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because i'm all about helping you find gifts for the beer lovers in your life, i did a whole cbc radio column on the subject! and here's an extract from that, on the cbc website: Holiday gift ideas for the beer lover in your life From beer stoppers to brewery swag: On the Coast's beer columnist Rebecca Whyman weighs in By On the Coast, CBC News Posted: Dec 08, 2015 5:56 PM PT Last Updated: Dec 08, 2015 6:03 PM PT 33 Acres is taking preorders on their custom B33R Boxes until Dec. 18. (33 Acres Brewing Company) 63 shares Related Stories Hoppy beers for 2015 that you won't want to miss Beer advent calendar season is almost here, but options fewer Craft beer variety at B.C. Liquor Stores set to grow next week 'Tis the holiday season, whatever you celebrate, If you're thinking about giving the gift of beer, we've got you covered. As she does eve...

Because I just can’t say it enough times, lemme tell you what a great time it is to be a craft beer drinker in Vancouver.   Yes, I know I’m always saying that it’s a great time to be a craft beer lover, but it is true!   And it just keeps on getting better. The nay-sayers are predicting that this is a bubble that will eventually burst, and maybe they’re right. But for right now, and the foreseeable future, craft beer is booming, and we’re all the winners.   2015 is a mere four months old, and already we’ve had several new breweries open Province-wide; a couple of breweries have added craft cider to their line-ups; two out of town breweries are opening up brewing spaces in Vancouver; and one of Alberta’s large breweries has opened a Vancouver location – Big Rock Brewing opened an Urban Eatery on West 4 th (coincidently at the corner of Alberta) on April 10th.   Big Rock says that it’ll keep the Vancouver location local by brewing small batches on site f...

chuck hallett (aka barley mowat ) compiled a list of 16 places to drink craft beer in vancouver for vancouvereater.com in advance of vancouver craft beer week i have shamelessy borrowed his list and provide you with links to my reviews of most of these places (which were published in the bc craft beer news over the past year) you know, just in case you haven't actually been to all of these places (which i would only find credible if you don't actually live in vancouver) and wanted to know allllll about them 33 Acres Brewing Company Imagine a sleek Scandinavian Coffee House selling solidly produced sessional ales and lagers and you might have pictured 33 Acres. A sleek white-and-concrete interior kept immaculately clean makes you wonder whether or not you've slipped into an art gallery by mistake, then you realize that you have... The beer is the art. Highlights include Merckx (Saison) and Sunshine (French Blanche).   Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar ...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with gloria macarenko sitting in for stephen quinn There really is no right or wrong way to pair food and beer, it really comes down to personal taste. Different beers bring out different flavours in food, leading to different experiences. There are some guidelines, like following the three c’s – complement, contrast and cut – but the best way to find an excellent pairing is to experiment for yourself.   The theory behind “Complement” is pairing like with like: chocolate stout with chocolate dessert.  In contrast (ha ha), the “Contrast” is just like it sounds: pairing opposites, like sweet with savoury.  To “Cut” is to use the carbonation in beer to cut through the fat in food or to use the bitterness in beer to cut through the sweet in a dish.  These three “c’s” are a good starting point for beer and food pairing experiments. Usually when we talk about food and beer pairings we a...

This is one of Vancouver’s more recent additions to the craft beer scene born out of a vision of enjoyment for the binding elements of life: spirit of community sharing, drink, food, conversation, space, and ideas. Influenced by the natural elements of their beautiful Pacific Northwest backdrop, 33 Acres is fueled by creative thinking, and driven to make the highest quality product available to the city. Along with other new craft breweries in the city, they are hard at work making Vancouver a craft beer destination that aims to rival that of Portland, Oregon. Check out these cleanly crafted and simple sublime brews, and be quick because they sell quickly in this glorious spring weather. 33 Acres Brewing Co. 33 Acres of Sunshine - $6.95 This is my go-to summer brew: easy drinking, refreshing and just plain delicious thanks to the inclusion of orange peel, anise and coriander in the brewing process. A hazy straw yellow, this French Blanche smells like fresh pizza dough on the nose wi...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn:   If the fresh-hopped beer season in September is the best time of the year for a craft beer lover, then right now must be the second best time of year for Vancouver craft beer lovers.  The end of May and beginning of June is a special beer season here in Vancouver. It's Vancouver Craft Beer Week!   Vancouver Craft Beer Week is a nine day extravaganza of local and neighbourly craft beers, which begins Friday, May 30 and carries on until Saturday, June 7th. And there are events for everyone! Some events, like Hoppapalooza, sell out in minutes - this year it took just five minutes for all of the tickets for the Alibi Room's annual ode to hops to be sold - other events take a couple of days to sell out. And fortunately, some events are larger and haven't sold out yet - so if you haven't gotten tickets yet, fear not! There is still time. But don't delay! T...

leah poulton's east van pub crawl oysters and beer!   the competition lynn's story on adam henderson , beer importer extraordinaire a month of beer goes to 33 acres mikkeller vs. evil twin how to stop checking your phone when you're out for a drink

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast talking about gmos in beer with mathew lazin-ryder: Let's begin this post-St. Patrick’s Day column with a mention of green beer.   I am a fan of beer; good beer, quality beer.   If you could make your beer green in colour without taking away from the quality of the beer, then I would be all for it.   To the best of my knowledge though, the green beer on offer around Vancouver is courtesy of green food colouring.   As a card carrying beer geek I'm not down with that! Which leads me to what else shouldn’t be in beer - such as genetically modified organisms. Beer has four ingredients, water, yeast, hops and barley.   Of those four, water is not a substance that can be genetically altered, so it’s fine.   Hops and barley are currently not on a risk list, so they are not likely to contain GMOs.   Yeast, however, is on the high risk list.   Adjuncts like co...

oooh, look at me! i made it to the cbc website - on the community page ! Craft breweries have much to consider in selecting a name On the Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman looks at how craft beer makers name their beers By On the Coast, CBC News Posted: Mar 05, 2014 6:11 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 05, 2014 6:11 PM ET Craft breweries have much to consider in selecting a name 7:07 ►     When it comes to buying beer, how much of your decision is based on the name of the beer, or the brewery? Of course, what's in the bottle is far more important than the label on the outside, but what should a beer name tell you about what you're drinking? These are competitive times in the craft beer business and branding is a big part of nabbing a piece of the growing market. On the Coast's beer columnist Rebecca Whyman, a member of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), says breweries are often named after the proprietors. The name has to be...

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn What's in a name? Shakespeare tell us that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But would a beer by any other name garner as much market share? Naming a brewery is no small task, and its a different process for everyone. As Aaron Jonkheere says in his blog I'm Starting a Brewery: "You see the name is always the first thing people ask about your brewery. So you want a name you are proud of and represents some aspect of what you are doing or what you stand for IMO [in my opinion]." And I think that is true for every brewery name. Some people go with a geographical place name (Powell Street Brewing, Vancouver Island Brewing, Deep Cove Brewing), some with their own name (Russell, Hoyne, Phillips, R&B), some go with a theme that speaks to them (Green Leaf, Four Winds). Regardless of which way you choose to go though, when you are starting up a new brew...