Toronto Craft Beer Festival, Toronto, ON

This afternoon I went to the Toronto Craft Beer Festival, which was sold out.  I'd bought an early bird VIP ticket in January ($45 rather than $55) which provided early entry (noon rather than 1pm), a separate entrance, access to the VIP area (dedicated bathrooms, occasional trays of fruit and veggies, etc.), a six-ounce sampling glass, ten sampling tokens (sampling tokens were $2 each).  Regular tickets were $30 and you got a sampling glass and five sampling tokens.  It was the first time I'd been to this festival (it was its second year).

It was held yesterday and today at Ontario Place (from from 1pm 'til 10pm today).

The water levels are still high from all the rain we've had

I got there about 2:30pm.  Here was the VIP area.

When the line-ups got too long,
you could buy from the table in the VIP lounge

The view from the upper VIP area

Here was the main area.

A cute kitty tattoo

There was an area where you could buy food and play games.

There were bands playing all day.

Butch Haller and His Chesterfield Ramblers were funny and really good ...
it was interesting to hear them play an excellent countrified version of
Lady Gaga's Bad Romance

Every song they played Butch said was stolen from them ...
Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, etc.

Wing Night played hip hop and R&B

The Hot Karls played cover songs

Here's what I had ...

MADD Virgin Drinks provided free samples and drinks ...
I tried their bubbly and it was good

Broadhead Bodacious Blueberry Blonde

Cowbell Absent Landlord Country Kolsch

Side Launch Mountain Lager

Beau's Lug-Tread

Brock Street Pink Flamingo

Northern Maverick Brewing Co. Fake News Ale

Hockley Valley Brewing Co. Classic Lager

Pint Pursuit Lord of Lupulin

Shawn & Ed Lagershed Lager

Great Lakes Brewery Blonde Lager

Ace Hill Lager

Market Brewing Co. Leslie Street Pale Ale

Barnstormer 400 Blonde Ale

Left Field Helles Lager

This was a fun festival!  I look forward to going to next year's and I'd get the VIP ticket again.