C'est What Fall Festival of Craft Breweries 2010 - Sep 24/25

[GregClow]

Yeah, I know it's part of Toronto Beer Week which already has a thread, but I think the C'est What fest deserves its own thread.

Here are the details so far...

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Now in it’s 22nd year of featuring the best of the local brewing trade, C’est What’s annual Fall Festival Of Craft Breweries is becoming a two-night stand on September 24 and 25. You shouldn’t have to line-up to get a decent beer, but line-ups have become commonplace at this event so we’re going to double the fun and be festive on both Friday and Saturday night to give more people an opportunity to discover the latest in this corner of the craft beer universe. We have also moved the event a week earlier than usual to be part of Toronto’s inaugural Beer Week running from September 20 to 26 at well over forty watering holes and restaurants around town. This is evidence that, unlike two decades ago, we are no longer one of the only places in Toronto to get a decent pint. But C’est What has always been more keen to promote the community of good beer and better places to enjoy them than to create its own gated community.

This years festival will feature assortment of old favourites, new releases, and one-offs. Over ninety percent of Ontario brewers will be represented with about sixty beers available over the two nights, including fifteen cask dispensed choices. True aficionados of the barley nectar (i.e.. beer geeks) may want to drop by on both nights as there will a be different selection of forty to choose from each evening. The line-up will be posted online as the brews are confirmed.

As usual admission is free and most samples cost a loonie. Sampling runs from five to ten each evening.

The line-up confirmed to date is:

Amsterdam: Oranje Weisse, Oktoberfest
Big Rock: Scotch Ale
Barley Days: County IPA (unfiltered)
Black Oak: Papaya Ale (cask)
Beau's: Gosh (cask)
Brick Brewing: Waterloo Dark
Cameron's: TBA
Church-Key: Like Water For Chocolate Porter
C'est What: Al's Cask Ale (cask), Caraway Rye Beer, Coffee Porter, Homegrown Hemp Ale, Mother Pucker's Ginger Wheat, Steve's Dreaded Chocolate Orange
Creemore: TBA
Denison's Dunkel
Dieu du Ciel: Peche Mortal
Duggan's Brewery: TBA (cask)
Durham: Vanilla Bean Stout (cask)
F&M: TBA (cask)
Flying Monkeys: Smashbomb Atomic IPA (variations, cask)
Grand River: Highballer Pumpkin Ale (cask), Kolsch
Granite: Landlord's Daughter smoked porter (cask)
Great Lakes: Pumpkin Ale (cask), Miamiweissendunkel
Hockley Valley: Black & Tan King: Vienna Lager
Lake of Bays: Pale Ale
MacLean's: IPA (cask)
McAuslan: Pumpkin Ale, Cream Ale, Oatmeal Stout
Mill Street: Betelguesse, Cobblestone Stout, Oktoberfest
Muskoka: Dark Chocolate Ale (cask), Harvest Ale (cask)
Neustadt: Marzen 458 (cask)
Nickel Brook: Sour Cherry (cask), Trillium Pale Ale
Old Credit: Amber Ale
Pioneer Brewery: TBA
Railway City: Double Dead Elephant Ale
Scotch Irish: Black Irish Porter (cask)
Steam Whistle: Pilsner
Unibroue: Trois Pistoles
Wellington: Russian Imperial Stout (cask)

[JerCraigs]

Any word on if they still plan to have different things on each day?

Beau's Gosh = Gose or just an intriguing name I wonder.

[GregClow]

Any word on if they still plan to have different things on each day?

From the post above:

"Over ninety percent of Ontario brewers will be represented with about sixty beers available over the two nights, including fifteen cask dispensed choices. True aficionados of the barley nectar (i.e.. beer geeks) may want to drop by on both nights as there will a be different selection of forty to choose from each evening."

[JerCraigs]

So what now you're expecting me to read more carefully?? When did you get so demanding Greg???

[Jonah Hex]

I wonder if any of these brews will also be available for a nice Saturday lunch?

[Bobsy]

Kudos to George for extending this to two days - it should alleviate some of the crowding we've seen at recent festivals, and it allows him to showcase an even wider range of beers. I'm particularly impressed by the large cask selection. I'll be taking my old man down there on Friday night and may well be back again on Saturday.

