Ralph Morana

For those of you that have just joined the craft beer scene in the last couple of years, it’s worth pointing out that Bar Volo wasn’t always a beer bar with a light menu. At one point in the late 80’s, it was an Italian restaurant. After a while it […]

Beer And Food Tuesday: Carbonara Alla Morana

November 20, 2012 in Bar Volo / Beer and Food tagged Aecht SCHLENKERLA Rauchbier / Cameron's RPA / Granville Island Lions Winter Ale / Ralph Morana / Spaghetti Carbonara by admin

It’s fairly easy to take an annual event like Cask Days for granted, but since this is the eighth anniversary, I thought I’d show you something pretty neat about the development of the festival. It’s mostly interesting because it mirrors the development of the Ontario beer scene almost directly. 2005: […]

Cask Days By The Numbers

October 24, 2012 in Accounting for Taste tagged Cask Days 2012 / Fun With Numbers / Half Pints / No seriously Humulus Ludicrous people / Ralph Morana / Tomas Morana by admin

Before I started writing about beer, I worked a job at a publishing company. It was not a particularly fulfilling job, but one of the perks that it had was location. It was located right down the street from Bar Volo. I suppose that at this point, I’ve probably been […]

So You Want To Be A Brewer: House Ales/St.John’s Wort ...

February 28, 2012 in Bar Volo / Shameless Plugs tagged Bar Volo / Gin and Juice / House Ales / Jason Tremblay / Ralph Morana by admin

In Ralph Morana’s ever expanding quest to take over the beer world, Cask Days 2011 has to be seen as a massive success. That being said, it wasn’t without gambles. Any time you move a beer festival to an outdoor location, you face a number of variables that are beyond […]

Cask Days @ Hart House

November 2, 2011 in Bar Volo tagged Bar Volo / Cask Beer Toronto / Cask Days / George Eagleson: Urban Cowboy / Giuliano Morana / Ralph Morana / Sam Corbeil / Tomas Morana by admin

You may have noticed that the old bloggity blog has lain fallow these two weeks. There’s a good reason for that. June was busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest, and my plan of trying to cover events every day during Ontario Craft Beer Week was […]

Filling in the Blanks for Ontario Craft Beer Week 2011

July 12, 2011 in Ontario Craft Beer Week tagged Bar Volo / innovation / Ontario Craft Beer Week / Ralph Morana / Session 99 / The Spice Girls by admin

St. John's Wort

Beery Musings And Amusing Beers