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Cask Days 2013 - October 19 & 20

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Cask Days 2013 - October 19 & 20

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perplexed that no one's posted anything, considering that it will probably sell out within a week of tickets being put on sale.

http://caskdays.com/

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Have to make sure we get our own tickets first... :wink:

Interesting to see a full weekend ticket.
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Got a Sat. afternoon ticket. Very excited for the 36 British Cask feature
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CONFIRMED BREWERIES

U.K FEATURE // Harbour Brewery // Hilden Brewery // Arran Brewery // Beavertown Brewery // Signature Brew // Thornbridge Brewery // Ridgeway Brewing // Monty's Brewery // Wells & Young // Magic Rock Brewery // Box Steam Brewery // Ikkley Brewery // Crate Brewery // Redemption // Siren Craft // St Austell // Arbor Ales // Hand Drawn Monkey // Roosters Brewery // Black Jack Beers // Wild Beer Co. // Tiny Rebel // Red Willow // Summer Wine // London Fields // Moor Beer // Daniel Thwaites // Quantock

I wonder if they'll be one or two tokens each to try. Hopefully everything is one token this year, at 2.50 a token, 2 tokens is the equivalent of a 20 dollar beer.

Does anyone know anything about any of those breweries? My knowledge of the UK craft scene is pretty limited.

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Post by icemachine »

We have had beer's from a few of these breweries in the LCBO - Well's & Young's has the Well's Bombardier & Young's Double Chocolate, Thornbridge Kipling & Jaipur, Box Steam has had a Funnel Blower and Dark & Handsome
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Post by northyorksammy »

I am pumped for UK casks - where is the link for those breweries?

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squeaky wrote: U.K FEATURE // Harbour Brewery // Hilden Brewery // Arran Brewery // Beavertown Brewery // Signature Brew // Thornbridge Brewery // Ridgeway Brewing // Monty's Brewery // Wells & Young // Magic Rock Brewery // Box Steam Brewery // Ikkley Brewery // Crate Brewery // Redemption // Siren Craft // St Austell // Arbor Ales // Hand Drawn Monkey // Roosters Brewery // Black Jack Beers // Wild Beer Co. // Tiny Rebel // Red Willow // Summer Wine // London Fields // Moor Beer // Daniel Thwaites // Quantock
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There's already a bazillion reasons to attend, but this is the icing on the cake.

*races over to buy tickets*
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I got the weekend pass. It sounds like its going to be an amazing weekend.

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Won a pair of tix for Sunday afternoon from TBW facebook page.

I know it'll pretty well picked over by then, but I'm looking forward to it as I've never attended before.

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kafercrazy wrote:Won a pair of tix for Sunday afternoon from TBW facebook page.

I know it'll pretty well picked over by then, but I'm looking forward to it as I've never attended before.
They usually stop serving popular beers part-way through the other sessions to make sure it lasts for everyone.

Last year I tried to sample roughly in order from light to dark, only to find that the best heavy dark stuff had been cut off to preserve it. This year I'm just going to drink what sounds best first.

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Post by MatttthewGeorge »

This year they've asked us for 2 casks of the same beer. Assuming they've done that with everyone, I think there will be less chance to running out this year.
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I believe there was mention somewhere of them adding new beers at each session? Don't quote me on that though.

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JerCraigs wrote:I believe there was mention somewhere of them adding new beers at each session? Don't quote me on that though.
I think it was on their twitter feed. I believe 15 new casks for each session is what I read.
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Post by xocoatl »

Anyone from KW/Guelph/Cambridge area planning to go? Would like to attend, but trying to work out travel arrangements.

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