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Cass Enright
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On October 1st, 2016, Bar Volo, one of Toronto’s most revered beer bars, closed its doors due to a future development on the property. Bar Volo has been one of the most influential beer bars in the local beer scene, as they have hosted numerous tap takeovers, beer events and tastings over the years, perhaps most notably Cask Days, which is now a stand-alone festival at the Evergreen Brick Works.
Bar Volo’s final day coincided with this year’s Zwanze Day, an international, simultaneous beer festival of sorts, whereby numerous bars around the world all tap a special keg from the Cantillon Brewery of Belgium.
Being Volo’s last day, I took this opportunity to chat with the many brewers, beer lovers and other members of the beer industry who attended to celebrate this momentous beer bar, and look forward to Volo’s new beginnings on College Street and Church Street.
This episode of Bar Towel Radio consists of personal memories recorded live over the final two days of Bar Volo. Some of the stories recounted included the first Cask Days, the Beau’s tap takeover Beaulo, the Stone Brewing feature, the Dieu du Ciel Peche Mortel launch event and the first Funk Night, amongst others.
Thanks to the participants which included Maz Brereton, Nick Pashley, Ken Woods, Doug Shoemaker, Russ Burdick, Jason Fisher, Ryan Morrow, Robin LeBlanc, Rob Morra, Mike Lackey, Cody Noland, Michael Hancock, Sam Corbeil, Zack Weinberg, Matt Tweedy, Jason Tremblay, Iain Mcoustra, Luc Lafontaine, Julian Morana and Ralph Morana.
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