First CASK! Social of 2012

CASK! is pleased to announce our first Social of 2012, taking place on Saturday January 21^st from 3:00-6:00pm at C’est What, 67 Front Street East.  It’s our usual format; just show up, buy a pint and join your cask friends for some friendly banter.
The folks at C’est What have long been proud supporters of cask conditioned ale and with 5 hand pumps to choose from we should indeed have a fine selection for our Social.  So, forget the fizz, celebrate the New Year with a pint of something cask conditioned!
Hope to see you there.

Cask ale now being served at Smokeless Joe

Smokeless Joe’s new location at 488 College Street, Toronto, is now serving cask ale on a rotating basis.  A cask will be tapped each week starting at 5:00pm on Sunday.  This is a welcome addition to the growing list of Toronto pubs proudly serving cask conditioned ale.

Victory Caskfest and CASK! Social on December 4th

Those friendly cask enthusiasts at the Victory Cafe have rekindled the festival spirit with the announcement of their upcoming Caskfest, Sunday December 4th 2011 from noon to 8:00pm. There will be at least a dozen cask ales from around 8 different breweries.
To make sure that all this good beer doesn’t go to waste we will be holding December’s CASK! Social at the Victory to coincide with the caskfest. See you there next Sunday at the earlier than usual time of 12:00 noon, 581 Markham St, Toronto.

Currently On Tap at The Cloak & Dagger Caskfest

The Cloak and Dagger’s week-long Caskfest got underway yesterday, Monday November 21st. Cask ales will be rotating on a daily basis. Here’s the current lineup:

Beau’s Roggenbier
Granite Darkside IPA
Wellington Imperial Stout

More casks to come throughout the week.

Week-long Caskfest at the Cloak & Dagger

The Cloak and Dagger pub will be hosting a week-long cask ale festival from Monday November 21st to Sunday November 27th, with around 12 different cask ales in total from brewers such as Black Oak, Beau’s, County Durham, Great Lakes, F&M and more.   There will be different casks served each day, and samples from their new menu will be handed out during the week.  Admission is free.
The Cloak and Dagger is located at 394 College Street, Toronto.  Doors open 3:00pm Monday to Wednesday, and 2:00pm Thursday to Sunday.

November CASK! Social

Our next CASK! Social will be held on Saturday November 19th 3:00 – 6:00pm at the historic Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen Street East, Toronto.
The Dominion has been a Corktown landmark since 1889, and is now proudly serving cask conditioned ale.  There will be several cask ales available for us, one of which might just be a tasty stout from F & M Brewery.  The rear lounge, complete with brewing memorabilia, has been reserved especially for us.  See you there!

Black Oak’s 11th Birthday Party on 11/11/11

Join BLACK OAK BREWERY as they celebrate 11 great years of brewing craft beer. The anniversary celebration will be held on Friday November 11th from 6:00-11:00pm at the brewery, 75 Horner Ave Unit #1, Etobicoke. Cask ales will be available. Admission is $20 which covers all your beer and food, plus live music. For details, contact the brewery www.blackoakbeer.com

7th Annual Cask Days Festival

The 7th annual Cask Days festival takes place on Sunday October 30th 2011 at Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.  This is Toronto’s (if not Canada’s) premier cask ale event and fans of cask conditioned ale will not want to miss it.  During the week running up to the main event, Bar Volo will be holding several other events to give you even more opportunity to sample great cask ales.  For all details and to buy tickets to the festival, visit the Cask Days website.

Cask Days 2011 Seminars and CASK! Social

CASK! is pleased to announce our next Social and an exciting collaboration with Cask Days to bring you Cask Days 2011 Seminars: 3 informative seminars on cask conditioned ale.

Both events will be held on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 @ barVolo (587 Yonge Street, Toronto) and are presented by: Cask Days in collaboration with CASK!
The seminar sessions will begin at 10:30am (details on each session below), with the CASK! Social running from 3:00 – 7:00pm.
Seminar admission costs are $10 per session, or $25 for all.
This includes one glass of cask-ale per session plus seminar discussion.  Entry to the CASK! Social is free as usual.  Details can be found on our Events Page.

Upcoming Cask Ale Events at Black Oak Brewery

Black Oak has two upcoming cask ale events to be held at the brewery, 75 Horner Ave, Unit #1, Etobicoke.
OAKtoberfest
October 22nd 2011 3:00 – 7:00pm
Join the seasonal OAKtoberfest party at Black Oak Brewery, where cask ales will be served. Admission $20.
Black Oak Birthday Party
November 11th 2011 6:00pm
Black Oak will be celebrating their 11th birthday on 11/11/11 from 6:00-10:00pm.  Live music from a jazz and motown band set up on a keg stage!  Admission $20.