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when i heard that bomber brewing wasn't going to have an oktoberfest this year, i realized that if i wanted to go to one i was going to have to look outside vancouver. how about seattle? Sunday, October 4 from 4PM to 8PM  Benefits Pike Place Market Foundation Ticket includes 10 drink tickets, authentic PIKETOBERFEST beer mug, all food, music and discounted parking at Russell Investment Center garage. Celebrate the harvest season at PIKETOBERFEST- a Beer, Charcuterie and Harvest Festival. Featuring local meats, sauerkrauts, cheeses and more, paired with craft beers, wines and spirits.  Compare our regional food and drinks to their classic German counterparts and toast Piketoberfest with live music in Pike Br...

if you've got some baggage you'd like to unload, strange fellows can help you out (no actual witches will be harmed in the festival): Celebrate Walpurgisnacht & Burning the Witches with Strange Fellows Brewing   Strange Day #4 at Strange Fellows Brewing April 24th to 30th, 2015 VANCOUVER – According to many European folkloric traditions, the night of April 30 is thought to be a tug of war between evil and good, dark and light, the leave of winter and the birth of spring, with evil, darkness and winter personified by a witch. Strange Fellows Brewing will celebrate this magical evening in our own fashion. Starting April 24th, we encourage you to drop by for a glass of seasonal beer and rid yourself of something that you have been carrying around all winter – be it a sin, evil thought, or fear. Attach your confession to our “Winter Witch”, and on the night of April 30th we will burn the witch, purging the way for a lighter spring. Strange Fellows is a craft br...

  BOMBER BREWING'S LATEST RELEASE IS ALL ABOUT AUTUMN OKTOBERFEST München lager : This German lager has a tad more octane than our Märzen and as a nod to fall and all its bounty, is more golden in colour. A dry finish is produced by use of a blend of German lager yeasts and the body comes courtesy of  Munich and Vienna malts. Why not soothe your medieval soul’s desire for an autumnal celebration?! Just don’t delay – quantities are limited.  About Oktoberfest : Appearance: Deep golden amber. Aroma: Strong aroma of Munich and Vienna malts along with traditional Hallertau hops.  Flavour: Sweet maltiness and light toasty character up front finishing clean and dry with moderate hop bitterness.  Mouthfeel: Medium body, medium-high carbonation. ABV = 6% Original Gravity = 1.060 Bitterness = 20 IBU Colour = 7.5 SRM Oktoberfest is available now in kegs, 650ml bottles, and on tap in the Bomber Brewing tasting room. ...

newly stocked beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Founded by Alex Ganum, the owner and head brewer at Upright. Alex grew up drinking his father’s German pilsners and his older brother’s Bells Porter before moving to Portland in 2002 where he decided to give brewing a go. He never looked back, and seven years later opened Upright Brewing, specializing in farmhouse-inspired beers rooted in France and Belgium but made with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist. The name “Upright” is in reference to the primary instrument of Charles Mingus, a musician whose compositions defy categorization. At Upright the recipes and processes are decidedly unbound, making for a true hybrid style that shares Mingus’ spirit of creativity and craft. Each beer combines the best of French style beers with the best the Pacific Northwest has to offer, making for some truly wonderful brews. Upright Brewing Co. Seven - $12.55 French-inspired ales with a West Coast twist to give them an identity...

i had far too much fun at the bc beer awards yesterday so i'm taking full advantage of the horrible weather to make today a stay at home day! i only took two photos yesterday... must have been too busy drinking the lovely beers! dave varga is a funny guy!  derrick wins gold in the ipa category high mountain brewing chapel arts was a great venue for the camra harvestfest and bc beer awards the beers were tasty, the crowd was well-behaved despite the torrential downpours outside, it was all coming up sunshine and roses inside!

need a beer to pair with cajun cuisine? louisiana's bayou teche brewery can help with that!

i really wish i had received this advent calendar this year! aw, what the heck, if anyone wants to get it for me, i'll happily suck it up and catch up to the current date! no idea who to credit this photo to, it was sent to me via facebook

"fifty ways to love your lagers knock that lager back, jack open a new can, stan you don't need to be coy, roy listen to lundy hop on the beer bus, gus you will need to discuss much tasting's the key, lee" paul simon, as revised by sheila of firefly as i said, i am not the biggest lager lover but i was game to have lundy at firefly show me 50 ways to love my lagers!  lundy, loving her lager  i was pretty happy to see some favourites on the line up for tasting on tuesday night like the lighthouse overboard imperial pilsner, rogue's dead guy and dirtoir black lager! we began light, with the samuel adams noble pils which totally smelled like a lager but it tasted alright - crisp and clean, some resin and bitterness, but no aftertaste then we went overboard with the lighthouse imperial pilsner twice the hops, twice the malts, twice the flavour and colour i'm a fan! still smells like a lager, but its smooth and fuller-bodied and delici...