Parkdale Park. Photo courtesy Wendy Hollands.

Our Ottawa Brewery Market last fall was such a success, that we couldn’t resist coming back for more!

We’re thrilled to announce that the Brewery Market will be returning to Ottawa for three events this summer and fall, on July 7th, August 25th and October 20th.

Like our past Brewery Market events, our upcoming events in Ottawa will feature craft breweries from the region along with local food vendors.

We’re also very happy to announce that we will be holding all our events at Parkdale Park in Hintonburg.  We had such a great time in the neighbourhood last year and Parkdale Park will make for a great setting for the Brewery Market this summer.

Stay tuned for more details – each event will be a unique one and you won’t want to miss them.  We hope to see you at the Brewery Market in Ottawa again this summer!

Our inaugural Brewery Market in Ottawa last Saturday was a tremendous and remarkable success, with over 2,500 people visiting us on Wellington Street West in Hintonburg to celebrate the thriving local craft brewing scene.

The Brewery Market in Ottawa was the largest one we’ve ever had, with nine breweries from the local region along with three food vendors providing delicious beers and treats for the day. Over 30 different beers were available, representing a wide range of unique styles and tastes.

Many people and organizations played an important role in making the Brewery Market happen in Ottawa and we have lots of thanks to make. We certainly wouldn’t have had a Brewery Market if it wasn’t for the enthusiasm of our participating breweries, including Ashton, Beau’s, Big Rig, Broadhead, Cassel, Clocktower, HogsBack, Kichesippi and Mill Street (Beyond the Pale, we’ll have your beers next time!). Location is always critical for the Brewery Market, and our amazing space was thanks to Windmill Developments and their future condo ‘The Eddy‘. We were fed by Hintonburger, Union 613, Hintonburg Public House and we had great live music from Social Butterfly, Old Stereo, Marc Salsbury, Yanis Khamsi and Don Jackie. We had numerous generous donations from Silent Valley Alpaca and Dish Catering. And of course we are happy to support the efforts of Ottawa Riverkeeper through our event proceeds – as we like to say, “you can’t have clean beer without clean water“, and we’re glad you’re dedicated to this important cause.

But that’s clearly not all – thanks to everyone in Ottawa who attended!  The Brewery Market was embraced by the Hintonburg neighbourhood and we were thrilled by the enthusiastic support. We sincerely hope you had a great time. And with this success, how could we not have another event in Ottawa? The Brewery Market will definitely be returning in the new year to continue celebrating all the great beer we have in the region and province. Stay tuned for more details as they develop and be sure to follow us on Twitter for the latest news and announcements.  See you soon!

We’re only a few days away from our first Brewery Market in Ottawa, taking place from 12-8pm at 1000 Wellington Street West on Saturday, October 13th with 10 breweries from the Ottawa region.

Leading up to Saturday, please tune in to CHUO FM 89.1 tomorrow (Wednesday) from 9-10pm for Apartment 613 Live where we will be on-air guests chatting about the upcoming Brewery Market!

Looking forward to being guests on the show, and of course the Brewery Market on Saturday!

We are proud that our upcoming Brewery Market in Ottawa will help support local charity Ottawa Riverkeeper.  A voice for the Ottawa River, Ottawa Riverkeeper is a is a charitable organization dedicated to ensuring swimmable, fishable, drinkable waterways.  And as the Ottawa Riverkeeper has correctly pointed out, you can’t have clean beer without clean water!

We’re very excited about having our first Brewery Market in Ottawa on October 13th, and we’re thrilled about some of the nice words that have been written in anticipation of the event.  Thanks to Apt613, Openfile, Ottawa Tourism and the Capital Pint at Ottawa Magazine for their coverage of the Brewery Market – give them a read below:

Apartment613

Openfile

Ottawa Tourism

Ottawa Magazine

Our first Brewery Market in Ottawa is coming up on Saturday, October 13th and it’s shaping up to be incredible.  From our original lineup of brewers we have added a few more, giving us 10 participants in total, our largest Brewery Market ever:

• Ashton
• Beau’s
• Beyond the Pale
• Big Rig
• Broadhead
• Cassel
• Clocktower
• HogsBack
• Kichesippi
• Mill Street

If you’re ever been curious about how great the Ottawa beer scene has emerged the past couple of years, this is the event for you!  As for beer highlights, you can expect to see some of Beau’s Greener Futures, usually a members-only barrel aged club, available on offer.  Mill Street will be celebrating the season with Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers, along with a special cask from the pub.  You can expect the other breweries to bring some tasty treats and you can follow us on Twitter or Facebook for the latest.

