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3rd Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge - May 14/15
Once again Cask Days invites you to participate in the 3rd Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge on Saturday, May 14th 2011 and Sunday, May 15th 2011 at barVolo (587 Yonge St.) This year will feature 26 different India Pale Ales from 23 breweries from Ontario. With the growing demand for hoppy beers, our goal is to inspire and challenge our local craft brewers to create new and exciting ways to make an India Pale Ale.
All participating beers will go heads up against each other in a single elimination bracket tournament. The challenge will run over two days where each IPA is assigned a number and served blind on gravity. Top scores from each beer pairing will advance to the next round. Ontario Cask IPA Challenge is a tasting event and all beers will be served in 5oz glasses. Beers that do not advance will become available by the ½ and full pint the following round.
Round 1
Sat, May 14th (12pm - 5pm)
Round 2
Sat, May 14th (6pm - 11pm)
Round 3
Sun, May 15th (12pm - 6pm)
RESOURCES
Official Website
http://caskdays.com/ipachallenge.html
Press Release
http://caskdays.com/ipachallenge2011_pressrelease.pdf
IPA Challenge Bracket
http://caskdays.com/ipachallenge2011_bracket.png
IPA Challenge Logo
http://caskdays.com/ipachallenge2011_logo.png
IPA Challenge Poster
http://caskdays.com/ipachallenge2011_poster.png
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If it follows the old Cask Day's routine, yes. Just go for a walk, grab something to eat and come back for 6pm; simplesDragonOfBlood wrote:So if I show up Saturday for round 1, does that mean I get kicked out when round 2 begins?
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Hmm, isn't there going to be a giant line outside to get back in?Torontoblue wrote:If it follows the old Cask Day's routine, yes. Just go for a walk, grab something to eat and come back for 6pm; simplesDragonOfBlood wrote:So if I show up Saturday for round 1, does that mean I get kicked out when round 2 begins?
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This was a very fun time. What was surprising is that very few of the beers were outright terrible but very few were really standouts either. I haven't gone back yet to unblind the samples I did, but my favourites from round 1 were #7, #11, #20, #22. The judging panel was pretty fun and it was great to meet a bunch of people in the Toronto beer scene who I hadn't gotten to meet yet.
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I wasn't blown away by any of the samples I had yesterday, but still some good beers to be had. Of the top 4, I rated them 4,2, and a tie between 1 & 3.
Sampled 6 others that had been revealed already, I think I liked the House Ales Notorious best out of those that didn't advance. The Saint Andre was a drain pour - some ugly phenolics going on with that one.
Sampled 6 others that had been revealed already, I think I liked the House Ales Notorious best out of those that didn't advance. The Saint Andre was a drain pour - some ugly phenolics going on with that one.
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