Gatineau’s second edition of the Winter BeerFest, a follow-up to the successful Gatineau Beerfest held this spring, delivered a mouth-watering mix of artisanal beer, local hand-crafted food, music and fun, where foodies, locals and tourists visiting Canada’s National Capital Region can delight body and soul.

WinterBeerFest : The Winter’Ales of Gatineau was held at Château Cartier in Gatineau’s Aylmer sector. This event is reserved for people aged 18 and older except Saturday between noon and 6pm where kids under 18 have admittance free!

For its second edition and your gastronomic pleasure, more outdoor activities, more hours, more bus lines and a family time have been added!

Here are the exhibitors that were with us for the second edition of the Winter BeerFest!

In the winter ‘ Ales 2013:

Over 60 different beers,

Gourmet bits from the Château Cartier

Shows :

Friday night : Les Malpris

Saturday : Pardon My French

Saturday night : Eko!

Animation :

Toussaint Leblanc, character straight out of the mid-19th century and cook in a camp of the Gatineau Valley lumber – explains to us what his life on camp, he heats its beer to Poker as in time, we do share that lumberjacks eat and drink during the winter in the Woods.

The dog sleigh ($20 per person)

A large heated tent

A skating rink (free) and conference for kids (free) with Mario D’Eer at 1pm and more fun again!