The Bar Towel

Cask Days Beer Festival returns for its 18th year! From Friday, October 11th to Sunday October 13th there will be 40+ different casks from 30+ different breweries across Ontario available to try on the patio of Bar Volo in downtown Toronto.

No advance tickets. Admission will be $20 (includes a glass) at the door for each session and food/drink token system will be in effect. The bar will not be open for its usual food/drink offerings as we'll be dedicated to bringing you as many unique cask ale offerings as possible.

EVENT HOURS

Friday, October 11th (12-11pm)
Saturday, October 12th (12-11pm)
Sunday, October 13th (12-11pm)

PARTICIPATING PRODUCERS

Albion, All My Friends, Amsterdam, Badlands, Bellwoods, Beyond The Pale, Black Lab, Blood Brothers, Burdock, Dieu du Ciel!, Dominion City, Durham / C'est What?, Fairweather, Fine Balance, Godspeed, Granite, Great Lakes, Indie Alehouse, Isle de Garde, Left Field, Matron, Merit, Muddy York, Rainhard, Revel, Rouge River, Short Finger, Silversmith, Slake, Sonnen Hill, Third Moon, Tooth & Nail, Town, True History, Two Loons, Volo, West Ave., Willibald

Beer list:

Albion Bitter (Bitter)
Albion Chiniquy (Mild)
Albion L'Ancêtre (Porter)
All My Friends x Bellwoods Oatshark (Fruited Oatcream IPA)
Amsterdam El Jaguar (Barrel Aged Imperial Stout w Spices)
Badlands Firkin For Ale (IPA)
Bellwoods Bourbon Hellwoods (B.A Imp. Stout w. Vanilla & Coffee)
Beyond The Pale Märzen (Oktoberfest-Inspired Lager)
Black Lab 10 Grams Or Less (Hazy IPA w. Jolly Ranchers)
Blood Brothers Codswallop (English Mild)
Burdock Triple B (Burdock's Best Bitter)
Died du Ciel! X Volo Marea (English IPA)
Died du Ciel! Pain Quotidien (Bitter)
Dominion City Lost Train (Oatmeal Stout w. Coffee & Lactose)
Durham / C'est What Hemp Haze (Hazy Pale Ale w. Hemp Seeds)
Fairweather Play Thing (Sour w. Raspberry, Mint, Hibiscus, Grape, Lactose)
Fine Balance Another Bloody Pumpkin Ale (Ale w. Pumpkin Spice, Blood Orange & Lactose)
Godspeed Sklepník: Kräusened (Pitch-Lined Plzen-Style Lager)
Granite Every Six Minutes (West Coast IPA w. Ringwood Yeast)
Great Lakes x Granite Devil's Pale Ale 666 (Cascadian Pale Ale)
Hopfenstark Postcolonial (IPA)
Indie Ale House St Crispins (Dark Mild Dry Hopped w. Comet)
Isle de Garde Ce Que Tu Dois Boire À Tous Les Jours (English Session Ale)
Isle de Garde David's Good Ale (Modern English Pale Ale)
Isle de Garde English Brown Ale (English-Inspired Dark Ale)
Left Field Greenwood (IPA)
Matron x Volo Allora (Pale Ale)
Merit Zone (Red Ale)
Rainhard Swirl Coffee Cake (Stout w. Coffee, Vanilla, Cinnamon & Lactose)
Revel Good Evening (Cider w. Skin-Contact Riesling & Honeycomb)
Rouge River x Badlands x Yakima Chief Rougelands #6 (Double IPA)
Short Finger May The Schwartz Be With You (Schwartzbier)
Silversmith Hill 145 (Red Ale)
Slake Long Sleeves (Amber Ale)
Sonnen Hill Kellerbier (Lager)
Third Moon Peanut Butter & Jelly Bestowed (Imp. Pastry Stout)
Tooth & Nail October (Autumn Ale)
Town Knock On Wood (Rum Barrel Aged California Common w. Coffee)
True History The Tmavé (Czech-Style Dark Lager)
Two Loons Golden Nail (British Golden Ale Dry Hopped w EKG)
Volo Zina (Bitter)
Volo Punter's Gold (Golden Ale)
Volo Marzo (Märzen)
Volo Westside (Old School IPA)
Volo Mezza Notte (Espresso Milk Stout)
Volo Gus (Porter)
Volo x Muddy York Fumo (Export Stout w. Oak Smoked Wheat)
West Ave. Legend of the Vines (Wild Fermented Northern Spy Apple & Gamay Noir)
Willibald This Is Not A Pumpkin Beer (Mild)

A good time as usual at Cask Days. Saw lots of familiar faces from the local beer scene so nice to see and catch up with a lot of folks.

They had a little extra space on the patio which was nice. Great weather on Friday when I went so was a pleasant time all around.