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IPA CHALLENGE RE-CAP

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:53:36 -0400

On behalf of Cask Days & barVolo we would like to thank everyone who joined us this weekend and participated in the 4th Annual Ontario Cask IPA challenge. The weather was in perfect condition for cask ale and it was the largest customer participation / turn out we have ever seen.

A special thanks to all of the craft breweries from Ontario who entered their beer into this years challenge. Everyone can agree that the quality and taste of the IPA’s were in excellent condition and gets better every year. The challenge is not so much about who makes the best beer, but to spread the awareness of the style and to stimulate local breweries to create new and exciting varieties of india pale ales.

Cask Days would like to congratulate House Ales who came out on top and won the challenge with their West Side 213 IPA. For those of you who missed out this weekend or our live twitter feeds you can check out the results here;

Cask Numbers

Round One Results

Round Two Results

Round Three Results

Round Four Results

Final Bracket

We also have some great photos of the event taken by Mandeep Flora;

Facebook Users

Non-Facebook Users

Finally, a big thanks to Caplansky’s Truck & Chef Ryan (for catering the event), Guerrilla Printing (for all their hard work and awesome prints), Keep6 Design (for branding the challenge), barVolo staff/volunteers (standing outside all weekend long in the cold weather serving beer) and for all our customers who came out to support the event. Its great to see so many new faces and industry folk present. Its a good time to be a craft beer lover in Ontario. Cheers and see everyone next year! (At a new undisclosed location )

Event Reviews;

Feast On It (Beer Junkie:The 4th Annual Cask Days IPA Challenge)

Toronto Life (BarVolo’s IPA Challenge: 32 Cask Ales & A Whole Lot Of Hops)

CASK DAYS IPA CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND!

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:26:00 -0400

This weekend barVolo will host the Cask Days 4th Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge. During the main festivities (Saturday & Sunday) barVolo will not be open for regular business and dedicating our space to the IPA challenge. Admission is $10.00 (includes official glass, score card and program guide) at the door. Food will be provided by Caplansky’s Truck & Chef Ryan.

CHECK OUT THE BEER LIST HERE! http://bit.ly/HG5YQE

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Tonight (Friday, April 20th) we will be open for regular business and begin this years festivities with the IPA SPIN OFF featuring not so traditional IPA’s from Ontario breweries. This will include the following styles: Double IPA’s, Black IPA’s Belgian IPA’s and experimental IPA’s Beers. The majority of beers for this event will be one offs. No admission required.

AMSTERDAM’S “Dodoens Pale” – Belgian IPA 8.4%
BELLWOODS “Witchshark” – Imperial IPA – 10.7%
BEAU’S “Hell Hop” - Imperial Red Ale - 8.5%
BLACK OAK’S “Ten Bitter Years” – DIPA – 8.0%
CAMERON’S “Barrel Aged Sour IPA” – Hybrid – 6.0%
CLOCK TOWER “Piney The Beer” - Hybrid - 6.0%
FLYING MONKEY “Harmonic Decimation -DIPA - 10.0%
GRANITE “Darkside” – Black IPA – 6.0%
GREAT LAKES “Apocalypse Later”– Imperial IPA – 11.0%
GREAT LAKES “Audrey Hopburn” – Belgian IPA – 6.2%
GREAT LAKES X DHC “Mango Kiwi IPA” – Hybrid – 4.4%
HOUSE ALES “Fermium” Double Black IPA – 8%
SAWDUST CITY “The Princess Wears Girlpants” – Belgian IPA – 8.5%

For more information check out;

Event Poster http://caskdays.com/ipa2012_poster.png

Event Bracket http://caskdays.com/ipa2012_bracket.png

Event Logo http://caskdays.com/ipa2012_logo.png

Press Release http://caskdays.com/ipa2012_press.pdf

Event Website http://caskdays.com/ipachallenge

Facebook http://facebook.com/caskdays

Twitter http://twitter.com/caskdays

During the main event (Saturday & Sunday) …

We will be accepting CASH ONLY. ATM available downstairs
IPA challenge is 19+. $10.00 Admission At the Door.
Our capacity is 120 persons. We are hoping for a steady flow of people as the challenge is a tasting event.
barVolo will only be serving advertised beers this weekend
After Round 2 (Saturday Night) we will be open until 2:00am serving only beers that have been knocked out of the challenge.

