# C'est What Durham Brewing — Pickering, Ontario

> C'est What Durham Brewing in Pickering, Ontario, Canada scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #256 in Ontario. 12 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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C'est What Durham Brewing is a brewery in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #256 in Ontario. Of the 12 beers we track, 44% are Stout / Porter and 35% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.44 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #256 in Ontario · #955 in Canada · #13,121 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 12

## About

Founded in 1996, County Durham was largely Bruce Halstead’s one-man operation for a quarter century until partnering with Toronto’s original craft beer bar, C’est What, in 2021. His attention to detail can be appreciated in the publicly and critically acclaimed brews sold under the Durham and C’est What labels. The brewery offers ales, in a variety of styles, in cask, draught, and cans to bring you balance and zen. Is the power of two something greater than the sum?

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 44% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 35% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 20% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1885 Clements Road, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
- Coordinates: 43.8251752, -79.0549635
- Website: http://cestwhatdurham.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Oshawa, Ontario](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/ontario/oshawa.md)
- [Best breweries in Ontario](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/ontario.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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