Posted by Greg Clow in contests, events, events upcoming on October 7, 2007 at 5:57 pm

Next Sunday, October 14th, a series of events called Independent Boast & Toast will be kicking off with an inaugural evening at Rower's Pub (150 Harbord Street). Created by Russ Rowlands of Industry SOS, a service industry consulting firm that works exclusively with independent and locally-owned bars and restaurants, the aim of the Boast & Toast series is to bring together local bars and pubs with members of the Ontario Craft Brewers and other independent brewers for evenings of food, beer and fun.

For the first event in the series, Rower's will be welcoming the brewmasters from Great Lakes, Wellington, Denison’s, Nickelbrook and Trafalgar, all of whom will be pouring samples of their brews. Food pairings will also be served throughout the evening, and all attendees will receive a souvenir sampling glass. Tickets are $40 and are available at Rower's, either in person or by calling 416.961.6277.

You can also try your luck at winning the pair of tickets that Russ and Rower's Pub have kindly provided to Taste T.O. for giveaway. Just send an email to boast@tasteto.com with your name and phone number to enter. A winner will be chosen at random from all entries received by 12:00 noon on Friday, October 12th. Good luck!