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The Bow & Arrow's 9th Anniversary celebration starts tonight! Here's the agenda for the next few days: Oct 30 - Guest appreciation day 5-7pm Oct 31 - Pumpkin carving and costume contests all night Nov 1 - Steam Whistle Oyster night 6-8pm Nov 2 - Small Brewers Night; sample different types of bee...

Even though there were only 14 of us, the organizer, Oliver Dawson, still went all out and showed us a great time. When I arrived at the Steam Whistle around 11:30, I was immediately presented with a free sample as there was a Brewery Memorabilia Show going on. Bought two tap handles for my newly co...

Northern Breweries out of Sudbury makes an excellent Red Maple. As you may have guessed, it's a combination of a Red beer and a Maple and they've done a good job with it as it's not as sweet as the Upper Canada Maple (which can be a little overwhelming at times!) but yet a little sweeter than a stan...

This fest sounds interesting! Would it be possible to get more details? From the notes above, it appears like it's held in Hamilton. When is it and where in Hamilton and is it too late to get tickets? I've searched the net and found nothing on this. Any assistance would be much appreciated. BTW, I'l...

They've added an extra line in their description of this event that explains the beer situation:

"Cash bar before and after dinner. The beer sampled during dinner is included in the ticket price."

Hi Cass. I was speaking with Keiron at the Bow & Arrow yesterday about their upcoming festival and he provided me with the menu for the week. Here it is: Fall Food and Beer Festival (Oct.15-21) Monday ~~~~~~ 1) Creemore steamed mussels in a yellow banana curry garnished with peanuts and bean spr...

They call this a "Seminar & Beer Dinner" hosted by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and Beer Historian (I love this title!), Ian Bowering. The event will be held on Friday, November 2nd from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. They will be serving a four course meal accompanied by a different beer for eac...

Oops... too little brain cells left!

The event I posted above will be held on Saturday, October 26th.

Enjoy!

Wow! A bus takes you to a tour and samplings of the Steam Whistle Brewery, The Granite Brewery, Historic Dominion Tavern, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre and a four course "Wild Bavarian Beer Dinner" at Denison's Brewing Company. The day starts at 12:00pm and ends when you ...