#BEAULO Tonight

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:44:23 -0400

Tonight we will be hosting #BEAULO with our good friends at Beau’s All Natural!

Check Out More Event Details Here

barVolo will not be open for regular business today.
We will close from 5:00pm-7:00pm to set up for the event.
We are located at 587 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario
Event will run from 7:00pm-2:00am (or until supplies last)
Food will be available. No Table Service.
Event is 19+ and CASH ONLY. ATM is located downstairs
Only beers advertized for this event will be served.
All beers will be served in a 330mL glasses
Our event capacity is 100 guests (50 inside, 50 outside)
Dress warm, beer stations will also be set up outside
Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Cheers!!!

BEER 4 BOOBS

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:03:24 -0400

Today we will host BEER 4 BOOBS. Here’s a few things you should know before coming to the event;

barVolo will not be open for regular business.
We are located at 587 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario
Event will run from 2:00pm-8:00pm (or until supplies last)
Food will be provided by Alli’s Fresh Baked. Regular menu not available.
Event is 19+ and CASH ONLY. ATM is located downstairs
Only beers advertized for this event will be served.
$20.00 admission donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
All beers will be served in a 330mL glass for $5.00 (One Token)
Our event capacity is 100 guests (50 inside, 50 outside)
Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

BEER LIST (UPDATE)

1. Amsterdam Lassie’s 80 (Scottish 80 Shilling)
Brewers: Morgan, Kaitlin, Jenn (5.0%, 20 IBU)

2. Cheshire Valley Bitter Black Beauty (Black Bitter)
Brewers: Tracy, Tamara, Amber (4.5%, 40 IBU)

3. Granite Alternator (Alt/brown Ale)
Brewers: Siobhan, Mary Beth (5.5%, 23 IBU)

4. Great Lakes Rosie the Riveter (Biere De Mars)
Brewers: Erica and Bridgid (7.0%, 23 IBU)

5. House Ales Freya’s Tears (Golden Ale)
Brewers: Erica, Jen, Siobhan (4.2%, 35 IBU)

6. House Ales Mezza Notte Espresso (Milk Espresso Stout)
Brewers: Aina (6.5%, 40 IBU)

7. Niagara College Cocoa Inferno (Chili Chocolate Stout)
Brewers: Jen, Kellye (6.0%, 30 IBU)

BEER 4 BOOBS COLLABORATION BREW

8. House Ales X BEER 4 BOOBS Saison De Filles (Farmhouse Saison)
(5.5%, 15 IBU)

9. House Ales X BEER 4 BOOBS Saison De Filles (Farmhouse Saison With Brett)
(5.5%, 15 IBU)

ON CASK - GRAVITY

10. Amsterdam Lassie’s 80
11. Cheshire Valley Bitter Black Beauty
12. Granite Alternator
13. House Ales Freya’s Tear
14. House Ales Mezza Notte Espresso

#BEAULO - Beau's Total Takeover Of barVolo

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:16:20 -0400

Part of our on going series of tap take over’s, we are very excited to be working with and feature one of our favorite Ontario craft breweries Beau’s All Natural. This night we will only be serving Beau’s All Natural beers for one night only. Part of this event will include a special one off collaboration brew with House Ales X Beau’s All Natural - Ryes Above Porter YOW/WTZ (Rye Porter)

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 7:00pm - 2:00am (No Admission, Arrive Early To Avoid Disappointment)

Beau’s total takeover of barVolo

27 Different Beers, 1 Night Only…
- 13 Taps, 7 Casks, 7 Bottles
- 3 Seasonals, 10 Wild Oats, 4 Beau’s One-Offs, 4 Collaborations, 1 Barrel Aged
- And… 1 exclusive Beau’s + House Ales Collaboration

On Tap
1. Lug•Tread - Lagered Ale (Flagship Beer)
2. NightMärzen - Oktoberfest Lager (Fall Seasonal)
3. Bog•Water - Gruit Ale (Winter Seasonal)
4. Beaver•River - I.P.Eh? (Spring Seasonal)
5. Smokin’ Banana Peel - Smoked Hefeweizen (Wild Oats #11)
6. Weiss O’ Lantern - Pumpkin-weiss (Wild Oats #13)
7. Mr Hyde - RyePA + Roggenbier (Wild Oats #14)
8. Dr. Jekyll - Nightmarzen + Lugtread Blend
9. Treading•Water - Bogwater + Lugtread Blend
10. Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck (Greener Futures Release)
11. Ryes Above - Rye Porter (House Ales + Beau’s collaboration)
12. May Contain Traces of My Nuts - Peanut Butter Stout (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
13. Strong Patrick - Irish Red Ale w/ Barrel Aged Blend (Wild Oats #18)

