For those of you following along, you will know I work with Castro’s Lounge, in the Beach. If you’re familiar with the beer scene in Toronto, you will know that there is another bar, not too far away, that has a very similar “feel” as Castro’s; The Only Cafe. Dark, bohemian, lots of pictures on […]
Yes indeed, last night the silverware, or in this case glassware, was handed out at the Ontario Brewing Awards. Hosted at The Dominion on Queen, the Ontario Brewing Awards are a satellite event for the Toronto Festival of Beer, in partnership with Libation Nation and bet.365.net. I was not really sure what to expect when […]
Oh my, spring is, well, springing. One day the future king is getting married, the next we’re electing government, the next I’m pretending to be a brewer. Dear me. I must confess to negligence and say I nearly let a great event coming up slip by un-announced. This Tuesday (May 10th), Libation Nation will be […]
Oh goodness gracious. What a massive event. This Year’s Brewer’s Plate in Toronto took place in the Wychwood Barns, a really cool City of Toronto event space. It’s an old TTC building, that appears to have housed streetcars, but it’s been hipped up with cleaned up brickwork and old beams. BP had set up in […]
Ah, nothing beats a good tartan. I own a kilt and look for just about any opportunity to don it. So as if I wasn’t excited enough about another series of events at The Monk’s Table, one that includes tartans puts me over the edge. If you’re not familiar with The Monk’s Table, you should […]
I nearly missed this one. Thanks to Ken for mentioning it when he dropped out kegs at Castro’s! For this month, our Cask! Social will be teaming up with the Toronto Beer Lovers Meetup Group Admission is $15 per person which includes cask ale and simple snacks. To respect the brewery’s capacity, a maximum of 70 […]
