The Bar Towel

Thought I'd start a catch-all topic about Toronto Beer Week 2014 (5th anniversary!) as some of the events are starting to pop up already.

First one - craft beer cruise on Saturday, Sept. 13th:

http://www.torontocraftbrewcruise.com

Things are starting to get lined up for TBW 2014. Some events are going up:

http://torontobeerweek.com/calendar/

We're doing an event with Indie - a night of barrel aged beers.

Get your tickets before they're gone!

http://www.bartowel.com/announcing-the- ... ged-beers/

Sounds awesome. I got my ticket.

Booked! An all Indie weekend with that and the homebrew tap takeover.

lister wrote:Booked! An all Indie weekend with that and the homebrew tap takeover.

Tough for any homebrewers who made a oak aged beer, having folks who had just had actual barrel aged beers to compare it against. But who would do that... Oh. :/

groulxsome wrote:

lister wrote:Booked! An all Indie weekend with that and the homebrew tap takeover.

Tough for any homebrewers who made a oak aged beer, having folks who had just had actual barrel aged beers to compare it against. But who would do that... Oh. :/

Good thing mine isn't barrel aged!

I figure if you like them then that's great, if you don't, well, fuck you!

I'm interested in trying mine as I did a slightly tweaked version at home that I finally get to try tomorrow.

I'm happy to announce that the Toronto Public Library has a couple of beer programs during TBW for the first time! Both will take place at the Sanderson branch (327 Bathurst, at Dundas St W).

Homebrewing 101 - Sat Sept 13th. 1-4pm.

Have you ever wanted to make your own beer? See how simple it is with a guided demonstration from the Amsterdam brewery.

This is intended for people new to homebrewing.

Books & Brews - Thurs Sept 18th. 7-8pm.

Calling all hopheads and book lovers! Join us in a celebration of beer with authors Stephen Beaumont ("The World Atlas of Beer"), David Ort ("The Canadian Craft Beer Cookbook") and Jordan St. John ("Ontario Beer"). They will be talking about why craft beer matters, the history of beer in Toronto, pairing beer and food, and what the future may hold for craft beer in Ontario.

It would be great to see some Bar Towel folks at both events. To register for either, please call 416-393-7653.

lister wrote:Booked! An all Indie weekend with that and the homebrew tap takeover.

Looks like the Indie Alehouse homebrew tap takeover event is live for the public now. Here is the link: https://www.uniiverse.com/listings/indi ... 1410714000

Will the beers available for Sacred Oak be published ahead of the event?

Will the beers available for Homebrew event be published ahead of the event?

northyorksammy wrote:Will the beers available for Homebrew event be published ahead of the event?

I know there will be a Rye Saison with Nelson Sauvin and Amarillo hops aged on Chardonnay Oak.

Anything going on during the WEEK?

While I appreciate Saturday events, its not the Toronto beer weekend....

FEUO wrote:Anything going on during the WEEK?

While I appreciate Saturday events, its not the Toronto beer weekend....

So far we've got the two weekend Indie events and we'll do C'est What's fall festival. Barrel beers and C'est What back-to-back! Oof!

Of what events that have been listed at this point, these weekday events will be floated by the fiance:

Beer Academy:
Dual Beer Launch: Rauchbier & Vanilla Coconut Chocolate Imperial Stout - Sept 11 5pm
Australian Invasion - Sept 15 5pm
Coffee Pils and Gamer Skills - Sept 17 5pm
Mad & Noisy presents Brewhaha! - Sept 18 5pm

Against The Grain:
GLB 2nd annual ATG Pumpkin Carving Competition - Sept 19 6pm

C'est What:
Dream Small: What’s the Big Deal About Nano Breweries? - Sept 16 7pm

FEUO wrote:Anything going on during the WEEK?

While I appreciate Saturday events, its not the Toronto beer weekend....

Golden Tap Awards - Wed. Sept. 17th @ Beerbistro:

http://goldentapawards.com/awards-event/

Lots 'o Breweries!