The 14th Annual Cask Days Beer Festival returns for another year at Evergreen Brick Works from October 19th-21st, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario!

In conjunction with Celebrate Ontario, Cask Days is excited to announce the inclusion of new educational programming with world-renowned brewers, industry-leading cask ale panelists, and bus transportation packages from select cities for this year!

Cask Days celebrates the love for cask ale: unpasteurized, unfiltered and naturally carbonated beer that is served direct from a cask barrel, and showcases more than 400 beers and ciders from producers across Canada and the United States. This three-day festival has an audience of over 10,000 attendees, and will feature new beers being tapped each day.

The festival kicks off with the Brewers Gathering, attracting industry professionals from coast to coast to celebrate the first tapping, and attend educational seminars by industry leaders. Hosting these seminars are acclaimed international guest speakers Kevin Martin, Director of Brewing Operations of Cascade Brewing in Oregon, and Tim Adams, Founder and Head Brewer of Oxbow Brewing Company in Maine.

The Real Talk! Panel, comprised of well-known Toronto beer and cask experts, including festival founder Ralph Morana, will be discussing the history and evolution of cask ale during an interactive Q & A on the Saturday morning of Cask Days. 

Accompanying the exceptional line up of beers are a few of Toronto’s most reputable restaurants; Birreria Volo, El Rey Mezcal Bar, Harry's Charbroiled, PG Clucks, Tennessee Tavern.

Additional and exciting highlights; the Keep6 Imports draft bar, Casktails; curated cocktails and served from a cask by Dillon's Small Batch Distillers and Michael Webster of Bar Raval, natural wine presented by the Grape Witches, an immersive sensory encounter with a live brew put on by Toronto Brewing Co., and the Birreria Volo Cellar; a secret bar featuring bottle pours of their favourite lambics, including Brasserie Cantillon.

Top local talent such as Dj Dopey and DJ Mensa will represent the festival music, highlighting turntablism; the art and use of turntables to manipulate sound to create new music, beats, and sounds. Sunday’s Volo Beer Garden returns as a family-friendly event, with onsite representation and activities from our charitable partner.

From its humble beginnings on the patio of Bar Volo in 2005 with 22 casks, 18 breweries and 130 attendees, Cask Days has grown to be “the most exciting beer event in Toronto” according to Stephen Beaumont, author of World Atlas of Beer. 

Tickets range from $13.00 - $200.00 and are available for purchase exclusively at https://caskdays.com/tickets 

GENERAL ADMISSION SESSION TIMES 

Session One: Friday, October 19th, 2018 (1:00pm – 5:00pm)

Session Two: Friday, October 19th, 2018 (8:00pm – 12:00am)

Session Three: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 (1:00pm – 5:00pm)

Session Four: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 (8:00pm – 12:00am)

Volo Beer Garden: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 (1:00pm – 6:00pm)