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Serving beer at Christmas  dinner? Here are some tips No rules for beer pairing — just some guidelines CBC News   Posted: Dec 20, 2016 4:45 PM PT  Last Updated: Dec 20, 2016 4:45 PM PT You can serve more than wine at your family's Christmas dinner. (John McStravick/Flickr) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Festive season and cold weather call for 'mouthfilling' red wines Warm the cockles of your heart with these cozy winter beers Nothing beats a nice glass of wine at Christmas dinner — except maybe a nice glass of beer. On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman has some thoughts on what craft brews are best to serve with your holiday feast. "There are no hard and fast rules for beer pairing. Complementing or contrasting flavours are the two basic ways to go, but within those, you can go so many different places.

Beer News : A-Frame Brewing is now open in Squamish.   They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have an opening line up of: Okanagan Lake Cream Ale, Magic Lake Porter, Elfin Lakes Belgian Ale and Sproat Lake Dry Hopped Pale Ale.   I’m noticing a theme in their beer names... Old Yale Brewing in Chilliwack just got their lounge endorsement, so you can get full 20oz flights or 12 and 16oz pours now, with a selection of food options as well. New Year’s Eve beer events:   There’s a party at Darby’s Gastown .  Reserve your seat now!  They’ll be featuring limited releases from Strange Fellows, Deschutes, Four Winds and more.  No tickets to buy or set menus, just reserve a seat and show up to pay as you go. Big Rock UrbanBrewery is having a party that will ring in the new year six times!  Beginning at the far East of Canada, with a shot of Newfoundland Screech, they will count down the new year in each time zone of Canada.  $60 gets you your screech, and a maple champag

from the cbc website from november 22nd: Warm the cockles of your heart with these cozy winter beers Check out our beer columnist's picks for warming winter beers as the weather gets colder CBC News   Posted: Nov 22, 2016 4:04 PM PT  Last Updated: Nov 24, 2016 6:26 AM PT Spinnakers 12 Bombers Advent Box is one way to enjoy wintery beers this year, On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says. (spinnakers.com) 45 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Missed the B.C. Beer Awards? Here are some winning brews to check out Check out these fresh picks for fresh-hopped beer The days are getting a lot shorter and a lot wetter, which means winter is finally coming to B.C. But even if the weather isn't so nice, at least there are great winter beers to look forward to,  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says. She says

Got a beer lover or two on your gift list? Lucky you! They're so easy to shop for! But if you're stumped, here are some ideas: Best Default Gifts for Beer Lovers : Gift packs from breweries! Most local breweries have swag and gift certificates available. Some also have gift packs – such as: Central City’s Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine Gift Pack, a combo-pack that includes a 2014 bottle-conditioned Thor’s Hammer, which won Gold at this year’s 2016 BC Beer Awards, and a 2014 Bourbon barrel-aged Thor’s Hammer, which won Bronze. Four Winds has a gift pack of Pomona and Pequeno Cabo, with 2 branded crystal Spiegelau beer tulips (to drink them out of, natch) and gift cards, all in a beautiful wooden box.  $75.  Please grab one of these for me! Strange Fellows has a gift pack of a bottle of Krampus, and a glass to drink it from. Moody Ales has a build your own gift pack – with prices ranging from $25 to $110, you start with a gift card and then add in additional swag.