101868 Sat Jan 29 09:11:44 -0800 2005 8 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 551468 Visiting Toronto and wondering about places serving cask-conditioned real (UK bitter style preferred) ales dispensed via beer engine and served at cellar temp. Only interested in authentic stuff that might pass muster if dispensed in an english pub. (Or at least not cause public unrest & rioting.) Are there any places you could recommend please? Sat Jan 29 09:11:44 -0800 2005 0 bb 1 551470 The Granite Brewery at Mount Pleasant and Eglinton is the place for you! Sat Jan 29 11:32:17 -0800 2005 551468 0 Jane 2 551781 C'est What is where you want to go. Four hand pumps and a huge selection of micro-brews. http://cestwhat.com/ Cheers, Joe Thu Feb 03 13:42:30 -0800 2005 551470 0 Joe 2 554269 how RIGHT you were. THANK YOU for this tip. Now if only it was not 1350 miles from my home to here!!! See link: bb Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/102413#554627 Tue Apr 05 15:16:22 -0700 2005 551470 0 bb 1 551476 Another place to check out is C'est What....nice for an afternoon pint, with our without a bite to eat. Gets filled with a late 20's-early 30's crowd later on... Sat Jan 29 12:42:55 -0800 2005 551468 0 Karamel 1 551488 Try the Bow and Arrow on Yonge St, north of Davisville. Sat Jan 29 16:45:43 -0800 2005 551468 0 Guy Middleton 2 551577 Seconded. Ask them what's good in the cask on the day. Blue Meany's closed, I hear, so walk down to the B&A. Mon Jan 31 18:23:28 -0800 2005 551488 0 Yermum 1 551551 The Blue Meaney on Yonge, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton, west side is another place to check out. I went there once and they had a Scotch and Irish Brewing (Ottawa area brewer) Dogbolter on cask. Delicious. I've been back since a number of times. I also agree with the recommendation for the Granite. Their Extra Bitter Special (a dry hopped bitter) and their IPA are among the best beers in Canada. The only cask beers available in Toronto that I tend to stay away from are the Wellington Arkell Bitter and County Ale. These beers used to be good, but lately, I've found them to be very inconsistent. Mon Jan 31 12:17:27 -0800 2005 551468 0 MTC 1 552168 Same discussion is taking place on www.bartowel.com, a Toronto beer website. See discussion under "Forums" for a pretty comprehensive list providing by Toronto's leading beer geeks, me among them. -Uncle Bobby Thu Feb 10 10:29:29 -0800 2005 551468 0 Uncle Bobby