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from the cbc website Planning the perfect craft brewery exploration in B.C. this summer CBC beer columnist issues advice on including brewery tours in holiday plans CBC News   Posted: Jul 04, 2017 7:12 PM PT  Last Updated: Jul 04, 2017 7:12 PM PT Include a craft brewery tour in your holiday plans this summer, says On The Coast's beer columnist. (CBC) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories B.C. tops the podium at the Canadian brewing awards New model of craft brewing coming to Vancouver, says beer columnist Beware of 'crafty' marketing, beer columnist says Summer is here and, with it, comes holiday plans and road trips. Whether as an excuse to travel or simply a quick refreshment stop along the way,  On The Coast 's beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says touring B.C.'s craft breweries is a must this summer. "If you like beer, eve...

Summer is finally here, and there’s no better time for a BC road-trip! Some of my vacations come about because of beer, and some fit beer in along the way.  With breweries popping up around every corner, it is easy to include stopping in to check out the vibe and sample the wares any time I find myself travelling.  If a locale has a large concentration of breweries, I’ll visit based on that alone - and discover the other wonderful things it has to offer along the way. I know not everyone is as craft beer obsessed as my friends and I are, but if you like beer, even a little, it is really easy to include brewery stops on your vacation – or to use visiting breweries as an excuse to take a vacation! It’s easy!  You don’t even need a travel agent!  If your vacation destination is in BC, there is a great planning tool available online – the BC Ale Trail .  It is a website that offers sample itineraries for self-guided tours in many areas around the Prov...

love beer and cider, will travel! i'm off to corvallis this weekend to pick up a case of my all-time favourite cider: 2 towns hop and stalk dry-hopped rhubarb cider and of course drink beer in and around corvallis and portland with a stop at the mcmenamins olympic club in centralia then, i'll be heading back to portland next weekend to pick up the rest of my breakside brewing bottle club 2015 beers, watch the whitecaps at providence park - where you can actually drink yummy craft beer and cider, and quality assure the fine beers being brewed and served in that wonderful city it's a tough life, but someone's gotta live it

my picks for summer beers on the cbc website Summer vacations are brewing, so why not make beer a part of it? Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks CBC News   Posted: Apr 26, 2016 5:47 PM PT  Last Updated: Apr 26, 2016 5:47 PM PT If you can't wait until summer for a beer vacation, the Great Okanagan Beer Festival begins May 12 in Kelowna. (gibbonswhistler.com) 32 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Craft beer scene relies on collaboration for success Molson's old timey pale ale 'intrigues' beer columnist The return of the nicer weather might have you thinking about summer travels already — and if you're a beer lover, you might want to plan a route that lets you explore your favourite beverage. On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman has travelled to several beer destinations, and has some sugge...

happy canadian thanksgiving!! best beer vacations: BEST BEER VACATIONS There are so many unique beer destinations across this great land! Whether it’s that farmhouse brewery in the middle of the country, a burgeoning beer city miles away, or a brand new brewery in your own state, we can show you where to find the best beer, coolest locations, and an awesome craft-beer culture with like-minded folks. Download this FREE Best Beer Vacations Guide and discover 5 of the best places to visit with craft beer in mind. craft year craft beer - this one's about me! ab inbev and sab miller NOT merging men's journal's 2015 100 best beers in the world craft beer in the philippines 10 best states to work in a brewery lynne went to austin texas - and drank beer uh oh, the buy-outs are starting in canada mill street blues, anyone? collective arts and nickel brook to open in time for me to visit them over christmas!

woohoo! i'm off to mexico! time to celebrate the birth of one of my favourite humans, with excessive margaritas and sunshine and some craft beer too i'm looking forward to seeing how los muertos brewing is fairing a couple of years since opening i was last there 18 months ago (watching the seahawks win the superbowl) and they were settling in nicely, having solved their wort cooling issues i see they've brewed some ipas since then - hopefully at least one will be on tap this week for me to try and then there's cerveceria union, who brew that lovely minerva lager on-site, as well as carrying many different mexican craft beers it's gonna be a really great trip!

happy civil holiday monday! add tasmania to your beercation list a-b is trying to buy all the craft breweries good thing most of our favourites are saying no american 2014 craft beer stats send the liberals your commitment to craft beer and ask them to take back their price increase!

well that's it, i'm off to jolly old england for a beercation plus a couple of days butchering the french i remember from school in paris see you on the flipside in early july hopefully there will be titillating stories to share!

got a few spare bucks burning a hole in your pocket? have i got a kickstarter campaign for you! beer connoisseur magazine is looking to broaden its horizons from being a print and digital magazine into being your one stop shop for all things beer and they need your help to do it if they're successful, you'll have access to a beer concierge who can help you plan your next beercation, access to hard-to-get tickets to beer events, and invitations to the beer events i want a beer concierge!

another top five list best breweries and bars in portland how anyone can pick a portland top five is beyond me, but i do agree with a couple of her choices (also a very appropriate link since i am in portland today) sours are the next big thing do you know your sours?  this oughta help i love me a beercation apparently i am not alone!

yikes, i've been back from vegas for over a week now and i haven't had a minute to sit down to write about the beer festival and all the other amazing beer places i found downtown (or write the couple of reviews i owe people...) and now i'm off to portland for the weekend (poor, poor me!) there will be beer drinking of course, and a trip to belmont station to find some fabulous beers to bring home with me, but beer is not actually the focus of my trip this time saturday is the launch party for cider riot - a kickstarter funded cidery and since we'll be in town anyway, sunday i'll be at the timbers game, sitting with the army! i am very much looking forward to taking to the streets, and pogoing the night away, not to mention getting my first taste of cider riot's ciders

happy weekend! i'm in vegas, looking forward to the beer festival tomorrow i love beercations!