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What is a Rauchbier? Rauchbier, or “smoke beer” is a German amber lager with a richly toasted malt profile, restrained bitterness and a low to high smoke profile. Historically, the distinctive smoke character in rauchbier was achieved through smoking malted barley over a fire from beechwood logs. History of Rauchbier There is much folklore surrounding...
Join us on October 15th/16th to celebrate our end-of-season Beer Fest in our Beer Garden – located around the corner, down the lane at 94 The Esplanade. Featuring some of Durham region’s finest brews, come one, come all. The beer lineup can be found here. Saturday Oct. 15 | 12pm-10pm a $20 entry gets you...
History of Oktoberfest The first Oktoberfest took place in 1810, a five-day celebration in honour of the wedding between Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Abandoning regal tradition, the royals turned the wedding into a public event, inviting the people of Munich to celebrate the union in the fields in front of...
If there is any silver lining to the pandemic, it is that you can now bring a bit of the pub home with you. We offer all of our brews and a list of a couple of dozen other choices for purchase to take with you. Please check out our offsale list.
What is an Irish Red Ale? By the 18th century, Kilkenny was established as the brewing mecca in Ireland, as producing beer had become a commercially viable industry. Despite its commercial success, Irish brewers were constantly struggling financially and were forced to rely on their own ingenuity to lower production costs. In making stouts, brewers...
C’est What Durham Brewing will be at the Roundhouse Beer Festival Saturday August 13 and at the Leslieville BeerFest Saturday August 27. We will also be wishing our friends at The Granite Brewery a happy 31st birthday on Thursday August 25 at their celebratory barbecue. If you happen to be attending any of these events, come...
What is Malt? Beer is comprised of four essential ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. While newly developed yeast strains and novel hop varieties are constantly at the forefront of beer news, the role of malt in beer is often understated. In reality, malt is the backbone, or essential support system, of beer. Malt can...
One of the better outcomes of the pandemic is the change in rules that allows us to sell beer for take-away. We have a couple of dozen options including C’est What favourites like Mocha Porter and Hemp Haze from our Pickering brewery. Eclectic selection, reasonable pricing, and oh so convenient as you head out after...
Spanish Cider A part of local Asturian and Basque history, cider production in Spain was initially reported by Roman settlers in the first century. Like many other historical brews, this style of cider was first produced as a low-alcohol farmhouse beverage, before gaining momentum as a commercial industry in the early 20th century. Cider is...
It was a glorious sunny day at the beer garden on The Esplanade when we gathered for the first time in a couple of years to challenge our taste buds and livers in a festival setting on Saturday May 28, 2022. As usual, complete agreement was absent with scores for many brews ranging from 0...
