Posts Tagged:volo

The Case For Cask

By chris | Published: October 25, 2012

*** This post lead to a re-connection with The Bell, and their story has taken an interesting turn: they have just successfully funded a community buy-out! Exciting times, and you can read more about it here: http://www.bellcommunity.org.uk/ *** In June of 2000, my girlfriend (now wife) and I staggered through the streets of Bath, making […]

Cask Days 2011 – Start Planning

By chris | Published: October 14, 2011

Cask Days is coming. Specifically, it’s Sunday October 30th. That should be enough. If you’ve been to Cask Days before hit up http://www.caskdays.com/ and get your tickets. I’ll see you there. Okay, I realize that a lot of you might not be familiar with Cask Days, so let me elaborate, though seriously consider just buying […]

Stuff you need to know today – March 1st 2011

By chris | Published: March 2, 2011

Wow, blink and suddenly there’s like a billion cool beer events and news items to address. Okay, maybe not quite a billion, but a lot. Get your calendar and bank statement out, and get planning! March promises to be a pretty exciting month for beer lovers in Toronto.

Stuff you need to know about Volo today – Tuesday, December 21st

By chris | Published: December 21, 2010

So, I’m going to go ahead and assume we all know about Bar Volo, and just dive in (if you don’t, http://www.barvolo.com is a great place to start). Some updates are in from Tom, and well worth passing along: Holiday Hours December 20th-23rd: 12PM – 2AM December 24th: 12PM – 5PM December 25th-26th: CLOSED January […]

Stuff you need to know today – Tuesday, December 7th

By chris | Published: December 7, 2010

Doing it again, stuff I think you can’t live without… A Night with Fred – Hopfenstark – Bar Volo So, immediately below this post is my post for this event. I won’t repeat myself, I just thought I’d point out that it’s happening, and it’s going to be great. Telling it like it is – […]

A Night with Fred – Bar Volo

By chris | Published: December 7, 2010

Just got a reminder from Tom at Volo and thought I would pass it along. HMH Negotiants and barVolo Presents A Night With Fred… Microbrasserie Hopfenstark Feature Join barVolo on Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at 8:00pm and discover the beers of Microbrasserie Hopfenstark from L’Assomption, Québec. Brew master and founder Frederick Cormier will be present […]

Cask Days – Bar Volo

By chris | Published: October 5, 2010

Just in from Ralph at Volo!!!! ABOUT CASK DAYS October has become Toronto’s annual month to celebrate cask-condition ale – a term for unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer that undergoes secondary fermentation. Once tapped, cask-ale – also referred to as real ale, has only a few days to be consumed at it’s peak; we call […]

Black Oak at Volo and beyond – Toronto Beer Week

By chris | Published: September 25, 2010

After making my farewells at The Monk’s Table, I hopped the subway down to Wellesley and the short walk to Volo. Upon approaching, I was hailed from the patio by Ken Woods, Ralph and a crew of happy beer drinkers. After a chat, abbreviated only by my desire for more beer, I headed into the […]

$4 Pints at Volo – Toronto Beer Week

By chris | Published: September 21, 2010

After eating more seafood then a Nova Scotia Fisherman at Starfish, I hopped up to Volo to vote on the IPA cask challenge final and enjoy some $4 pints. At this point I must say: I go to Volo somewhat frequently. I’ve been to numerous events, including the epic cask days. With that in mind, […]

Pre Toronto Beer Week – Saturday Night

By chris | Published: September 19, 2010

So, yesterday was a busy beer day, despite the fact that Toronto Beer Week still doesn’t actually start until tomorrow. Volo was having a Dieu du Ciel! party, and I celebrated my 30th birthday a few weeks early, to take advantage of my best friend actually being in the country. So, unless this is the […]