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The Case For Cask
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] A young woman serves a pint of cask ale[/caption] *** This post lead to a re-connection with The Bell, and their story has taken an interesting turn: they have just …
Cask Days 2011 - Start Planning
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Oh yes....."][/caption] Cask Days is coming. Specifically, it's Sunday October 30th. That should be enough. If you've been to Cask Days before hit up …
Stuff you need to know today - March 1st 2011
Wow, blink and suddenly there's like a billion cool beer events and news items to address. Okay, maybe not quite a billion, but a lot. Get your calendar and bank statement out, and get planning! March promises to be a …
Stuff you need to know about Volo today - Tuesday, December 21st
So, I'm going to go ahead and assume we all know about Bar Volo, and just dive in (if you don't, http://www.barvolo.com is a great place to start). Some updates are in from Tom, and well worth passing along: Holiday …
Stuff you need to know today - Tuesday, December 7th
Doing it again, stuff I think you can't live without... A Night with Fred - Hopfenstark - Bar Volo So, immediately below this post is my post for this event. I won't repeat myself, I just thought I'd point out that it's …
A Night with Fred - Bar Volo
Just got a reminder from Tom at Volo and thought I would pass it along. HMH Negotiants and barVolo Presents A Night With Fred... Microbrasserie Hopfenstark Feature Join barVolo on Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at 8:00pm …
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 …
Black Oak at Volo and beyond - Toronto Beer Week
After making my farewells at The Monk's Table, I hopped the subway down to Wellesley and the short walk to Volo. Upon approaching, I was hailed from the patio by Ken Woods, Ralph and a crew of happy beer drinkers. After …
$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 …
Pre Toronto Beer Week - Saturday Night
So, yesterday was a busy beer day, despite the fact that Toronto Beer Week still doesn't actually start until tomorrow. Volo was having a Dieu du Ciel! party, and I celebrated my 30th birthday a few weeks early, to take …
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 …
Exciting Events coming up!
So, summer time equals good beer events, and this one is no different. Tomorrow I'll be sipping cask IPAs and Pale ales, trying to decide which one is the best. I have high hopes for number 7. It was at this event last …
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 …
Busy busy busy
Wow, I'm not complaining, as I would rather be busy, then looking for work, but my gosh. I've been busy. I've got three beer reviews just waiting to be published! No time to edit the copy and the image. Anyways, there's …
New Bottled Beers at Volo
Just saw on Facebook, Volo has got some new bottles in, and coming in. Bottles from The Meantime Brewery in London England are now in and being served, and bottles from The Garrison Brewing Co. in Halifax Nova Scotia …
Biere et Compagnie - Volo
Sorry, but I guess like they say, "Better late then never". To be honest, if you knew this event was happening and you missed it, you could have guessed it would have been awesome, if you were there, you will hardly need …
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 …