Posts

Showing posts from March, 2016

what's brewing

check out the spring edition of what's brewing ! (in particular my article on stadium beers)

beer column

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow.  I would like to remind you that there are more traditional ways to celebrate the Irish than by drinking green beer! Life is short!   Drink good beer!   Like a lovely dry Irish stout! One of the most common stouts, Dry Irish Stouts tend to have a bit of a lighter body, which makes them very drinkable!  They're usually a lower carbonation brew and can be served on a nitro system for a creamy mouthfeel.  The bitterness comes from both the roasted barley and the hops, though the roasted malt will be the more noticeable flavour. Guinness is probably the best known example of the style, but you can get some really nice local versions too – see below for a few examples. If you're in Vancouver and looking for a non-green beer-y way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, check out one (or more) of the below: - From the folks who bring you the HarvestHaus Oktoberfest celebrations comes The KelticLanding .   Held over two nights at The Imperia

cbc website

Image
Dry Irish stout picks for St. Paddy's Day not named Guinness Check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks for some Guinness alternatives CBC News   Posted: Mar 15, 2016 6:01 PM PT  Last Updated: Mar 15, 2016 6:09 PM PT Don't worry: these beer picks are so good you won't want to bother with the green dye. (Jeffrey M. Smith/The Port Huron Times Herald/AP photo) 8 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Molson's old timey pale ale 'intrigues' beer columnist Budweiser is B.C.'s top beer choice, but craft beer on the rise With just two days to go until St. Patrick's Day, bars, pubs, clubs and liquor stores will be getting ready to sell about 13 million pints of Guinness dry Irish stout. But   On The Coast's  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says if you're looking for something a little different on March

beer column

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: The Beer News: Another tasting room is about to open - Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in Richmond has been up and running, producing beer since December, and very soon you’ll be able to stop by for tasters and growler fills - the tasting room is expected to open in the next week or two. Their motto is “keeping beer weird”! Fuggles and Warlock push the boundaries of traditional style beers - you may have tried their adventurous beers before as they have been brewing out of various other facilities over the past couple of years, and have beer available on tap and at the liquor store. Check social media for the opening day of the tasting room at 11220 Horseshoe Way in Ironwood, Richmond. On Tuesday, March 8th there will be an International Women’s day beer pairing dinner from 6-9 p.m. at Craft Beer Market. It is $60 for four courses of food and beer. The beers will be special

cbc website

Image
NEW Molson's old timey pale  ale 'intrigues' beer columnist 1908 Historic Pale Ale brewed with over 100-year-old recipe, and  ingredients from that time By On The Coast,  CBC News   Posted: Mar 01, 2016 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Mar 01, 2016 5:00 PM PT Two bottles of Molson's 1908 Historic Pale Ale. Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says the beer uses ingredients and a recipe that closely resembles those used around the turn of the 20th Century (@MolsonTonia/Twitter) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Budweiser is B.C.'s top beer choice, but craft beer on the rise Craft beer trend gives new life to hops grown in B.C. Regular listeners to  On The Coast  will know that beer columnist Rebecca Whyman is a big fan of B.C.'s small craft brewers. So regular listeners will be surprised to hear about the brewery she'