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Ontario Cider Week - May 30-June 6
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MatttthewGeorge
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Looks more like "Toronto Cider Week" to me.
I used to sell beer. Now I don't.
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mahcinesquad
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Imbibe and the Wooly in Guelph are supposed to have events as well.MatttthewGeorge wrote:Looks more like "Toronto Cider Week" to me.
At Brux House:
Brux House To Celebrate Ontario Cider Week
Brux House in Hamilton, Ont. is pleased to announce the Locke Street South restaurant will be participating in Cider Week from May 30-June 6, 2015.
In partnership with the Ontario Craft Cider Association, Brux House will be celebrating local hard cider and the artisans who craft the beverage with:
· A tap list featuring 10 Ontario ciders from area producers
· Cider-inspired menu items that complement the beverage
· Flights for patrons to sample various cider styles
The event offers the opportunity to experience limited-release and specialty ciders, which showcase the best of Ontario fruit from producers such as Revel Cider Company, Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, and Hamilton’s own, West Avenue Cider.
I've posted the list for our event here if anyone wants to check it out: http://www.bartowel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10254
Matt
Matt
Do you know when the Imbibe event is?mahcinesquad wrote:Imbibe and the Wooly in Guelph are supposed to have events as well.MatttthewGeorge wrote:Looks more like "Toronto Cider Week" to me.
"There's always money in the banana stand."
Looks like The Only Cafe is doing a seminar and tasting. Any idea what the lineup is for the tasting? I'm sort of reluctant to spend $25 when I have no idea what's included.
The BarHop one looks interesting. I love BarHop, but I often find if I order 4 oz tasters at their special events that they're priced surprisingly high. It's also usually not listed, so it's a surprise when I get the bill. Don't get me wrong, still love BarHop
The BarHop one looks interesting. I love BarHop, but I often find if I order 4 oz tasters at their special events that they're priced surprisingly high. It's also usually not listed, so it's a surprise when I get the bill. Don't get me wrong, still love BarHop
So I dropped by The Only Cafe last night, not for the seminar, but just to taste things. I have to say, first, that I love this place. They were still doing their incredible taster deal $10 for 5, 5-oz pours of anything on tap or in the bottles. Even though their dishwasher was breaking glasses left and right, the bartenders stayed calm even with lineups. Two thumbs up.
I tried a good number of the ciders. I'm more of a beer person than a cider person, but I became a bit of a convert recently at the bar Upcider in San Francisco. There they had lots of amazing Spanish and French farmhouse ciders that were funky and/or sour and with incredible depth. Sadly none of the Ontario ciders come anywhere close. My favourites were the Spirit Tree crabapple cider, which is deliciously sour and bracing. Second up was a dry-hopped cider. Most of the on tap offerings from West Avenue, Twin Pines, and Spirit Tree were just way to sweet for my taste. The bourbon barrel aged cider was also quite strange, as the flavours did not meld at all. It was a medicinal tasting cider with wood flavours on top of it.
Overall, I was thrilled to get the chance to experience some local ciders. They're not really competitive with what I've tasted from Europe, but interesting nonetheless.
I tried a good number of the ciders. I'm more of a beer person than a cider person, but I became a bit of a convert recently at the bar Upcider in San Francisco. There they had lots of amazing Spanish and French farmhouse ciders that were funky and/or sour and with incredible depth. Sadly none of the Ontario ciders come anywhere close. My favourites were the Spirit Tree crabapple cider, which is deliciously sour and bracing. Second up was a dry-hopped cider. Most of the on tap offerings from West Avenue, Twin Pines, and Spirit Tree were just way to sweet for my taste. The bourbon barrel aged cider was also quite strange, as the flavours did not meld at all. It was a medicinal tasting cider with wood flavours on top of it.
Overall, I was thrilled to get the chance to experience some local ciders. They're not really competitive with what I've tasted from Europe, but interesting nonetheless.