Entries from July 2009
For the first time, the Golden Tap Awards, in collaboration with CASK!, are honouring cask-conditioned ales in Ontario.
There will be three new cask-related awards given this year for:
- Favourite cask brewery
- Favourite bar for cask-conditioned ale
- Favourite cask ale in Ontario
We are delighted by the recognition given to the spread of our favourite style of beer, and we encourage all CASK! members to participate and encourage the brewers of cask ales and the publicans who serve it. Voting ends on August 16th, and the awards will be presented on August 29th.
Vote at http://www.goldentap.com/.
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The Victory Café has announced the following list of cask ales that will be featuring in their Summer Cask Ale Festival on Sunday July 12th 2009.
Black Oak Summer Saison (Marmalade Edition)
C’est What? Caraway Rye (County Durham Brewing Company)
Cameron’s High Hop Silver
Cheshire Valley IPA
Cheshire Valley English Mild
Compass Albion Ale (Better Bitters Brewing Company)
Durham Hop Head
Durham Hop Addict
Durham Witbier
F&M Stonehammer Strawberry Light
Grand River C’est Wheat
Granite Summer Ale
Granite Hopping Mad
Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale
King Pilsner (unfiltered)
MacLean’s Farmhouse Ale
Michael Duggan No.9 IPA
Mill St. IPA (dry hopped)
Neustadt Black Velvet
Just a reminder on admission/ticket prices:
$12 – admission, souvenir glass, two half-pint beer tickets, plus one food ticket
$8 – admission, souvenir glass, and two half-pint beer tickets
$4 – additional food ticket
$3 – additional beer ticket
Sunday July 12th 2009
12:00 noon
The Victory Café, 581 Markham Street, Toronto
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On Thursday, July 9th to Saturday, July 11th, Volo (587 Yonge Street) will be holding the 4th and final round of their Ontario Cask IPA Challenge, pitting the two beers that have made it through the previous rounds against each other to establish which beer will reign as the top Ontario-brewed cask IPA.
The beers making it through to this round are Mike Duggan Number 9 and County Durham Hop Addict. The beers will be served blind, and the votes will then be tallied to find out which beer is the champion.
For more information on the previous rounds, see the Volo website.
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Great Lakes Brewery have announced the launch of Project X, a monthly event at the brewery (30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd, Etobicoke) that will feature a new and limited cask beer only available for the night. They invite all to become a member and experience these unique and adventurous beers.
Entry to each monthly event will include samples of the monthly cask conditioned beer, 2 drink tickets, and beer-themed food. Admission is only $10, and requires a membership ($10). All members will receive an exclusive t-shirt and membership card.
Held on the second Thursday of each month, the first event is July 9, from 6:30-9:00. Great Lakes staff will be on hand to tour, taste, and talk about the world of beer.
To get on the list, email info@greatlakesbeer.com or sign up in the Great Lakes retail store.
The brewery is a short walk from the Mimico GO Station or a quick bus ride from the Royal York Subway, so please don’t drink and drive!
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