[wilco]

Latest updates can be found here: http://www.cestwhat.com/music/festivalo ... weries.asp. The Beau's is now properly called Matt's Gose, so you can calm yourselves.

[GregClow]

I wonder if any of these brews will also be available for a nice Saturday lunch?

I'm expect anything that doesn't run out on Friday night will be available on Saturday, at least until they start changing the casks & kegs for Saturday night.

And the full lists have been released, by the way:

FRIDAY

Casks:
Al's Cask Ale
Durham Vanilla Bean Stout
F&M (TBA)
Wellington Russian Imperial Stout
Granite Landlord's Daughter
Flying Monkeys Smash Bomb Atomic IPA (variations)
MacLean's IPA
Muskoka Dark Chocolate
Scotch Irish Black Irish Porter
Nickel Brook Sour Cherry

Kegs:
Mother Pucker's Ginger Wheat
Creemore Urbock
King Pilsner
McAuslan Apricot Wheat
Steam Whistle Pilsner
Old Credit Amber Ale
Cheshire Valley ESB
Big Wheel Amber Ale
Nickel Brook Trillium Pale Ale
Scotch Irish Corporal Punishment (unfiltered)
Big Rock Grasshopper Wheat
Amsterdam Oranje Weisse
Trois Pistoles
McAuslan Cream Ale
Mill St. Cobblestone Stout
C'est What Coffee Porter
C'est What Caraway Rye Beer
C'est What Homegrown Hemp Ale
Duggan's #9 IPA
Cameron's Auburn Ale
Church-Key Likewaterforchocolate Porter
Durham Hop Addict
Lake Of Bays Pale Ale
Mill St. Organic Lager
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
Steve's Dreaded Chocolate Orange
Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale
Hockley Valley Stout
Grand River Raspberry Pils
Denison's Weissbier

SATURDAY

Casks:
Al's Cask Ale
Durham Hop Head
Neustadt Marzen 458
Beau's Matt's Gose
Granite Hopping Mad
Great Lakes Pumpkin Ale
Black Oak Papaya Pale Ale
Duggan's English Ale
Muskoka Harvest Ale
Grand River Highballer Pumpkin

Kegs:
Mother Pucker's Ginger Wheat
Muskoka Cream Ale
King Vienna Lager
St. Ambroise Great Pumpkin Ale
Steam Whistle Pilsner
Barley Days County IPA
Brick Waterloo Dark
Amsterdam Oktoberfest
Railway City Dead Elephant Ale
Railway City Double Dead Elephant Ale
Big Rock Scotch Ale
Black Oak Saison
Mill St. Betelguese
McAuslan Cream Ale
Durham Black Katt
C'est What Coffee Porter
C'est What Caraway Rye Beer
C'est What Homegrown Hemp Ale
Great Lakes Miami Weissendunkel
Ste. Andre Vienna Lager
Church-Key Northumberland Ale
Dieu du Ciel Peche Mortal
St. Ambroise Pale Ale
Mill St. Oktoberfest
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
Steve's Dreaded Chocolate Orange
Great Lakes Devil's Pale Ale
Neustadt 10W30
Grand River Kolsch
Denison's Dunkel

[GregClow]

Also - I am LOVING the new logos for the C'est What beers. Hope they make some t-shirts!

[jimmay]

I'm heading down Friday. Sounds great!

[Derek]

Also - I am LOVING the new logos for the C'est What beers. Hope they make some t-shirts!

Yeah, those logo's are awesome!

[Bill MacTavish]

In recognition of Scott Baio's 50th Birthday, we have made a special pilsner for the occasion aptly named:

Chachi loves Pilsner

Hope to see you out there!

[JerCraigs]

Did anyone figure out what the Big Rock Scotch ale was? is it something new?

[lister]

My two favourite beers of the event: Vanilla Bean Stout and the Kolsch.

[matt7215]

My two favourite beers of the event: Vanilla Bean Stout and the Kolsch.

the Grand River Kolsch? if so im glad to see it making its way around, it was great at their anniversary party in the summer.