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Beaulo - March 29th @ Volo
Beaulo - March 29th @ Volo
On Tap
1. Lug•Tread - Lagered Ale (Flagship Beer)
2. NightMärzen - Oktoberfest Lager (Fall Seasonal)
3. Bog•Water - Gruit Ale (Winter Seasonal)
4. Beaver•River - I.P.Eh? (Spring Seasonal)
5. Smokin' Banana Peel - Smoked Hefeweizen (Wild Oats #11)
6. Weiss O' Lantern - Pumpkin-weiss (Wild Oats #13)
7. Mr Hyde - RyePA + Roggenbier (Wild Oats #14)
8. Dr. Jekyll - Nightmarzen + Lugtread Blend
9. Treading•Water - Bogwater + Lugtread Blend
10. Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck (Greener Futures Release)
11. Ryes Above - Rye Porter (House Ales + Beau's collaboration)
12. May Contain Traces of My Nuts - Peanut Butter Stout (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
13. Strong Patrick - Irish Red Ale w/ Barrel Aged Blend (Wild Oats #18)
Bottles
1. Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck (Greener Futures Release)
2. Mates with Dates - Experimental Fruit Beer Collaboration (Wild Oats #16)
3. Winterbrewed - Coffee-Amber (Wild Oats #9)
4. Collabrrrewator - Coffee-Dopplebock (Wild Oats #17)
5. Dunkel Buck - Dunkel Weizenbock (Wild Oats #10)
6. Hogan's Goat - Spiced Bock (Wild Oats #15)
7. Screaming Beaver - Oak Aged Double IPA (Wild Oats #3)
Casks
1. Beaver River - I.P.Eh? (Spring Seasonal)
2. Ryes Above - Rye Porter (House Ales + Beau's collaboration)
3. Ryes Above (w/Brett) - Rye Porter w/Brett (House Ales + Beau's collaboration)
4. Doublewide - DIPA (Pro-Am Collaboration #3)
5. "Doble de Acción" - Agave Pale Ale - Aged with Tequila Soaked Oak Chips (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
6. Good Night Nurse - Belgian Quad (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
7. Super Smash Beau's - Single Malt + Single Hop Brew (exclusive #beauo one-off)
1. Lug•Tread - Lagered Ale (Flagship Beer)
2. NightMärzen - Oktoberfest Lager (Fall Seasonal)
3. Bog•Water - Gruit Ale (Winter Seasonal)
4. Beaver•River - I.P.Eh? (Spring Seasonal)
5. Smokin' Banana Peel - Smoked Hefeweizen (Wild Oats #11)
6. Weiss O' Lantern - Pumpkin-weiss (Wild Oats #13)
7. Mr Hyde - RyePA + Roggenbier (Wild Oats #14)
8. Dr. Jekyll - Nightmarzen + Lugtread Blend
9. Treading•Water - Bogwater + Lugtread Blend
10. Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck (Greener Futures Release)
11. Ryes Above - Rye Porter (House Ales + Beau's collaboration)
12. May Contain Traces of My Nuts - Peanut Butter Stout (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
13. Strong Patrick - Irish Red Ale w/ Barrel Aged Blend (Wild Oats #18)
Bottles
1. Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck (Greener Futures Release)
2. Mates with Dates - Experimental Fruit Beer Collaboration (Wild Oats #16)
3. Winterbrewed - Coffee-Amber (Wild Oats #9)
4. Collabrrrewator - Coffee-Dopplebock (Wild Oats #17)
5. Dunkel Buck - Dunkel Weizenbock (Wild Oats #10)
6. Hogan's Goat - Spiced Bock (Wild Oats #15)
7. Screaming Beaver - Oak Aged Double IPA (Wild Oats #3)
Casks
1. Beaver River - I.P.Eh? (Spring Seasonal)
2. Ryes Above - Rye Porter (House Ales + Beau's collaboration)
3. Ryes Above (w/Brett) - Rye Porter w/Brett (House Ales + Beau's collaboration)
4. Doublewide - DIPA (Pro-Am Collaboration #3)
5. "Doble de Acción" - Agave Pale Ale - Aged with Tequila Soaked Oak Chips (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
6. Good Night Nurse - Belgian Quad (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
7. Super Smash Beau's - Single Malt + Single Hop Brew (exclusive #beauo one-off)
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Had a pint at the Local, then Lone Pine and CV Robust Porter at C'est What before heading back up to Volo at 10:30 - only had to wait about 10minutes outside at that point, Had the Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck and the last pint of the Doublewide Cask before calling it a night
It was a good time, would have been nice to get in earlier, but c'est la vie
It was a good time, would have been nice to get in earlier, but c'est la vie
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the DDC takeover was pretty nuts last year. but i recall only waiting 30 min to get in AND then get our beer.JeffPorter wrote:Man - if this is a sign of what the next DDC takeover is going to be like, I'm not sure if I can do that...clearly, we need more events like this in the city...
i think this is an unfortunate but positive sign of a few things. keep in mind that most of the early crowd was full of industry people. but clearly Toronto's hunger for innovative beer is growing beyond capacity. and it also means that Volo should re-consider its location and size (which i think it is doing) since holding 100 people for an event and turning away 100 more isn't all that productive.
i wanted to go for a pint because, to be honest, i'm pretty neutral on Beau's. haven't had an offensive Beau's beer but haven't been blown away. kind of want to be blown away.
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Agreed, solid and consistent but lacks that little extra to put them in my top breweries in Ontario.TheSevenDuffs wrote:A lot of us feel that way about Beau's.atomeyes wrote: to be honest, i'm pretty neutral on Beau's. haven't had an offensive Beau's beer but haven't been blown away. kind of want to be blown away.
The C'est What festivals have had big line ups for a while now, and other events have been getting steadily longer lines so I am not shocked. I think this is a function of increased craft beer popularity and limited capacity at venues. The alternative is to ticket the events, but if you search Bartowel you will see just as many people complaining about missing out on tickets for those events, so you can't win really.atomeyes wrote:i think this is an unfortunate but positive sign of a few things. keep in mind that most of the early crowd was full of industry people. but clearly Toronto's hunger for innovative beer is growing beyond capacity.
I don't necessarily agree that the line up was mostly industry people though. There was a lot of beaus and volo staff inside already, but most of the people I saw/talked to were just your regular beer enthusiasts. Perhaps I was just oblivious, its been known to happen
I had fun, enjoyed a good number of the beers, particularly the quad, peanut better brew, agave, and the rye porter. The limited capacity sucks for those who didn't make it in right away, but I enjoyed the extra elbow room for those inside!