Canada's Wonderland

2017 Canada’s Wonderland Brew & BBQ

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-25-Passport&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-25-Passport&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ &dollar;25 Passport" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12401" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><P><P>Over the past couple of years&comma; Cedar Fair has used the Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ event at several of their amusement parks&period; Each of the parks bring in local craft breweries&comma; pair them with chef inspired barbecue&comma; live entertainment&comma; and round out an an already amazing day at the parks&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We have been to our share of Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ events&comma; and without question&comma; some of the best food is coming out of Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland&excl; Executive Chef&comma; Dilup Attygalla&comma; is an absolute incredible cook and throughout all of Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland&comma; guests can experience some amazing food they will not find at any other amusement parks&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We attended the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;review-canadas-wonderland-brew-bbq&sol;">2016 Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ<&sol;a> and experienced the best of the best&comma; and are extremely excited to see the event returning for 2017&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Guests can experience the Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ June 24-25&comma; 2017 from 12&colon;00-8&colon;00 pm in the Action Zone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Participating Breweries&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lake of Bays Brewing Company<br &sol;>&NewLine;Brock Street Brewing Company<br &sol;>&NewLine;Nickel Brook Brewing Co&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Four Fathers Brewing Co&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sunnybroke Valley<br &sol;>&NewLine;Steam Whistle Brewing<br &sol;>&NewLine;Lake Wilcox Brewing Co&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Faris Farms Ernest Cider<br &sol;>&NewLine;Arch Brewing<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Hamilton Brewery<br &sol;>&NewLine;Muskoka Brewery<br &sol;>&NewLine;Creemore Springs<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Flying Monkeys Brewery<br &sol;>&NewLine;Wellington Brewery<br &sol;>&NewLine;Great Lakes Brewery<br &sol;>&NewLine;Brasserie McAuslan<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Admission to the Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ Festival is FREE with your park ticket&period; While you can enjoy the entertainment and atmosphere for free&comma; food and beverage are an additional cost via a token system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For 2017&comma; Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland switched the portion sizes of the meals up&period; In 2016&comma; each dish was a complete meal unto itself&period; For 2017&comma; guests are encouraged to buy a &dollar;25 Passport with five &lpar;5&rpar; tasting size portions&period; Guests are also able to purchase individual meal items for 7 tokens each&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Pricing-Sign&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Pricing-Sign&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Pricing Sign" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"1023" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12412" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tokens can be purchased as follows&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>8 tokens and 1 beer mug&colon; &dollar;10<br &sol;>&NewLine;5 tokens&colon; &dollar;5<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5 oz beer pours are 2 tokens each&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lets take a look at the menu&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>BBQ Pork Belly<&sol;strong> &lpar;with Old Cheddar Cheese&comma; Grilled Onions &&num;038&semi; Mushrooms on a Glossy Bun&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Pork-Belly-Slider-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Pork-Belly-Slider-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Pork Belly Slider &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"891" height&equals;"723" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12402" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Pork-Belly-Slider-3&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Pork-Belly-Slider-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"896" height&equals;"626" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12403" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This dish alone was absolutely one of the most incredible meals we had ever eaten at Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland in 2016&period; The sandwich was amazing with an array of flavors and the bun was solid at holding it all together to every last bite&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For 2017&comma; the slider version was good&comma; but not as good as that last year&period; The smaller size made it difficult to get all of the ingredients together to bring out all of the flavors&period; Our sandwiches either had too much mushroom&comma; or not enough of the really good sauce&period; They were still great&comma; just not as memorable as years prior&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>BBQ Smoked Beef Brisket<&sol;strong> &lpar;served on crusty bun with cole slaw&comma; crisp onions&comma; and a side of potato chips&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Smoked-Beef-Brisket-Slider-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Smoked-Beef-Brisket-Slider-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Smoked Beef Brisket Slider &lpar;1&rpar;" width&equals;"1155" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12404" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Smoked-Beef-Brisket-Slider-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Smoked-Beef-Brisket-Slider-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Smoked Beef Brisket Slider &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"1155" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12405" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For the second year in a row&comma; this sandwich was a complete miss and our least favorite&period; The onions overpower the sandwich and make it very salty&period; The meat really needs some BBQ sauce or something sweet to counteract the saltiness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>BBQ Ribs n Wings<&sol;strong> &lpar;served with cole slaw&comma; corn&comma; and red skin mashed potatoes&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Ribs-Wings-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Ribs-Wings-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Ribs Wings &lpar;1&rpar;" width&equals;"1155" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12406" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Ribs-Wings-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Ribs-Wings-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Ribs Wings &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"1155" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12407" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The ribs and wings combo continues to be a big hit&comma; offering a lot of flavor and paired as a complete meal in itself with the sides&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>BBQ Chicken Skewer<&sol;strong> &lpar;served with corn on the cob&comma; red skin mashed potatoes&comma; and cole slaw&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Chicken-Skewer-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Chicken-Skewer-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Chicken Skewer &lpar;1&rpar;" width&equals;"593" height&equals;"740" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12408" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Chicken-Skewer-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Chicken-Skewer-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Chicken Skewer &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"926" height&equals;"728" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12409" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Chicken-Skewer-4&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Chicken-Skewer-4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Chicken Skewer &lpar;4&rpar;" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12411" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new chicken skewers were a huge hit&comma; packing some really tender chicken with a nice BBQ sauce that were freshly grilled&period; Again the chicken was paired with nice side options to make it very satisfying&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Mini Wonderland Sausage Slider<&sol;strong> &lpar;served with chips&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Mini-Wonderland-Sausage-Slider-1&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Mini-Wonderland-Sausage-Slider-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Mini Wonderland Sausage Slider &lpar;1&rpar;" width&equals;"1155" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12413" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Mini-Wonderland-Sausage-Slider-2&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;170624-Canadas-Wonderland-Brew-BBQ-Mini-Wonderland-Sausage-Slider-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"170624 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Brew BBQ Mini Wonderland Sausage Slider &lpar;2&rpar;" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12414" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The little sausage slider was a surprise hit of Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ&period; The spicy sausage was really great and offered a nice&comma; crisp skin&period; Our only suggestion was portion size&period; Looking at the rest of the menu options&comma; they were much more ample than that of the sausage slider&period; This is one menu option where the whole sausage should have been offered or give more side options&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Summary<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Once again we loved attending the Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ&excl; The weather was ideal during our visit&comma; making a long day in the park more bearable&period; The food and atmosphere was also great&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It should be noted that Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland just received approval that alcohol could now be carried anywhere in the park&period; In the past&comma; guests were restricted to drinking the beer from the event in designated areas only&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland should also now consider expanding Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ beyond one weekend&period; During our visit&comma; the park and event were PACKED&period; Perhaps adding an additional weekend would be beneficial and provide backup should weather be an issue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you attended Brew &&num;038&semi; BBQ&comma; let us know what you thought below in the comments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; If you liked this post&comma; join other readers who have signed up to for our <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;newsletter&sol;">free Newsletter<&sol;a>&&num;8230&semi;because then you will never miss another update&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

Justin

Find me enjoying the atmosphere, the shows and covered in sugar from an elephant ear.

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