tickets were available and included a mason jar mug and a cordoned off VIP area.
I tasted four beers including a Lambs Wool beer from Beau's which tasted more like a cider and was a little too sweet for my taste. I tried a lager from Dominion City Brewing but it was too watery. I normally prefer lagers but one of my friends, who likes dark beer, persuaded me to try a sip of a beer she got from Beyond the Pale and it was perhaps my favourite beer. I went back for a sample and quite enjoyed it. I think it was called a "mocha madness". It definitely had coffee notes and it would make a great dessert beer. The last one I sampled was also a hit and it was a chocolate infused beer from a brewery from Northern Ontario. Note to self: If I go back to Winter Brewfest next year I will have to take a small notebook or scratch pad ;)
As for lunch one of my friends had his mind set on lunching at Jack Astors so I never did check out the food available on site.
One of my two complaints is that there is a set number of coupons you could buy so if you don't use them all you loose them. The other complaint is that there is nowhere to sit so if you're standing for four hours such as I was the legs and back were getting sore after awhile...
I tasted four beers including a Lambs Wool beer from Beau's which tasted more like a cider and was a little too sweet for my taste. I tried a lager from Dominion City Brewing but it was too watery. I normally prefer lagers but one of my friends, who likes dark beer, persuaded me to try a sip of a beer she got from Beyond the Pale and it was perhaps my favourite beer. I went back for a sample and quite enjoyed it. I think it was called a "mocha madness". It definitely had coffee notes and it would make a great dessert beer. The last one I sampled was also a hit and it was a chocolate infused beer from a brewery from Northern Ontario. Note to self: If I go back to Winter Brewfest next year I will have to take a small notebook or scratch pad ;)
As for lunch one of my friends had his mind set on lunching at Jack Astors so I never did check out the food available on site.
One of my two complaints is that there is a set number of coupons you could buy so if you don't use them all you loose them. The other complaint is that there is nowhere to sit so if you're standing for four hours such as I was the legs and back were getting sore after awhile...
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