Move Over G20 - Countdown to OCB Week

10 DAY COUNTDOWN TO ‘ONTARIO CRAFT BEER WEEK’

25 CRAFT BREWERIES, 80+ EVENTS PLANNED TO DATE

June 20 - 26, 2010

Week-long Festival kicks off on Father’s Day at your local craft brewery

~ www.ocbweek.ca ~

TORONTO, ON – (June 10, 2010) – GREAT FUN WITH BEER & EVENTS – There are now over 80 events planned across Ontario for the first annual ‘Ontario Craft Beer Week’, a celebration of our province’s thriving, locally-based craft beer industry. Kicking off on Father’s Day, OCB Week runs from June 20 – 26, 2010.

CHECK OUT www.ocbweek.ca for the amazing lineup of week-long craft beer fun! Participants in Ontario Craft Beer Week can also support Prostate Cancer Canada. OCB breweries make a $40 donation when they book an event at their brewery or at a restaurant and visitors to OCBWeek.ca can make a secure donation to Prostate Cancer Canada online.

“We’re gearing up for a good, old fashion craft beer social,” says Ontario Craft Beer Week co-chair, Jason Ellesmere of Camerons Brewing Co. “Breweries, bars and beer lovers are jumping on the bandwagon so check out your local pub or brewery and get sampling.”

The week-long festival features a series of special events designed to expose consumers to the craft beer experience through tasting events, brewery tours, cooking demonstrations, food pairings, beer dinners, online contests and much more.  Visit www.ocbweek.ca for full details:

Beau’s All Natural Brewery - This eclectic brewery is offering everything from beer & cheese tastings and cask nights to Hungry Hippos tournaments and punk rock DJs.

Black Creek Brewery – Say Cheese, say Cheers at Pioneer Village, Field to Firkin Tour

Black Oak Brewery

Cameron’s Brewing – Father’s Day BBQ in Oakville, Let’s Drink the Cask Night, Pint Glass Giveaway

County Durham Brewing Co.

F&M Brewery

Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery – Night of the Flying Monkeys

Grand River Brewing – Third Birthday and First Cask night in Cambridge

Granite Brewery – Taste all of Ontario at the Granite, Father’s Day at the Granite

Great Lakes Brewery – Project XXXX – with cask conditioned ales from Muskoka Cottage Brewery, Flying Monkeys & F&M

Heritage & Scotch Irish Brewing – Father's Day beer dinner at Serendipity Restaurant in Merrickville

King Brewery

Maclean’s Ales

Mill Street Brewery/Brewpub – Taps and Tapas

Muskoka Cottage Brewery – Father’s Day brunch and bbq with beer (Delta Grandview), Cottage County Comedy Festival in Bracebridge, Glassware Giveaway

Neustadt Springs Brewery

Niagara’s Best Brewery & Pub

Nickel Brook Beers - Burlington Sound of Music

Old Credit Brewing Co. Ltd. – Calling all Dads! Father’s Day Open House with free gift for dad in Port Credit, Old Credit Brewery has something brewing up their sleeves!

Railway City Brewery – Pints for Prostates in St. Thomas

Scotch Irish Brewing

Skeena Brewing Company

Stratford Brewing Company

Trafalgar Ales & Meads – Open House in Oakville

Railway City Brewery – Pints for Prostates, Meet the Brewer

Trafalgar Ales & Meads – Father’s Day Open House

Wellington Brewery

SESSION 2010 at SUNNYSIDE PAVILLION in Toronto – 25 Craft Brewers, music, sunshine at Lake Ontario

Jason & Steve’s Spectacular Rickshaw Tour of Toronto breweries – departs from 319 Augusta Avenue

Ontario restaurants, pubs and brewpubs are getting in on the craft beer game:

Belleville: Boathouse

Bracebridge: Muskoka Cottage Brewery, Griffin Gastropub and Muskoka Highlands, CCCF

Carp: Cheshire Cat

Campbellford: Stinking Rose Pub

Cambridge: Golden Kiwi Pub & Grill, Grand River Brewing

Chatham: Smokehouse Bar & BBQ

Gananoque: Stonewater Pub & Irish Eatery

Guelph: The Woolwich Arrow, Highway 61

Hamilton: The Winking Judge, One Duke Restaurant, The Ship

Huntsville: Delta Grandview

Kemptville: The Branch, Harbord House, Grapefruit Moon

Kingston: The Iron Duke on Wellington, Queen’s University Grad Club

London: FS Canada, International Food Festival, Victoria Park, The Blackshire Pub

Minden: Grill on Gull

Mississauga: Cuda’s Tap & Grill, Macy’s Diner & Delicatessen, Pump House Grille Co., Shore 71 Lounge, Snug Harbour Seafood Bar & Grill, The Clarkson Pump and Patio, The Harp Restaurant and Pub, Old Credit Brewing Co. Ltd.

Muskoka Highlands: Griffin Gastropub and Muskoka Highlands - Father’s Day Golf and Brewmaster’s Dinner

Neustadt: Noah’s Inn

Oakville: Camerons Brewing Co., Trafalgar Ales and Meads, The Big Smoke

Ottawa: Arrow & Loon, Savvy Company + Thyme & Again Catering, The Black Tomato,

Neustadt: Noah’s Inn,

Paris: Cedar House Grill & Martini Bar

St. Thomas: Railway City Brewing Co.

Toronto: Highway 61, Magpie, Mill Street Brewpub, The Iron Duke on Wellington, The Roxton, Brydens, The Only Café, Burger Bar & Tequila Tavern, Cloak & Dagger Irish Pub, Bar Volo, Harbord House, Grapefruit Moon, Great Lakes Brewery, Black Creek Historic Brewery, DeSotos, Castro’s Lounge, The Roxton

Tobermory: Big Tub Harbour Restaurant

Van Kleek Hill: Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co.

Waterloo: Nick and Nat’s Uptown 21, University of Waterloo Graduate Club

Woodstock: Six Thirty Nine

Any interested parties with event ideas or suggestions should contact their local brewery or send an email to info@ontariocraftbrewers.com with “Ontario Craft Beer Week” in the subject line. New details, when they are available, will be posted on the OCB’s new website for Craft Beer Week, www.ocbweek.ca.