On Saturday February 20th we got together with some of our Ontario brewing friends for a night a fun and games.   Some people came by the brewery before heading out to the bowling alley to enjoy some various Ontario Craft Beer.

After enjoying some pints and gourmet hot dogs from Whole Foods we all headed down to Hopedale Bowl to meet up with even more of our friends.  Taking up the entire venue we knew there was going to be some fierce competition.  Now despite the fact that the team from Trafalgar had been down to Hopedale Bowl earlier in the week to practice Cameron’s team was not worried.

After playing three highly competitive games of classic five pin bowling (and some grumbling from our friend Jon Graham about the game being rigged) the Cameron’s team was the victor taking home the coveted Hootenanny trophy (which the team below promptly stole).

we let you sit near the trophy but you still couldn't win it

There was only one down side to the entire night. Thomas spent three solid hours trying to win a toy guitar from the claw game. Some say it’s sad that he never won it others just say it’s sad that he spent three hours trying to win a $1.00 guitar.

so close and yet so sad

We’d like to thank our friends from Churchkey Brewing, Muskoka Brewing, Great Lakes Brewing, Trafalgar Brewing, F&M and a few of our special suppliers and guests for making this a great excuse to have another one.  See you next year.

Over ten craft breweries were sampling their unique products at this year’s
Beerfest. Held at The Phoenix, McMaster’s on campus bar and grill, this
annual event drew quite the crowd. Beer fans from all walks of life flocked
to the front door and waited for the 5:00 kickoff. For the affordable price
of $10.00 ($5.00 for grad students), patrons were granted access to the
venue, a ballot for the prize draw and six red sample tickets. Each of these
tickets were redeemable for one small glass of beer from any of the
participating breweries.

Located on the upper level of Wentworth house at McMaster University, The
Phoenix proved to be a phenomenal venue for Beerfest. The staff were more
than accommodating, providing us with dinner and a pint on the house!

As usual, Cameron’s had a great reception with nearly all who decided to
cash in one or two of their precious red tickets for a sample of our
delectable Dark Lager or Auburn Ale. Hopefully next year will be just as
successful!

You too can have a pint of Cameron’s at the Phoenix, the are located on the McMaster campus in Hamilton.

Aonghus Kealy wrote an article for today’s 24 Hours about the disappointment of only having 1 Cameron’s Cream Ale in his fridge.  Check it out in today’s edition (Feb 19) on Page 22 by clicking here.

February’s Cask Night will be held on the 25th.  Start time is 6:00pm. There will be some great food brought to us by the wonderful people over at Whole Foods Market Oakville.  Don’t miss out on this great evening send us an email at

promotions@cameronsbrewing.com to get your name on the guest list.

Better yet call the brewery, 905 849-8282 and GUARANTEE you get on the guest list by prepaying.

And if you really want, come on by the brewery pick some great beer and while you’re at it prepay your admission to cask night.

Remember SPACE IS LIMITED.

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The Brewery is open Monday to Friday from 9-5 and Saturdays 12-5

With the official title of the longest continuous pourer of Cameron’s Auburn Ale Safa Nematy of Mezzeatta Cafe Restaurant is the top destination on St.Clair for a great Mediterranean experience.

Beyond offering a superb tappas menu, Mezzetta has turned itself into a must visit on Monday and Tuesday nights with two great specials.

Loonie Mondays, Safa is offering buy one dish at $3.25 and get the second for $1.22.

Twonie Tuesdays gets you any dish on the menu for $2.22.

What’s even better is you can match these up with a fresh pint of Cameron’s Auburn Ale for a reasonable $6 or upgrade to a pitcher for the amazing price of $14.  We’re not sure why you’re still sitting at your keyboard, head on over to Mezzeta and let them know your friends at Cameron’s sent you.

Mezzetta Cafe Restaurant can be found at 681 St.Clair Ave. W and reached at (416) 658-5687.

Our His and Hers Super Bowl winner sent us the following message:

Great food, great game, and most importantly, great beer! My wife and I cracked it open on Saturday to test it, and I still have some left keeping cool in the garage.

I’ve attached a pic of me “In the game”. If you look closely enough you can see I am holding a glass of your finest Cream Ale.

Thanks so much for having the contest. My wife is really looking forward to her special day at the spa as well.

Looking forward to meeting you personally at the next Cask Night.

Cheers,

Scott

We’re happy Scott had a good time with his prize and thanks again to Fortelli Salon and Spa for contributing to such a great prize package.

Located at  Dufferin Street between Davenport and Dupont this relatively new restaurant is quickly gaining lots of fans.  Head over to BlogTO to read a fantastic review of Rush Hour.

We’re proud to have Cameron’s on tap and encourage a visit to sample their delicious menu while having a fresh pint of Cameron’s Lager.  Tell them Jim (in the picture below) from Cameron’s sent you.

Congratulations to Mike Popovici the winner of our trivia contest from the January Cask Night. Mike has won a wonderful evening for two at Twisted Fork.  And congratulations to the lucky person who gets invited to join him for this great experience!

For those of you who are wondering what the answers were to the questions here they are

1) What were the names of the 7 dwarves in the original story of Snow White? They did not have names (it was only in the Disney version that they got names)

2)      The Blarney Stone is located at the top of a ……? Castle

3)      “Call me Ishmael” is the opening line of…..? Moby Dick

4)      When is Sadie Hawkins’ day? Feb 29

5)      The “suicide” king in a standard deck of cards is the king of…….? Hearts

6)      What is the longest word in the English language with the fewest vowels? (hint: only two vowels) Strengthens

7)      During world war II what were Oscar trophies made out of? Plaster

8)      Which State has the zip code 12345? New York

9)      What is the only food that does not spoil? Honey

Visit Twisted Fork at 67 Bronte Road in Oakville and let them know Cameron’s sent you.

The contest is over and we have  a winner of our His and Hers Superbowl contest.

See the video below for the exciting draw and see if you’re a winner.

Thanks again to Fortelli Spa for their participation, visit them at 1540 North Service Road West in Oakville.

The first Cameron’s “Let’s Drink the Cask” Night of the decade brought in the new year with a great new twist.  We had our first chef from a local restaurant create an entire menu with Cameron’s beer.  Chef Matty from Twisted Fork in Bronte Village went above and beyond expectations with a menu that will be hard to top featuring:

- Auburn Ale Pulled Pork Sandwiches on Auburn Ale Bread

- Lager Potato Salad

- Dark 266 Brownies

Of course the Cask was another hit created by our Head Brewer Jason Britton playing with the valentine theme.  Jason created a rich chocolate cask beer that he served with fresh strawberry’s and pineapple that was dubbed Chocolate Fondue.  For all his hard work we named Matty from Twisted Fork the Guest Tapper for the evening.

After devouring all of these fantastic creations and the festivities wound down at the brewery almost half of our Cask Night guests headed to Bronte Village where the Twisted Fork hosted a fun after party including samplings of there outstanding menu.  If you missed this one, you missed a great time.  Visit them at 67 Bronte Road.

We also had a visit from our friend Jason Rees at BBQBlog.ca who gave a thumbs up to the great food and our Cask Creation this month.  We have some plans in the works with Mr.Rees that are sure to be newsworthy.