Hart House Craft Beer Festival & Summer BBQ: Thursday July 29th

Thursday, July 29th, 2010 @ 7PM
Tickets: $35 Adult / $25 Student (+ tax)
www.uofttix.ca / 416-978-8849

**LESS THAN 100 TICKETS LEFT**

This Thursday Hart House will once again play host to the ultimate summer event - The 3rd annual Craft Beer Festival & Summer BBQ. Sample some of the best craft brewed ales, lagers and pilsners that Canada has to offer while relaxing in one of Toronto’s most impressive and historic settings. Hart House Chef Marco Tucci will provide guests with an assortment of savory barbecue nibbles while CIUT 89.5 DJs spin and broadcast live from the courtyard patio

Ticket price includes:
- 8 beer samples
- complimentary BBQ nibbles
- live entertainment
(Additional beer sample tickets may be purchased on site.)

* admission restricted to 19+, this event is rain or shine *
No vector bottles, no shivering cans and no color-changing mountains…just good tunes, delicious barbeque and quality craft beer.

PARTICIPATING BREWERIES
Barley Days Brewery · Beau's All-Natural Brewing Company · Big Rock Brewery · Black Oak Brewery · Creemore Springs Brewery · F & M Brewery · Flying Monkeys Brewery · Grand River Brewing · Great Lakes Brewery · Heritage Brewing Company · Hockley Valley Brewing Company · Mill Street Brewery · Niagara's Best Brewery · Nickle Brook Brewery · Steam Whistle Brewery · Wellington Brewery

In addition to featuring Ontario’s very own creative and talented Craft Breweries this year’s festival will also include a selection of award winning Craft Breweries from Quebec courtesy of HMH Negotiants:
Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel! · Les Trois Mousquetaires · Microbrasserie Charlevoix

THE MENU
Beer isn’t the only thing on the menu, join us for Marco Tucci’s beer inspired BBQ featuring pulled pork sandwiches, ribs and Jerk tofu served with corn on the cob and coleslaw. Not a beer lover but your friends are all going? No problem, we’ll have wine as well as a special summer cocktail.

THE VENUE
Hart House is a Gothic styled architectural gem that many consider to be the visual icon of the University of Toronto. Nestled in the heart of downtown Toronto, the building is a perfect venue for seasonal events. The 2010 Craft Beer Festival & Summer BBQ will be held within the magnificent courtyard (The Quad) that is located at the centre of this historic building.


ATTRACTIONS
The Big Rock "Rock-Out" Photo Contest - Guests are invited to give us their best rock-out poses in a unique photo op for a chance to win some great prizes.

The Creemore Springs "Big Sipper" Patio Lounge - Experience Aurora 'Beer'ialis as you enjoy a beer under the night sky on this beautiful courtyard patio.

Those looking to continue the party after the festival are invited to check out the Duke of York, a proud supporter of craft beer.

REVIEWS
"Give me a smaller venue, a higher ticket price and a group of people who actually bother to taste what they’re drinking any day of the week."- Norman Wilner, NOW Magazine

"Hart House Craft Beer Festival & BBQ hits the spot"
- Diana Kuprel, www.news.utoronto.ca