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Irish Red - Cheshire Valley Brewing
Know what I like? Beer. I think that goes without saying. I am particularly fond of Cheshire Valley, the "virtual brewery" of Paul Dickey (his words). Paul makes some of my favourite beers in Toronto. His mild might well …
Things you need to know today - Beer News - June 15th 2011
Not surprisingly, there is a lot of beer news in and around Toronto. It's summer, go figure. I'm likely going to miss some things here, so I'll edit and revise and generally make things right, but feel free to remind me …
Interview with Bill Coleman - Cameron's Brewing Company
Things seem to be in a constant state of change in the brewing scene here in Ontario. More and more breweries are trying new and exciting brews, they're growing, not just in portfolio, but in physical size too. New faces …
Happy Birthday, CAMRA!
A very happy birthday from TorontoBeerBlog to all the good folks at CAMRA (http://www.camra.org.uk/). If you're unfamiliar with CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) it's time to get to know them. Initially a movement in the …
CASK Social - This Saturday
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 …
Things you need to know today - January 19th, 2011
Hey hey, it's Wednesday! Got any plans? Got any Hopes? Dreams? Me too. Here's some things that could help fill some of those desires. CASK Social - The Burger Bar New year, and a new set of socials. The good folks at …
CASK Social - This Saturday!
Okay, I'm totally falling behind here. My review bottles are gathering dust (or disappearing with no review), and I've been to way more events then I've mentioned here. So, in an effort to try to get back on the horse, …
Cask Days - Bar Volo
Just in from Ralph at Volo!!!! ABOUT CASK DAYS October has become Toronto’s annual month to celebrate cask-condition ale – a term for unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer that undergoes secondary …
$4 Pints at Volo - Toronto Beer Week
After eating more seafood then a Nova Scotia Fisherman at Starfish, I hopped up to Volo to vote on the IPA cask challenge final and enjoy some $4 pints. At this point I must say: I go to Volo somewhat frequently. I've …
My Schedule for Toronto Beer Week
[caption id="attachment_719" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Toronto Beer Week"][/caption] So I posted my planned schedule in my calendar, but I'm just so damned excited about Toronto Beer Week, I wanted to type …
2nd Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge Round 2 - Results IN!!!
So the public has spoken, Price Waterhouse Cooper confirm the counts, and Ralph is pleased to announce that Great Lakes My Bitter Wife IPA, Flying Monkey's Smashbomb IPA, Cheshire Valley English IPA, and Beau's Beaver …
Ontario Cask IPA Challenge - Bar Volo
So, as I missed round one of this great series of events, I made sure I got to round two, and not only that, but got there about an hour after it started. The format is simple, pit a variety of Ontario Cask IPAs and Pale …
Hop Head - County Durham Brewing
So my bro Andrew is has seen the inside of a fair few Irish pubs in his day; he was born and raised in Belfast. So I was keen to get him over to Ceili Cottage, as I knew he would appreciate the place as much as me, and …
CASK! Social Pub Crawl. This Weekend
From the good folks at CASK! Social: Cask Ale Crawl 2010 Building on the success of last year’s cask ale crawl, which won a Golden Tap Award, this year’s event will take place during the weekend of May 7th – 9th 2010. At …
CASK! Social
I just read on Troy Burtch's blog (http://greatcanadianpubs.blogspot.com/) that the next CASK! Social is booked for this Saturday, at The Granite Brewery. 3-6pm, admission is free, as always, just come out to spend some …
Ceili Cottage
So, this is not my review of Ceili Cottage. This is a post about attending a CASK! social (http://casktoronto.wordpress.com/) at Ceili Cottage, which is entirely different. Though it will contain some very positive …
Volo, late friday nights
I drink at Volo a fair amount (so should you). So trying to objectively review them is impossible, because I have years of history there. That history is a long testimony to what is an excellently run bar that is leading …
A good weekend for beer
Wow, what happened? Somehow the past two days became big beer days. I'll detail some of the finer points in posts to come, but briefly: Last night I closed Volo with a dear friend who is about to leave on a four month …
Victory - a possible correction
Just a note on my Victory Cafe review. I had totally forgot hand-pumped cask ales can have a significant head on them. So it's possible my accusation that I recieved a draft ale was unfounded. It definitely was also …
The Victory Cafe
So this past Friday night, after hockey, I decided it was about time to get down to the Victory. I had met Neil and Maz at a few Volo events, and had promised up and down I would stop by sometime. Before I go on, I will …