On the food front, you can expect some delicious beer inspired dishes – Hintonburg Public House is planning to serve a crispy cod on a bun made with Kichesippi 1855 and Hintonburger has been planning a Beau’s Burger & a HogsBack Bacon Burger.  And there will be more great offerings from Union 613 and Relish Food Truck as well.

The Ottawa edition of the Brewery Market will be taking place from 12-8pm at 1000 Wellington Street West in Hintonburg.  We hope to see you there!

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re going to be having our first Brewery Market in Ottawa on Saturday, October 13th!  The event will feature multiple breweries from the Ottawa area, including Beau’s All-Natural, Beyond the Pale, Hogsback, Broadhead, Big Rig, Kichesippi, Clocktower, Cassel and Mill Street.

On the food front, we’ll have delicious bites from  Union 613, Hintonburger, Relish Food Truck & Hintoburg Public House.

The Ottawa Brewery Market will be taking place at 1000 Wellington Street West in Hintonburg, from 12 noon until 8pm.  Stay tuned for more details, but in the meantime you can RSVP on our Facebook event page!

The Brewery Market is happy to be helping the Griffin Gastropub in Bracebridge with a new event taking place this weekend. Entitled The Battle of Wits, this is a fun competition with Wit style beers from across the province on Sunday, July 1st. The event will be part of the Griffin’s patio series, with special events taking place on their patio throughout the summertime.

At the event there will be Wit beers from a number of different Ontario breweries, likely to include:

• Amsterdam
• Bellwoods
• Mill Street
• Indie Alehouse
• Muskoka
• Beer Academy
• Hop City
• Lake of Bays
• Sawdust City

Beers will be available by the glass starting at 12 noon. There will also be food catered by and supporting the Muskoka Hospice, along with live music. We’ll determine a winner (possibly Princess of Bride style – see video below) who will be crowned the champion of the Battle of Wits!

The Battle of Wits will be taking place at the Griffin Gastropub, which is located at 9 Chancery Lane in Bracebridge, Ontario. The fun gets going at 12 noon on Sunday, July 1st.

Here’s another famous Battle of Wits to get you excited about the event!

It’s been quite a ride since we started the Brewery Market last May.  We hosted 15 events at the Wychwood Barns, sampling dozens of delicious Ontario craft beers and raising over $30,000 to help The Stop Community Food Centre.  But now it’s time for a change.

Unfortunately we won’t be hosting Brewery Market events at The Stop’s Green Barn this summer.  Instead, the beer series that we started will be continuing on in a new form, as The Stop’s Beer Garden.  We’re glad to see that beer is going to continue flowing at the Barns on Sundays this summer.  However, we are not involved in it this time around and we wish them the best.

Luckily for all the craft beer fans in Toronto, the Brewery Market is not going away and we’re going to be doing some exciting new things this year.  Firstly, we are thrilled to announce that we have created a new spin-off series called the Brewer’s Backyard, to be held at the Evergreen Brick Works this summer.  The Brewer’s Backyard, similar to the Brewery Market, will feature different Ontario craft breweries, unique food and one-off beers in the gorgeous setting of Koerner Gardens within the Brick Works.  You can find out more about this series at its own website here.

But that’s not all.  The Brewery Market will rise again this year, but in new and different locations in Ontario.  We are in the midst of looking at interesting spots in Toronto (and around the province) to hold unique Brewery Market events.  Stay tuned for more details, but if you represent or know of a location that would make for a great Brewery Market, please email us.

We sincerely thank you for your enthusiasm and support at the Brewery Market this past year.  We hope to see you at the Brewer’s Backyard and other Brewery Market events this summer and beyond.  Keep our website bookmarked and follow us on Twitter for the latest news.

Well, with our amazing Pints of March in the books, that completes our Brewery Market winter series, with a total of 15 events taking place from May 2011 to March 2012.  And what a ride it’s been!  We’ve featured some of the best breweries in Ontario, including Flying Monkeys, Denison’s, Amsterdam, Indie Alehouse, Great Lakes, Cheshire Valley, Kensington, Black Oak, Grand River, F&M, Muskoka, Cameron’s, Granite and Beau’s.  Over the course of our series we hoisted pints of everything from wheat beers to imperial stouts, in the process raising over $30,000 to help support the great initiatives of The Stop Community Food Centre.

We’re so thrilled at the support we’ve received from the St. Clair West community (what disaster?) and drinkers across the city.  We’ve were called “Toronto’s answer to a Bavarian beer garden” by The Grid and one of 7 ways Ontario’s beer scene improved in 2011 by the Toronto Star.  We sincerely appreciate your support.

Now on to the summer!  We’re excited about bringing back the Brewery Market this summer.  Stay tuned to this site and follow us on Twitter for the latest announcements.  We hope to see you soon!

If you are a brewery and would like to participate in the Brewery Market this summer, drop an e-mail to info@brewerymarket.com.