Bottles
1. Barrel Aged Dunkel Buck (Greener Futures Release)
2. Mates with Dates - Experimental Fruit Beer Collaboration (Wild Oats #16)
3. Winterbrewed - Coffee-Amber (Wild Oats #9)
4. Collabrrrewator - Coffee-Dopplebock (Wild Oats #17)
5. Dunkel Buck - Dunkel Weizenbock (Wild Oats #10)
6. Hogan’s Goat - Spiced Bock (Wild Oats #15)
7. Screaming Beaver - Oak Aged Double IPA (Wild Oats #3)

Casks
1. Beaver River - I.P.Eh? (Spring Seasonal)
2. Ryes Above - Rye Porter (House Ales + Beau’s collaboration)
3. Ryes Above (w/Brett) - Rye Porter w/Brett (House Ales + Beau’s collaboration)
4. Doublewide - DIPA (Pro-Am Collaboration #3)
5. “Doble de Acción” - Agave Pale Ale - Aged with Tequila Soaked Oak Chips (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
6. Good Night Nurse - Belgian Quad (exclusive #beaulo one-off)
7. Super Smash Beau’s - Single Malt + Single Hop Brew (exclusive #beauo one-off)

Food available • 19+ Event - Doors open at 7. Limited space available, so show up early to avoid disappointment! - Cash Only - ATM downstairs

We also worked together and designed a unique series of posters leading up to the event;

BEER 4 BOOBS

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:09:00 -0500

BEER LIST (UPDATE)

Canada’s first annual ‘Beer For Boobs Fundraiser’ is debuting in Toronto!

On Sunday, March 25th from 2:00–8:00 pm, an ALL FEMALE-brewed line up of one-offs will be featured at Bar Volo (587 Yonge St.). The event has a $20 cover charge which, along with raffle proceeds and the cost of beer, will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Toronto’s 11 female brewers will be brewing on pilot systems at Amsterdam, Great Lakes, Granite Brewery, House Ales, Niagara Teaching College and Black Oak this February and March.

The women are also joining forces for a collaboration Sour Ale at House Ales.

Participating brewers include:
Erica Graholm from Steam Whistle Brewing; Kaitlin Vanderbosch, Siobhan McPherson and Bridgid Young from Mill Street Brewery; Tracy Phillippi from Black Oak Brewing; Mary Beth Keefe from Granite Brewery; Tamara Wise from Burger Bar; Morgan Wielgosz from Amsterdam Brewery; and Jenn Robitaille from Magnotta Brewery.

Admission to Beer 4 Boobs Toronto will be $20 at the door, with full proceeds to be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. For more details, check out the Beer 4 Boobs Facebook page and Twitter feed.

RSVP ON FACEBOOK!

Leelanau Makes Its Way To Canada!

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:44:21 -0500

In the last month we were fortunate enough to visit and tour Jolly Pumpkin in Dexter Michigan - one of the most recognized breweries in the United States for barrel aging and open fermentation. Deep in the brewery amongst the 300+ wooden barrels you will find a small pocket dedicate to beers of Leelanau Brewing Company. With a very small production made each year and limited availability we have managed to convince owner Charles Psenka to ship his beers north of the border (for the first time) to our bar here in Toronto. On Thursday, February 9th, 2012 starting at 7:00pm we will be featuring two of the three beers made by Leelanau Brewing Company; Whaleback White Ale and Good Harbor Golden Ale. From the Brewery;

“We consider each of our beers a work of art, our passion evident in every taste. We hand craft our ales in old-wood traditions and patiently age them in our custom made, oversized, fine grain, French oak barrels.”

Take a minute to read their brewing process!

