Take Me Home
You pick up cans of Al’s Cask Ale from thirty-six GTA LCBOs (the list keeps growing) and also have the option of taking home dozens of choices from our bottle shop. We have a full selection of C’est What Durham brews and our entire packaged beer, cider, seltzer, and wine list available for you to take home or to your next picnic. Please see our current list online.
Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 56
History of Grisette In the late 1800s, Southern Belgium’s Hainaut province became an industrial mecca, moving away from agriculture, into coal and stone mining. With industrialization on the rise, local brewers began producing beer for growing population of local miners. Saison was the brew of farmhands, and grisette became the brew of miners. The term grisette, or little grey, is often attributed to the young female factory workers dressed in distinctive grey smocks, who would pass out beer to fortify miners at the end of the work day. Saison & Grisette The history of grisette is largely based on that …
How To: The Nitro Pour
Unleash the power of our nitro-brews with some instruction from Craft Beer Days in this fun tutorial video. Hint, it’s all in the wrist action and a bit of patience. Use with Al’s Cask Ale, Blak Katt, ESB, Joan’s Dark Secret, Mocha Porter, and Red Dragon. Not recommended for Ginger Wheat, Hop Addict, or Starlight – although shaking a carbonated beer WOULD make an action packed video.
Emily Kate, Friday June 23
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Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 55
What is a Czech Pilsner? The origins of pilsner beer dates back to 1842, named after the ancient city of Plzen, now part of Western Czech Republic, where the beer was first brewed. Prior to the advent of pilsner, beer drinkers were only accustomed to dark, heavy, cloudy beers. This Plzen brew is renowned for being the first fully pale beer in central Europe, light-bodied, golden and brilliantly clear. According to modern standards, Czech pilsners should be more malt-forward than their German counterpart, crisp and clean, with a pronounced bitterness. Yeast & Fermentation By the early 19th century, brewers knew …
Beer Garden Is Open!
Bigger and better than ever. Craft Draft, full menu, heaters, games, and the great outdoors!