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my notes from tuesday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with gloria macarenko: ( and look,  jan zeschky  thinks you should go to all the fests too!) We’re in the midst of beer festival season in BC! There are several beer festivals coming up, and they’re conveniently being held on different dates so you can get to them all – like I intend to do! It’s the Whistler beer festival this coming weekend – there are events like cask nights and tastings beginning Wednesday evening, leading up to the tasting festival on Saturday and Sunday.  There will be over 100 beers pouring from over 50 breweries, and several cideries as well.   A couple of the area’s not-yet-opened breweries will be pouring beers at the fest, namely Back Country Brewing from Squamish and Highway 97 from Penticton, so be sure to try those ones! While you are in Whistler, you could take advantage of the opportunity to go check out the newly opened Coast Mountain B...

storm brewing's mad scientist cascadia loves beer! the rise and fall and rise of brewery creek reflections on a year of being a beer guy food at craft beer establishments north dakota brewery road trip

oregon's top 10 craft breweries 20 new breweries set to open in bc in 2015 sam calagione about not ever selling to ab-inbev international women's brew day on march 8th

brewed awakenings' poll results granville island's brewmaster vern lambourne on how to age beer what to expect in craft beer in 2015 best beers and ciders according to foodies 7 gateway ontario beers whale testicle beer because why wouldn't you? beer pairings for girl scout cookies beginner's guide to beer tasting and great news!  bomber pilsner will be available at the nat this summer!

another wee one because, well, time off! mental floss' 10 weirdest beers ever brewed jan zeschky's love list of beers of 2014

sad day - beer pioneer ed mcnally dies whether you're a fan of big rock beers or not, raise a glass to this man, who in the 80s took a leap of faith and went up against the big boys every year at the vancouver folk fest i sure do enjoy me a snake bite made of half traditional ale and half cider cheers, ed! signs you're a beer aficionado east bay brewery boom lynne mcilwee aka hops canary writes open letter to bc place suggesting they are losing $690k a year in beer sales by not offering craft beer i was gifted with a bottle of dead frog's new release, big stump it is a spruce golden ale and it is delicious! sweet and smooth, golden and nicely balanced with a fruity spruce hint but don't just take my word for it, jan zeschky agrees ! more on craft beer in mexico independents take on the giants

5 must try beers from vcbw i second the storm basil ipa nomination! the history of bottle openers best nor-cal breweries jan zeschky's take on this year's vcbw 5 cardinal sins of beer service chicago women say there is no such thing as "girly" beer and how much longer are articles like this going to be written? when can it just be a beverage most people enjoy? summer beer picks of san diego beer experts most of which aren't available in yvr, but hey, maybe you're travelling this summer and can pick some up (and if you do, bring one back for me!) when good beer goes bad or, when it is okay to send your beer back hops canary's must do list for portland ready for some beer trivia? actually, it's more like a 'how well do you know beer' quiz a beer drinker's guide to the world cup maybe a bit too much on the macro side, but still interesting port moody gets two new craft breweries

happy long weekend!! what some other folks have to say about the upcoming vancouver craft beer week: joe wiebe jan zeschky vancouver patios that will be open until midnight this summer how to talk like a beer snob a primer for beginners gcbf tickets on sale july 19th for the festival on september 5 and 6, 2014 13 things you may not know about hops and a new product: We are pleased to announce that our BC Hopped Whisky is now available. Barrel aged for five years, this whisky offers a well-balanced flavour that starts with spicy malt notes and finishes with a dry and hoppy kick. The release is the first 'Hopped Whisky' of its kind in Canada and with only 300 bottles available we are expecting to sell out quickly. The idea behind the 'Final Proof Master Distiller Series' was to allow the creative nature of our Distiller Peter von Hahn to develop a series of small batch specialty and unique whiskies that we will release over time. The whisky ...

a first for craft beer - it outsells the big boys in, of course, portland! the flickr account for the great vegas beerfest no pics of me, alas, but great shots of the event and a review of the festival (mine is coming... eventually...) jan zeschky's rundown of this year's hip hop themed vcbw (that's vancouver craft beer week for those not yet in the know) joe wiebe gives you the past 30 years in craft beer history in british columbia and you can listen to him on the radio too! another new brewery opens in the lower mainland! white rock beach beer company , as reviewed by mike's craft beer dimpled pint glasses are making a comeback  according to the bbc (i didn't notice they were missing in vancouver - plenty of places still use them... what does that say about vancouver - are we ahead of the curve or so far behind the world caught up to us again?) my fave quote from the story:  "There are so many beards in Dalston, and they do love a dimple...