Midnight In A Perfect World - NYE 2012

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:01:00 -0500

GUEST TAPS
1.   Hopfenstark Saison Station 7 (Farmhouse Saison)
2.   Unibroue Trois Pistoles 2009 (Belgian Strong Ale)
3.   Mill St. Barley Wine 2010 (English Barley Wine)
4.   Flying Monkey Super Collider Double IPA (American Double IPA)
5.   Denison’s Weissbier (German Hefeweiss)
6.   Great Lakes Apocalypse Later (Imperial Black IPA)
7.   Amsterdam Tempest (Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout)
8.   King Pilsner (Czech Pils)
9.   Dieu Du Ciel! Rosee D’Hibiscus (Belgian Wit)
10. Dieu Du Ciel! Peche Mortel (Imperial Coffee Stout)
12. Church Key Barely Legal 2010 (Barley Wine)
13. Spirit Tree Pub Cider (Hard Cider)
14. Waupoos County Cider (Hard Cider)

HOUSE ALES TAPS
13.   House Ales Dirty Blonde (Belgian Pale Ale)
14.   House Ales SWAG OUT STOUT (Candian Oak - Bourbon Treated)
15.   House Ales X Biergotter Black Tongue (Imperial Porter)
16.   House Ales X Kilber Gratzer Ale
17.   House Ales 9th Day Saison (Wild Saison)

CASKS
18.   Sawdust City Lone Pine IPA (American IPA)
19.   Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA (American IPA)
20.   House Ales X Hip Hops RUN ESB (Black Extra Special Bitter)
21.   Black Oak Ball Dropper (Pale Ale with Champange Yeast)
22.   Beau’s Wild Oat’s #15: “Hogan’s Goat” (Spiced Bock)

SPECIAL BOTTLES
23.   Le Trou Du Diable Buteuse Brassin Special (Brandy Oak)
24.   Le Trou Du Diable Imperatrice (Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout)
25.   Le Trou Du Diable Nez De Poivrot (Barley Wine)
26.   Le Trou Du Diable Grivoise Du Noel 2010 (Spiced Strong)
27.   MicroBrasserie Charlevoix 2010 Dominus Vobiscum Brut
28.   Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique 2010
29.   Brooklyn Sorachi Ace Saison
30.   Driftwood Old Cellar Dwellar Barley Wine 2010 (Barley Wine)
31.    Mikkeller Santa’s Little Helper 2010 (Spiced Belgian Strong)
32.   Bosteels Deus (Brut Des Flandres)
33.   Spirit Tree Reserve Cider (Aged in Oak Barrels)

*** All Beers Are Subject To Change and Availability
*** No Reservations Required. Open From 2:OO pm - 2:00 am

Holiday Hours / Gift Certificates

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:45:00 -0500

Gift Certificates will be available for the holidays. Please contact info@barvolo.com or visit us in person for more details. Cheers!

Cask Days 2011 Events @ barVolo

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:05:34 -0400

Cask Days 2011 will take place on Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at the Hart House Quadrangle (University of Toronto Campus). As of date we are up to 100+ casks, 52 participating breweries from across Canada and 7 days of events.

More information about the events surrounding Cask Days 2011 have been released (below). Don’t forget to check out the current list of beers that will be available at the main event. Costume’s are encouraged for Session 2! (Best costume wins a case of Dieu Du Ciel! Peche Mortel) Hope to see everyone soon!

Click Here To Buy Tickets!

Pre-Cask Days 2011 @barVolo (October 24th-October 27th)

Fuller’s Cask Night @barVolo (Friday, October 28th, 2011)

CASK! Toronto / Cask Days Seminars @barVolo (Saturday, October 29th, 2011)

Breakfast With The Brewers @barVolo (Sunday, October 30th, 2011)

Cask Days 2011 Main Event (Sunday, October 30th, 2011)

Cask Days 2011 After Party @barVolo (Sunday, October 30th)*

* Special Cask of Dieu Du Ciel! Bourbon Barrel Aged Peche Mortel (Imperial Coffee Stout) will be available!

Cask Days was founded at barVolo in 2005. Please be advised that this event is a 19+ and CASH ONLY. There are several ATM’s available on campus for your convenience. For more information please visit http://caskdays.com or e-mail us info@caskdays.com. Tickets are 75% sold out. Any Remaining tickets will be available at the door. For live information feed’s please follow @CaskDays on Twitter. Cheers !

