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fabulous beers now available at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Le Trou du Diable Shawinigan Handshake - $10.05 A reflection of the sharp sense of humour held by our former premier, Jean Chrétien, and a comical event in Canadian political history, this rich, hazy gold Quebecois beer boasts aromas of orchard fruit, Belgian yeast and a sprinkling of malt. Orchard fruits pull through on the palate too in combination with grassy, citrusy hops (Chinook to be specific) with a dry spruce finish. This tasty brew is perfect for any political science geek or beer lover. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Kellerbier - $3.70 A classic German style beer from the heart of Germany, Munich, this naturtrüb (naturally cloudy) beer has all sorts of sweet grains and earthy hops on the nose, aromas that follow through on the palate with grains and earthy hops playing primary roles together with an almost bread-like characteristic. This classic German Kellerbier hits

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast As we near the end of November, you may be planning a holiday party. Would you like to make it stand out? How about having a beer and cheese party?  It's pretty easy to make your party the talk of the season! Beer and cheese go together like chocolate and peanut butter! If you have ever hosted a wine and cheese party, putting together a beer and cheese party is just as straight-forward. I know wine lovers will hate me for saying so, but beer is actually a better pairing for cheese than wine is! The hops in beer, along with the carbonation, cleanse the palate between bites so you can enjoy the full flavour profile of each different food you nibble on. Also both beer and cheese have a similar origin, grass. Barley is a cereal grass used in making beer and milk is a by-product of a cow eating grass. As a result, beer and cheese complement each other by sharing some common characteristi

wheee! i'll be on cbc radio one at 5:50 today chatting with stephen quinn on his award-winning show on the coast about beer and cheese pairing and why that's the theme you should choose for your holiday party this year (if you're hosting one - and why you should hope to get an invite to one if you're not!) 88.1 fm in vancouver

beer and travel the tyee on craft beer alliances walmart looking to double their liquor sales am i the only one who thinks walmart is the evil empire and will think less of any craft breweries who agree to sell their products there? upcycling at its best - turning a beer can into a camp stove new zealand cancels two beer festivals, starts up another what's new at the port of vancouver?   apparently it's craft beer but the princeton pub may be cutting its nose off to spite its face over the whole thing brewdog loves dieu du ciel! women who brew some love for no-longer nano bridge brewing

i have been preparing all week for a beer tasting that goes at 4:30 today (wish me luck!) my office is holding it as a kick-off to the annual united way fundraising campaign and i gotta say, when planning a beer tasting, it's great to have minions! all i had to do for the tasting was pick the beers and do a presentation about them benton brothers did all the cheese and charcuterie pairings for me, the committee ordered the beer, the tables, the food and sent out the invitations leaving me to focus on the beers and coming up with tasting notes and information about each i am doing a very basic guided tasting of five beers, paired with cheese and charcuterie followed by a self-led tasting (with provided tasting notes) rounding out the evening for the guided tasting i am aiming to do a basic introduction to beer styles the method of tasting beer (appearance, aroma, taste, mouthfeel) and the basics of pairing food with these beers i have chosen to go with five basic beer

just when i had gotten my beer stash down to a manageable level (thank you bottle-share friends!!) they come out with the dry-hopped saison dupont cuvée (and you know if i go in to buy just that, i will leave with a full basket) my life is hard newly stocked fabulous beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Saison Dupont Cuvée Dry Hopping (1.5L) - $31.35 The gold standard for Saisons just stepped up their game with a dry hopped cuvée for 2013. Hazy gold in colour with superior head retention and defining aromas of pepper, orange rind and a bit of Belgian funk, on the palate of this brew can be found a near perfect marriage of rustic earth and Belgian funk, highlighted with distinct citrus rind (lemon and orange), floral notes and a touch of bready malt. This is what a textbook saison should taste like when the dial is cranked up to 10. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Sound Brewery Ursus Spelæus- $11.15 Take a short 241km drive down to Poulsbo, Washington and yo

in case you missed me talking about the calories in beer and its relative health benefits on last weeks' beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn you can still catch it!  fear not! click on the link, go to november 12th and fast forward until 10 minutes from the end

craftbeer.com's guide to deciphering beer styles huffpost on tasting lounges in vancouver brewdog on defining craft beer in the uk porter vs stout ten awesome american craft breweries big rock brewing returns to its roots sierra nevada on drying hops

