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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

SOLD OUT: Special Cameron's Cask Night

Can you believe it's already been over 1 year since Cameron's Brewing Co. initiated their monthly Cask Night? I can't. And I am embarrassed to say that I have only ever made it to one, and that was to film a video podcast. The Cask Nights have been so successful that members of the Editor's Circle, for the Golden Tap Awards, awarded the Oakville brewery a special award this past summer.

Everyone knows the story right. You pay $5, which gets you a pint of the cask, two Cameron's bottles, some food that gets prepared by Whole Food Markets and a tour of the brewery. Your presence also gets you a discount at their retail store. The casks are always creative, made with a variety of ingredients, and from all accounts they are well balanced.

Well, tomorrow night Cameron's has promised something special; a secret cask made to the preference of their most devout fans. You see last month the Cameron's blog put out a call for suggestions and ideas regarding what they should consider brewing for the 14th edition and responses included a vanilla porter, a barley wine, and a scottish ale. Something to go along with the weather. Sounds interesting.

However, for those of you wanting to go but didn't RSVP, it appears it may be too late; "We are at our capacity for tomorrow's event, but people are more than welcome to RSVP for our Cask Night on January 29th," stated Mike Laba, marketing and promotions at Cameron's.

Here is a complete list of all the casks created:

Nov 8th Hopburn
Dec 13th Black Oak
Jan 31st Pom Bomb
Feb 28th 19 Plato
March 27th Laced Oak 266
April 24th Espresso Lager
May 29th Mesquite Smoked Ale
June 26th Orange Cream-sic-Ale
July 31st Lagerita-ville
Aug 28th Clove and Dagger
Sept 25th L-Squared
Oct 30th Pumpkin Pie Ale
Nov 27th High Hop Silver
Dec 18th ??

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