Toronto Beer Week @ barVolo

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:19:00 -0400

Monday Night Pint Night ($5.00 Pints)
Monday, September 19th, 2011 @ 2:00pm

Denison’s Weissbier (German Hefeweizen)
Flying Monkey’s Smash Bomb Atomic IPA (American IPA)
Black Oak Ten Bitter Years (Double IPA)
Wellington Russian Imperial Stout
Denison’s Dunkel (Munich Dark Lager)
Spearhead Hawaiian Pale Ale (American IPA)
Grand River Mill Race Mild (English Mild)
King Pilsner (Czech Pilsner)
Creemore Kellerbier (Kellerbier)
Amsterdam Framboise (Raspberry Fruit)
Mill St. Coffee Porter (Coffee Porter)
Flying Monkey Netherworld Porter (Hoppy Porter)
Great Lakes Hop Hoarder’s IPA
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA (Cask)
Durham XXX IPA (Cask)

A Night With Howe Sound Brewing Co. (Squamish, BC)
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 @ 7:00pm

Representatives from the brewery will be present!

Howe Sound Devils Elbow (India Pale Ale)
Howe Sound Three Beavers (Imperial Red Ale)
Howe Sound Pothole Filler (Imperial Stout)
Howe Sound King Heffy (Imperial Hefeweizen)
Howe Sound Pumpkineater (Imperial Pumpkin Ale)
Howe Sound Father John’s (Winter Ale)

* All beers will be available by the bottle and/or sample glass.

Black Oak Tap Take Over (2nd Edition)
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 @ 7:00pm

Black Oak X St. Johns Wort Manitou Sumac Spiced Saison
Black Oak Nut Brown (Single Malt/ Burbon Barrel Aged)
Black Oak / Beau’s All Natural Collaboration - Lug Nut (Nut Brown / Lugtred Blend)
Black Oak Sweet Potato Nut Brown (Nutbrown Cask with sweet potato)
Black Oak Oaktoberfest (Marzen)
Black Oak Pale Ale (English Pale Ale)
Black Oak Black IPA (Dry Hopped English Pale Ale)
Black Oak Transvestites Tipple (English Pale Ale with pineapple) (Cask)
Black Oak Gender Bender Pale Ale (English Pale Ale with white Cranberry) (Cask)
Black Oak Ten Bitter Years (Double IPA) (Cask)
Black Oak Ten Bitter Years (Double IPA)
Black Oak Double Chocolate Cherry Stout (Fruit Stout)
Black Oak CoffeeNCreamNSmoke Imperial Milk Stout (Imperial Milk Stout)
Cheshire Valley ESB (Extra Special Bitter)
Cheshire Valley Galaxy Pale Ale

House Ales Tap Take Over (2nd Edition)
Friday, September 23rd, 2011 @ 7:00pm

House Ales Shicki Micki (Raspberry Berliner Weiss)
House Ales X Erica Graholm Dampfbier (Dampfbier)
House Ales 7th Day Saison – Batch 2 (Farmhouse Saison)
House Ales 10th Day Saison (Farmhouse Saison with Brett.)
House Ales X Hip Hops Gangsters Para-Weiss (Saison Brewed with Grains of Paradise)
House Ales Jen’s Uncommom – Hybrid – (Common/Pale Ale)
House Ales Matt’s Marathon Mild 2012 (English Mild)
House Ales X Hip-Hops Notorious IPA – Batch 2 – (American IPA)
House Ales Westside 213 – Batch 3 – (American IPA with Brett.)
House Ales Abby Normal (Belgian Strong Ale)
House Ales Funkified Abbey Normal (Belgian Strong Ale with Lactobacilious)
House Ales X Bartle X ARoach Gold Dust (Porter)
House Ales X Hip-Hops Tu–Hop – Batch 5 - Magnum / Galaxy (American Pale Ale)
House Ales X Hip-Hops Rockaway Rye – Batch 2 (Rye Ale)
House Ales X Bellwoods Brewery Abbey Not (Belgian Dubbel IPA)
House Ales Swag Out Stout (Imperial Russian Stout)

3rd Annual Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel! Take Over (Montreal, Quebec)
Saturday, September 24th, 2011 @ 7:00pm-4:00am*

