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been wondering what the beers on offer at harvest haus will be? need to plan what to pair with your pretzel before you arrive and get overwhelmed with the choices? never fear! i have the low-down on what's on offer at harvest haus, starting tonight: "Some of these are quite new to the Vancouver market, especially the Icelandic Brio pilsner and German Crew Republic IPA." HARVEST HAUS BEER SELECTION Erdinger Weissbier - Germany Erdinger Dunkel Weissbier - Germany Krombacher Pils - Germany Krombacher Radler - Germany Krombacher Weizen - Germany Russell Märzen - Vancouver Russell White Rabbit Hoppy Hefeweizen - Vancouver Birra Moretti - Italy Murphy's Irish Stout - Ireland Strongbow Gold - UK Strongbow British Dry - UK Strongbow Elderflower - UK Newcastle Brown Ale - UK Steam Whistle - Toronto Samuel Adams Boston Lager - USA Samuel Adams Octoberfest - USA Leffe - Belgium Hoegaarden - Belgium Löwenbräu - Germany Goose Island - USA P...

freshly stocked at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Named after the Dageraadplaats, a neighbourhood square in Antwerp, Belgium, Dageraad Brewing is brewer Ben Coli’s effort to transport a small piece of the beer culture he found there home to British Columbia. Spending his youth traveling the world, Ben met three Belgians in Laos and quickly became fast friends, subsequently visiting them in Antwerp several times. Inevitably, at least once each visit, they would find themselves in the Dageraadplaats drinking the legendary beers of Belgium. It was these first encounters with Belgian beers that led Ben to try brewing them himself at home, and it was with his first Belgian-style homebrew that he fell in love. It was incredible—fruity, spicy, complex, but light and drinkable. Interest eventually grew into obsession, and a period of intensive study soon followed including brewing school and beer sabbaticals in Belgium, crisscrossing the country to visit breweries in tiny Flemish villages...

and i made the cbc website again!!! As people around the world embrace craft beer, beer travel is a growing trend. We do it for wine,  why not beer, asks Rebecca Whyman, a member of Campaign for Real Ale. Whyman says she would love to travel more often for beer — but when going to every beer festival worldwide is not in your budget, she say you can still get some decent craft beer on your holidays. Whyman recommends starting with some research on the Internet to find out which breweries are near your destination, and what events are taking place while you're there. She says a recent trip of hers to Mexico produced some delicious results, and on an upcoming trip she will be going to the Las Vegas Beer Fest. Before you arrive, you can plug into the local beer scene, and start following beer makers on social media. Travel the world tasting beer (CBC)   Beer Advocate is a beer magazine and website that can help you find craft beer locales in cities throughout the...