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me again ! Distillers and brewers sharing barrels in new trend Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says new trend could take off locally By On The Coast,  CBC News   Posted: Jan 19, 2016 7:17 PM PT  Last Updated: Jan 19, 2016 7:54 PM PT Right now these barrels hold delicious whiskey, but who knows? Maybe they could soon be filled with delicious beer. (Tim Moffatt/Flickr) Tried liquor-flavoured beer? Get ready for beer-flavoured liquor  7:37 19 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories B.C. craft beer scene set to grow in 2016, says beer columnist Beer columnist says 2015 was the year of the sour Craft beer variety at B.C. Liquor Stores set to grow next week For some time now, craft brewers have been aging and conditioning their beer with whiskey and bourbon liquor barrels to add another dimens...

New Belgium Brewing Declares a Mutiny on Gluten with Two Gluten-Reduced Ales Year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and Glütiny Golden Ale, offer uncompromised options for craft drinkers Ft. Collins, Colo., November 16, 2015 – New Belgium Brewing joins the mutiny against gluten by hoisting pints of its new Glütiny ales. The brewery’s latest year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and Glütiny Golden Ale, give discerning craft beer drinkers uncompromised choices in the gluten-reduced category. The two beers will be available in New Belgium markets mid-January, 2016. Glütiny Golden Ale New Belgium dosed Glütiny Golden Ale with Nugget, Goldings and Cascade hops, and then dry-hopped it again with Cascade. These bright, floral hops lend grapefruit and subtle herb notes to the wash of bready-sweet malts. An addition of oats adds a layer of smoothness to the mouthfeel. At 5.2 percent ABV and 20 IBUs, Glütiny Golden Ale is a sessionable, flavorful ale that starts sweet and ends crisp...

it's pumpkin beer season (although i'd much rather keep my pumpkin spice to lattes and pie...) Cannery Brewing Company Seasonal Release Cannery has created a new line up of limited release beers; blending the enthusiasm of craft beer with the excitement of passionate artists and photographers. The beer in the bottle will be as unique and impressive as the art on the label. Read more about the brewery.   KNUCKLEHEAD PUMPKIN ALE       Nothing says fall better than this gnarly, spiced-up brown ale! Style: Brown Ale  Alc./Vol: 5.0% Featuring locally grown, roasted knucklehead pumpkins along with traditional fall spices creating a seasonal ale that's not your average knucklehead's ale!

and from the cbc website : 3 unfiltered, dry-hopped beers to try this summer Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman delivers her top picks for unfiltered beer By On the Coast,  CBC News   Posted: Jul 07, 2015 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Jul 07, 2015 5:00 PM PT Tree Brewing in Kelowna, B.C. brews three types of unfiltered beers as part of their RAW series. (Tree Brewing) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories 5 summer craft beer recommendations from our beer columnist Craft beer credentials are not always what they appear B.C. craft beer tours: walking, running, cycling and shuttling between stops If you're looking for unfiltered, dry-hopped beers,  On the Coast 's beer columnist Rebecca Whyman recommends these three brews from  Tree Brewing 's new RAW series. Knox Mountain Brown Ale : Named in honour of Kelowna's largest natura...

if you missed my ode to autumnal beers last week on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn you can go back and listen now ! it's the october 15th episode, at about the 2:20 mark for the beer column

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast: It's officially Fall. That means its time to talk about autumnal beers.     Once the hot weather and long patio evenings of Summer fade into Fall people tend to put down the wheat beers and lagers and instead pick up a spiced ale, or a stout. Often lighter beers, in both presentation and alcohol content, make way for heartier and higher alcohol beers. We're not yet at the winter ales point, or very high alcohol percentages of barleywines; we're still adjusting to the colder temperatures and enjoying the leaves falling off the trees. This is an in-between season and that is reflected in the beers that are associated with Fall. We just had thanksgiving, a time which heralds the return of pumpkin beers to the shelves of liquor stores and the taps of bar-rooms. Pumpkin beers tend to hover around the 5% alcohol mark, but feature heartier malts and spices that evoke the harvest season and c...