Dieu Du Ciel! Revenante (Smoked Porter)
Dieu Du Ciel! Saison St-Louis (Belgian Saison)
Dieu Du Ciel! Décibel (Extra Pale Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Pénombre (Black IPA)
Dieu Du Ciel! Solstice Cerises (Cherry Sour Wheat Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Noce de Soie (Saison w/ Japanese pepper Sansyou)
Dieu Du Ciel! Mea Culpa (India Cream Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! お疲れ様. Otsukaresama (Plum Sour)
Dieu Du Ciel! Péché Mortel (Imperial Coffee Stout)
Dieu Du Ciel! Dernière Volonté (Belgian Pale Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Corne du Diable (Montreal Style IPA
Dieu Du Ciel! Rosée d’Hibiscus (Belgian Wit Brewed With Hibiscus Flower)

Bottles
Dieu Du Ciel! Solstice Charbonniere (Smoked Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Solstice D’Ete (Sour Wheat brewed with Cherries)
Dieu Du Ciel! Rescousse (German Red Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Chaman (Imperial Pale Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Elixer Celeste (Bohemian Pilsner)
Dieu Du Ciel! Route Des Epices (Peppercorn Rye Ale)
Dieu Du Ciel! Peche Mortel (Imperial Coffee Stout)

Long Weekend Hours

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:22:19 -0400

We will be closed this Sunday, September 4th and Monday, September 5th for the holiday long weekend. $5.00 Pint night will take place on the following Tuesday, September 6th from 2:00pm-2:00am. Cheers!

barVolo Takes Home Three Golden Taps

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:55:36 -0400

Over the weekend barVolo took home all three bar/restaurant awards from the Bar Towel Golden Taps; Best Bar For Cask-Condtioned Beer, Bottle Beer Selection & Tap Selection in Ontario. Thank you to all of our fans for supporting us and all the microbreweries in Ontario for making great beer for us to serve. A special thanks to Cass Enright (Founder of BarTowel/Golden Taps) & Beer Bistro for hosting a great event. Also, congrats to all of our friends who also won awards.

Finally, shout outs to all the passionate individuals in the craft beer industry who are part of this evolution and are elevating the Ontario brewing scene every day. Support your local brewery and local beer bar!

wE liVe foR tHe fUNk

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:07:00 -0400

We Live For The Funk!
A Night of Funky Brews & Funky Tunes
Thursday, August 25th, 2011 @ 7:00pm

House Ales Funkified Abbey Normal (Belgian Quad. Brewed w/ Lactobacilus)
House Ales Shicki Micki - (Berliner Weiss Brewed With Raspberries)
House Ales Alexanderplatz - (Berliner Weiss)
House Ales Gangsters Para-Wiess (Saison Brewed w/ Grains of Paradise)
House Ales 7th Day Saision (Belgian Style Saison)
Great Lakes No Chance with Miranda (Saison)
Great Lakes Same Ol’ Citrasaison (Saison Brewed With Citra)
Great Lakes X Bartle Heavy Petting (Saison Brewed With Lime Peel, Pepper)
Great Lakes Heavy Bretting (Saison Aged 8 Months in Oak Barrels with Brett.)
Great Lakes The Saison With Low Self-Esteem (Saison Fermented w/ 3 Brett Strains)
Great Lakes Raspberry Bitch Slap (Belgio Raspberry Wheat Wine)
Great Lakes X Murdoch “The Big Smoke” (Rauch Saison) (CASK)
Murdoch Stenhouse Porter (Straight Sour / Barrel Aged Porter)
Murdoch Divi Divi Wit (Wit Beer With Peppercorns, Orange Peel & Cocao Nibs)
Beau’s All Natural “Sour Dreams” (Farmhouse Brett Primed Night Marzen)

Black Oak Summer Saison (Belgian Style Saison)

*    All Beers are subject to change and availability
*    All beers will be served in 1/2 pint glasses
*    Volo will be closed from 6:00pm-7:00pm to prepare for the event

#IPADAY @BARVOLO

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:11:00 -0400

Thursday, August 4th, 2011 is International #IPADAY. To commence the occasion were going to take over our taps with Ontario IPAs all day long starting @ 2:00pm ;

Durham Hop Addict IPA
Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA
McAuslan St.Ambroise IPA
Duggans #9 IPA
Black Oak Ten Bitter Years Double IPA
Taps Pacific Gem IPA
Granite Hopping Mad IPA
Spearhead Hawaiian Style Pale Ale
Flying Monkey Smash Bomb IPA

Muskoka Mad Tom IPA (Cask)

Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA (Cask)
Black Oak Hop Bomb IPA (Cask)

Cheers!