new and exciting beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: #BitterAllies Urban Legend IPA - $7.45 This collaboration brew from those clever minds at Granville Island Brewery and Joey (yes, the restaurant) is definitely no urban legend. Brewed beneath the Granville Street Bridge in the light of the Cascadian moon, this robust India Pale Ale is all about the hop with zingy citrus notes on both the nose and the palate. Northwest hops and a long, lingering finish make this limited release one worth investigating. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store New Belgium Lips of Faith Series Le Terroir - $11.75 Barrel-aged for two to three years (depending on where you’re getting your information) followed by a generous dry hopping, this brew pours a beautiful shade of amber in the glass with sweet malt, hops, oak and sour notes coming together to provide everything you could ever want in a bouquet. As for the palate, all those aromas pull through and make their presence known to create

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast where i chatted about beer bellies and nutritional value of beer with stephen quinn Local craft brewers love to put a list of ingredients on the bottle as evdence that they're making quality products - - but what you won't find on the bottle is a calorie count. This topic came up during an off the air conversation Stephen Quinn and I had a little while ago.   Through his extensive research this fall tasting some of the new craft brews out there he noticed that his pants appeared to be growing tighter, which caused him to wonder how many calories are in those delicious craft beers anyway. The internet is full of medical articles about both the health benefits and health detriments of beer. A couple of articles that were getting a lot of attention, and I mentioned in a previous beer column, were a University of Wisconson study that found that Guinness really IS good for you - it "may work

i'll be on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn this afternoon at 5:50 p.m. we'll be talking about the nutritional value of beer and why you see so many so-called 'beer bellies' around - is beer really to blame?

happy international stout day! i am not sure yet how i will be celebrating i'm in onterrible do they even brew a good stout here?

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new and fabulous at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Southern Tier Brewing Live Pale Ale - $18.35 From the beloved Southern Tier Brewing Company in New York comes an exceptional bottle-conditioned pale ale. Deep yellow in colour, with a touch of haze for mystery, this beer is all about citrus on the nose. A hop-forward profile featuring the likes of orange, grapefruit and lemon all work together to rocket you into absolute bliss, while a crisp finish and lighter body make this brew easily quaffable and one worth revisiting again and again. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Jolly Pumpkin La Roja - $15.05 This American Wild Ale is brought to you by the state of Michigan and the creative minds of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. This barrel-aged beauty is brewed in the Flanders tradition and pours a murky amber in colour with all sorts of things going on in the aroma including subtle oak, spice, floral and of course sour notes. In addition to notes of red grape, these sour char

ooooh, it's that time of year again! from deschutes: The Abyss is heading your way... We wanted to give you all a heads up to let you know that The Abyss 2013 launch is set for November 14th at our pubs in Bend and Portland. From 11 am 'til close, enjoy samples, snifters and special food menu items made with this dark and delicious beer. Take home bottles and swag for yourself and your craft beer loving friends and enjoy vertical flights from previous years to compare to the 2013 version. Don't live in Bend or Portland? Be on the lookout for The Abyss at your local grocery stores, liquor stores, bottle shops, pubs and bars that carry Deschutes Brewery's specialty beers all year round. A limited amount will be shipping out to all 23 states in our distribution footprint from our brewery warehouse the week of November 18th. Please ask for it at your favorite craft beer locations and watering holes and if you are having a hard time locating this beer, try using our bee

in case you missed last week's beer column  on homebrewing on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn, you can just click and navigate yourself to the october 29th episode fast forward to the end, and i'm on right after the arcade fire musical interlude

- vancouver island brewing: OPEN HOUSE Saturday, Nov. 23rd 1pm - 4pm We will be hosting an open house - tasting event for Hermannator Ice Bock and Dough Head Gingerbread Ale on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 1pm - 4pm. This is a great opportunity to come down for a sample and go on a free craft brewery tour of our facility. - phillips brewing: November 4th, 2013 -  Voting is now open for the 2013 Benefit Brew! We're brewing a beer for a cause but we need you to tell us who.  Have your voice heard by voting for your charity of choice with the click of a mouse. You can  vote once per day per computer , over at  www.benefitbrew.com  right up until  November 16th . Tune back in on  November 18th  to find out who the winner is! Regardless of how the voting turns out, every charity participating in the vote will receive a $500 donation. - newly stocked at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Phillips Brewing Snowcase - $75.25   A collection of Victoria’s finest craft beer fro