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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...

After thirty years serving C’est What guests with aplomb and just the right amount of snark, Joan is hanging up the waiter’s belt. She will be holding court over lunch on Thursday, October 13. We are not sure what she will be doing with her encyclopedic knowledge of who drinks what, but have a feeling...

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...

As Toronto returns to something approaching pre-pandemic normal we are extending our open hours to include Mondays from 4 pm to midnight.

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.