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From On the Coast on Tuesday: Just when you think you’ve got a handle on craft beer, another brewery opens up, another style becomes popular or a new trend pops up.  Mariner Brewing is poised to open on the Barnet Highway in Coquitlam in August.  I understand it will have a 50 person tasting room and a steam-powered brewery.  So watch social media for the opening announcement! One potential new trend is hop powder.  I’m not hearing a lot about it in Vancouver yet, but there are some breweries in the US who are experimenting with it, including Georgetown Brewing in Seattle. Hop powder is pretty much what it sounds like – it is a powdered form of hops.  The powder is an essential oil-rich concentrate made by extracting resin glands from the hops at very cold temperatures in a nitrogen atmosphere to preserve the quality of the oils.  The resulting powder contains twice the percentage of alpha acids – which is what bitters beer - as the origi...

from the cbc website , from my beer column yesterday: Get the raw story on raw ale, the newest trend in craft brewing Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's picks for great summer beers CBC News   Posted: Jul 18, 2017 5:52 PM PT  Last Updated: Jul 18, 2017 6:14 PM PT Category 12 is a B.C. brewery that makes a beer using raw ale techniques. (Category 12 Brewing/Facebook) 5 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Beware of 'crafty' marketing, beer columnist says Are new B.C. craft breweries struggling to distinguish themselves? The newest trend in B.C. craft beer is old school — very old school. Raw ale is a type of beer made when the wort — the sugary liquid extracted from malted grains — is not boiled. "Most traditional farmhouse ales are raw and probably prehistoric beer was all raw ale,"  On The Coast  beer colu...

from the CBC website Beware of 'crafty' marketing,  beer columnist says Check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks for this week CBC News   Posted: Jun 20, 2017 7:39 PM PT  Last Updated: Jun 20, 2017 7:39 PM PT A California beer drinker sued MillerCoors LLC in 2015, claiming their Blue Moon beer is not actually craft beer and marketing it as such was deceptive. Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Are new B.C. craft breweries struggling to distinguish themselves? New model of craft brewing coming to Vancouver, says beer columnist Is the beer you drink craft? Or is it merely craftily marketed? On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says it can be hard to tell sometimes. Between acquisitions of craft breweries, shadow brands and marketing elements that make a beer look craft, there are several ways big breweries ar...

look! it's me on the cbc website again! Summer season ending, but beer festival season just getting started Beer columnist has 3 events to highlight this week CBC News Posted: Sep 13, 2016 8:32 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 13, 2016 8:32 PM PT At last year's B.C. Beer Awards, Brassneck Brewing won best in show for their One Trick Pony Imperial IPA. (bcbeerawards.com) OTC beer and wine B.C. Ale Trail lets beer lovers explore province's breweries No summertime blues with these B.C. summer beer events, columnist says Summer is turning to autumn, and On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says that means the start of beer festival season in B.C.   "There are several, and they're conveniently being held on different dates so you can get to them all — like I intend to do!" Whyman told On The Coast guest host Gloria Macarenko. Here are...

here are my notes from yesterday's craft beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with gloria macarenko: The Beer News : If you’re heading to the PNE, don’t forget to stop by the VCBW craft beer fest while you’re there.  Open every day of the fair from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., they’re serving up taster sizes of beers from various breweries.  Entry is $10 and tasters are $2 each.  Or catch them for happy hour between 2:00 and 3:00 for half-price entry.  Entry is also just $5 if you return with your tasting mug.  There are in and out privileges, so never fear, you can pop out for that second round of mini donuts, no problem! One of the breweries pouring at the craft beer fest right now is Highway 97.  They’re not even open yet, so take advantage of this opportunity for an advance tasting of the Penticton brewery’s beer, and save yourself the long drive as well!  To see all the beers that are pouring, check out @vcbw on twitter. Have you be...

B.C. Ale Trail lets beer lovers explore province's breweries Comox Valley, the Kootenays, Nanaimo, Port Moody, more covered in guides CBC News   Posted: Aug 30, 2016 4:57 PM PT  Last Updated: Aug 30, 2016 4:57 PM PT The B.C. Ale Trail also features Nanaimo breweries like Longwood and White Sails. (@BCAleTrail/Instagram) 45 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine No summertime blues with these B.C. summer beer events, columnist says Looking for a great beer destination? Consider Ontario, columnist says Road trips are usually reserved for summer months, but  On The Coast   beer columnist Rebecca Whyman is highlighting a special trip for beer lovers in B.C., beginning in October. The  B.C. Ale Trail  is a joint effort between several tourism marketing organizations, the B.C. Craft Brewers Guild and beer writ...