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...
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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...
Summer is officially here and we are ready to embrace it. Our beer garden at 94 The Esplanade, in the parking lot just down the lane from C’est What, has all of the essentials: Draught beer, a summer fresh sandwich menu, TVs, and canopies for shade and shelter from the occasional rain shower. So, settle in...
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...
What are Esters? Esters represent the largest class of flavor compounds in alcoholic beverages, responsible for contributing to both flavour and aroma of beer. The aromas and flavors attributable to esters include: anise, apple, banana, honey, juicy fruit gum, nail polish remover, pear, pineapple, strawberry. While they are best known for creating desirable fruity flavours,...
After a long winter and even longer pandemic, everyone is looking to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. To help in this quest, we have converted the parking lot down the lane at 94 The Esplanade into a beer garden. Largely sheltered from the spring drizzle, individual heaters at the tables to ward off...
We are pleased to announce the return of our semi-annual beer festival after a two-year hiatus. After three decades of giving our guests the opportunity to try different brews all in one evening, we were anxiously awaiting, once again, the opportunity to fill up those sample cups. This year our Spring Festival will take place...