The end of Summer came with a big hit at Muskoka’s Beer Festival on August 27th at Annie Williams Park in Bracebridge. Organized by the Griffin Gastropub, the 3rd annual event hosted 12 of some of the best craft breweries with a huge variety of tastes in the beer samplings along with six Muskoka food vendors.
Muskoka's Beer Festival had its first year in 2009 and took in roughly 700 people. Last year was a great success with almost double the number of guests. This year was the biggest yet as the number increased over 50% from last year, bumping it past 2000 guests.
Guests were treated to performances by six musical acts throughout the day. A blow-up obstacle course made for additional excitement at the festival with all proceeds donated to the Annie Williams Park for their upgrades on September 10th. Congratulations go out to the Flying Monkeys who won the Brewmaster Challenge that includes a weekend away at Delta Grandview and a beer on tap for a month!
Though the event took place solely on Saturday, residents and visitors had a blast the night before at the Griffin Gastropub as they prepared for the day to follow. On Saturday night after the beer festival ended, an "after party" was held at the Griffin in the parking lot to celebrate another successful year at the beer festival.
Next year is bound to be another promising beer festival that the Griffin Gastropub looks forward to. Whether you missed this year's festival or you attended and had a blast, make sure to attend next year's festival for another great way to end the summer!
Click here to check out a video to hear from the breweries at the festival!
What else is happening with the Griffin? Ontario's Craft Brewing Awards (Golden Tap Awards) took place on Saturday in Toronto at Beerbistro. The Griffin Gastropub has received an editor's circle award for contribution to the industry. Unable to attend in person because of the beer festival on Saturday, the Griffin sent in a video. Click here to watch it! (Please note, the page may take several minutes to load).
Additional Links -
Muskoka's Local Breweries at the Festival:
Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
Muskoka Brewery
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