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the cbc website is featuring me again today ! B.C. craft beer trend: 3 tips for enjoying sour beers Our beer columnist Rebecca Whyman recommends Duchesse de Bourgogne, Oud Gueuze Vieille and Faro Lambic By On the Coast, CBC News Posted: Feb 05, 2015 4:32 PM PT Last Updated: Feb 05, 2015 4:32 PM PT Our beer columnist Rebecca Whyman recommends sour beers like Duchesse de Bourgogne, Oud Gueuze Vieille and Faro Lambic. (CBC) 2015: the year of sour beer 8:11 2015: the year of sour beer 8:11 39 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories Craft breweries popping up across Nova Scotia Craft beer: 5 ways to sound like an expert 4 B.C. craft beer changes to look forward to in 2015 Sour beers like Belgian-style lambics are the new craft beer trend of 2015, according to On the Coast beer columnist Rebecca Wh...

vancouver is awesome! and i'm not just saying that because i'm featured on the blog 4 Local Beer Bloggers Share Their Favourite Vancouver Brews POSTED December 1, 2014 BY Bob Kronbauer Rebecca Whyman , Kevin Wood , Mike The Beerrater and Dustan Sept are all prolific BC beer writers who deliver a steady stream of reviews on their blogs. They get us hopped up on brews both local and from abroad, so we asked each of them to share their top 2 Vancouver beers – along with their thoughts on them – so that we could pass them on to you here. Cheers!   Dustan:  Driftwood's Entangled Hopfenweisse This one brings Germany back home to BC. This Heffeweizen blends big German Weisse flavours of banana and clove with northwest hops giving tasty mango, passion fruit and citrus notes.   Four Winds Saison This takes Belgian tradition and gives it a hopped twist. A crisp, light body meets a northwest-style hop resulting in a delicious, unique and...

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!

newly arrived at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Brasserie Le Trou Du Diable Le Sang D’Encre - $9.45 An epic label for an epic stout from Quebec, this particular brew is jet black in the glass with prominent roasted malt, anise and dried fruit on the nose. Coffee, chocolate and more dried fruits (raisins and dates specifically) accompanied by some slight herbal hop show up on the palate, making this medium-bodied, dry-finishing stout a real hit. Joel Wilson | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Nøgne Ø Tiger Tripel - $10.65 From the cold shores of Norway Nøgne Ø delivers a Tripel with a bit of Scottish inspiration. Golden brown in colour with rich ripe notes of stone fruit (peach and apricot) and a blend of spices such as nutmeg, pepper and anise on the nose. More stone fruit presents itself on the palate with even more spices like cinnamon, clove and a bit of paprika. Deceptively drinkable and just plain delicious, I say well played, Nøgne Ø. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor ...

new and fabulous at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Southern Tier Brewing Live Pale Ale - $18.35 From the beloved Southern Tier Brewing Company in New York comes an exceptional bottle-conditioned pale ale. Deep yellow in colour, with a touch of haze for mystery, this beer is all about citrus on the nose. A hop-forward profile featuring the likes of orange, grapefruit and lemon all work together to rocket you into absolute bliss, while a crisp finish and lighter body make this brew easily quaffable and one worth revisiting again and again. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Jolly Pumpkin La Roja - $15.05 This American Wild Ale is brought to you by the state of Michigan and the creative minds of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. This barrel-aged beauty is brewed in the Flanders tradition and pours a murky amber in colour with all sorts of things going on in the aroma including subtle oak, spice, floral and of course sour notes. In addition to notes of red grape, these sour char...

i always run out of time during my radio spot on cbc's on the coast! six minutes just isn't enough time for me to say all i want to say on a subject (which is good, because i can save up all that unsaid stuff and have topics for 100 more shows...) so, i am going to use this, my lovely blog, to finish saying what i didn't have time for on the air (and i will try to do it in a more timely manner next time!) what makes a good beer joint? imho it doesn't matter what style of beer joint it is, fancy, british, dive, restaurant, brewpub, pub... these four things NEED to be present to get repeat beer loving customers: clean lines interesting beer choices food for pairing with beers knowledgeable staff if i hate your decor i may not have my birthday party at your establishment, but it won't stop me from coming back if the beer's good if the beer is off, i definitely won't be back if there are few to no craft beer choices, i won't willingly be ba...

i will be on cbc radio's on the coast this afternoon at 5:50 tonights topic is: what makes for a good beer joint? and the beer of choice: sours

the cask at the yaletown brewpub last night was cocoa ipa it was a bitter little beer to swallow so of course i loved it! a bit sedimenty with cocoa at the bottom, but what do you expect from a cask? i also ventured to bitter for their sour flight for $18 i got to try three sour beers the upright 4 is not really a sour beer if you ask me it is just a slightly sour saison, you know? so, not my favourite... the jolly pumpkin grand cru - luciernaga the firefly was starting to get sour still, i can see why it calls itself a belgian pale ale tasty for sure but not quite sour enough for me would i have it again?  sure! the verhaghe vichte duchesse de bourgoyne was sour not mouth puckeringly so, but enough that it pleased my sourpuss tastebuds iain hill described it to me before i had tried it as balsamic vinegar and he was right!  totally got that flavour from it my favourite of the three and one i would happy have again