Introducing Brasserie Dunham

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:57:24 -0400

Discover one of the newest additions to the Quebec craft beer scene, Brasserie Dunham, founded by the owner of one of the top Montreal beer bars; Visa & Versa. The following beers will be available on Friday, July 8th, 2011;

Brasserie Dunham Pale Ale Americaine - American Pale Ale (5.9%)

Brasserie Dunham IPA Belge - Belgian IPA (6.5%)

Brasserie Dunham La Biere De L’ours - Imperial Stout with Maple Syrup (7.0%)

Brasserie Dunham Dans La Gueule Du Loup - Wheat Beer with Cranberries (6.2%)

Brasserie Dunham Vin D’orge - Limited Edition Barley Wine (9.3%)

Cheers!

A Night With Brewmaster Frederick Tremblay & Charlevoix

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:45:00 -0400

This Thursday night starting at 8:30 barVolo will host “A Night With Charlevoix” featuring a hand-full of beers from MicroBrasserie Charlevoix of Baie-St-Paul Quebec. Join us with brewmaster Frederick Tremblay to celebrate the release of the Dominus Vobiscum Blanche availability at the LCBO and taste the following beers;

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Blanche

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Double

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Triple

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus 2011

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Hibernus 2010

MicroBrasserie Dominus Vobiscum Brut 2010

La Vache Folle Imperial Milk Stout

Kissmeyer (Denmark)* & MicroBrasserie Charlevoix (Quebec) Collaboration Saison

*Former brew master from Nørrebro Bryghus

House Ales Launch Party!!!

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:40:48 -0400

On Friday, June 24th, 2011 Starting At 5:00pm barVolo (587 Yonge St.) Will Host The Official Launch Party Of House Ales Nano Brewery Project. The Following Beers Will Be Available In Limited Quantities;

House Ales   X   Spearhead - Heart Of Darkness - Belgian Dubbel
House Ales   X   Bartle - Dumb Pig - Rauchbier
House Ales   X   Jason Tremblay - Abbey Normal – Belgian Strong Ale
House Ales   X   Biergotter - Saison In The Abyss – Black Saison
House Ales   X   Flying Monkeys - Cause Of Death - Russian Imperial Stout
House Ales   X   Amsterdam - Left Of The Dail Mild (Side B) - Brown Ale
House Ales   X   Great Lakes - California Love (Remix) - American P.A

House Ales   X   Hip Hops       Tu-Hop – American P.A
House Ales   X   Hip Hops       Notorious IPA - American Ipa
House Ales   X   Hip Hops       Run ESB – Black English Esb (Gravity Cask)

House Ales       The Punishment Due - India Red Ale
House Ales       Jonny Boy - Double India Pale Ale (Handpull Cask)
House Ales       Back In The Day Bitter - English Best Bitter (Handpull Cask)
House Ales       “V” Black India Pale Ale (Handpull Cask)
House Ales        Punter’s Gold - English Golden Ale (Gravity Cask)
House Ales       Ralph’s Bitter - English Ordinary Bitter (Gravity Cask)
House Ales       Tim’s Way - Robust Porter (Gravity Cask)
House Ales       Wild Style Mild (Vanilla) (Gravity Cask)

Event Is Cash Only – ATM Available At Barvolo | All Beers Are Subject To Change And Availability   | Certain Beers Will Only Be Available By The ½ Pint | Doors Open At 5:00 Pm – No Admission Required | Only House Ales Beers Will Be Served

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Spearhead Brewing Company Launch

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:22:00 -0400

We are happy to announce that we will host the official launch of Spearhead Brewing Company from Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, June 16th at 7:00pm at barVolo. Join owner/founder Dimitri Van Kampen and the rest of the Spearhead team while we pour their Hawaiian Style Pale ale for the first time in Ontario. The following week we will serve our collaboration brew made at barVolo; House Ales X Spearhead - Heart of Darkness Belgian Style Dubbel. Check out http://spearheadbeer.com for more information! Cheers!

Closed Monday!

Thu, 19 May 2011 23:08:40 -0400

barVolo will be closing this Monday, May 23rd, 2011. $5.00 Pint Night will be held on the following day; Tuesday, May 24th, 2011. Have a great long weekend!! Don’t forget to support your local breweries and craft beer bars! Cheers!