link love

more press for r and b's chef series beers
day-um, is the nettle, mint and ginger ever delicious!

it's another list!
the 33 best beer bars in the united states
i have been remiss - i have only been to two of these bars
(belmont station and monk's kettle, if you're keeping track!)
darn, looks like there's more beer travel

the lower mainland gets another tap & barrel
this one will be in north van on the waterfront

signs that your glassware is dirty

beer cruise south of the border

in praise of the pilsner

where joe wiebe thinks you should drink in vancouver this summer

why you should drink organic beer
(and p.s. dogwood brewing will be organic when it opens later this year)

the latest brewery tour to hit vancouver is cycle vancouver
a three hour bike tour of three breweries, postmark, bomber and main street
it runs every second saturday from june 28 to september 20
leaving from spokes bicycles at denman and georgia and winding its way through gastown, railtown, strathcona, grandview and mt. pleasant (aka brewery creek)
$69.95 per person
which includes some samples - but note that this is not a pub crawl!!!
safety first!  and second!

photo courtesy of cycle vancouver