petition to get craft beer into local stadiums totally a topic i have been looking into myself double trouble and the royal york fairmont partner on an 85th anniversary brew 1929 cream ale i'm not a big fan of cream ales, but i suppose i'll try this when i'm in toronto at the end of june people seem to think this is a good idea me, i don't wanna see most of you naked, so i'll skip this beer fest thanks! an update to jan zeschky's new bc microbreweries list for 2014 an older article by joe wiebe in bc living mapping vancouver's hoppiest neighbourhoods beer lollipops vancouver's craft beer scene explodes a loveletter from a washington state writer don't want the tv on while you drink beer?  these vancouver craft beer spots have no tv i have also mentioned several non-tv bars in my column in the bc craft beer news ooooh, pretty!  a ceramic beer sleeve that is every bit as slick and stylin' as my new stainless steel innate sa...

9 beers that aren't craft, but you probably thought were (although, i'm not gonna lie to you, i do like me some pyramid ipa) jan zeschky's top 10 year-round bc beers and jan's updated list of microbreweries slated to open up in bc in 2014 paddy treavor on the east van beer fest where you will see my smiling face quaffing local and imported brews and paddy on the suggestion that there be an independent liquor board complaints department so brewers and retailers aren't afraid to be blackballed for airing concerns if you can get your hands on it, apparently oskar blues' limited release gubna imperial ipa is da bomb!

is brewing an extreme sport? twisted pine brewing seems to think so beerme.com gives some love to the new central city brewery expansion brewed awakening 2013 poll results no real big surprises in the results, but very gratifying that so many people took the time to vote! are there british beer gangs? not for reals, but these kinds of beer people don't sound like they're only to be found in britain... cicerone chosen best beer bangs for your buck and lastly, not at all beer-related how to fold a pocket-square!

i could have told you this but now that cnbc says it, maybe restauranteurs will listen bigger beer menus boost restaurant sales main street pub crawl twelve local christmas beers beermebc survey results four winds saison brett wins coveted five pints award from jan zeschky craftbeer.com's beer style finder find out which styles you may not have tried that you'll probably fall in love with

get your say in now about bc liquor laws its time to get what you want, and the best way to do that is to speak up about it support your local brewers and breweries jan zeschky's updated new bc breweries of 2013 piece read up - there are so many new breweries opening up around the province! whistler beer festival was a success! 8 simple steps not to be a beer snob douchebag china joins in on the pandering to the idea that the way to woo women to beer is through low alcohol fruity beers with hello kitty beer.  yes, hello kitty beer i would be outraged, but frankly its just par for the course and i have bigger things to get worked up about (like the article equating using hello kitty to woo drinkers with the timbers army having its own beer) auto-brewery syndrome - making your own beer... in your gut sure, i buy this ever felt far too yeasty in your guts after a cask festival?  not a stretch from there! lynne, aka bg canary's latest article for the bc cr...

dead frog brewery does a major overhaul of its beers jan zeschky calls it dead frog's second coming i think its more like the third or fourth, but who's counting? "Dead Frog is dead. Long live Dead Frog!" i think we all knew it was just a matter of time before brewmaster tony dewald turned that place around er, well, we hoped anyway! and it sure looks like tony has succeeded where several other brewers before him did not no more pepper lime, no more mandarin no more anything except for the nut brown (which i have a very soft spot for - it was the first bc craft beer i had that resonated with me enough to make me search out more local brews and end up here, your humble blogger and beer blatherer - and i may or may not have a dead frog inspired beer tattoo commemorating that life-changing a-ha moment) no more clear glass sleemanesque bottles its a whole new world! i can't help rooting for dead frog even when they went down so many misguided paths th...

happy ipa day!! what is ipa day? silly rabbit, its one of the best days of the year! what's going on in vancouver? pink pints is hosting a cask of four winds mango ipa at rogue on broadway from 6-9 p.m. the donnelly group kicks off its 30 days of ipa yaletown brewpub has its weekly cask night what's going on in victoria? if you need some guidance on choosing which fabulous bc ipa to drink , jan zeschky has you covered! and finally, here's the ipa infographic that the beer wench had some friends of her create (Gina Schuland and Rebecca Selkregg of Deschutes Brewery)  

parallel 49 is just over a year old, but they've already expanded several times and brewmaster graham with has become a media darling interactive beer labels! craft beer lounge update from inside vancouver what's in your beer?  some ingredients in macrobrewed beer may surprise you yet another reason to drink craft beer instead (suggestion:  gloss over the part where she talks about the evils of alcohol on diets and go straight for the scary chart at the bottom of the article) my friend lynn's article for the bc craft beer news about how to pair your craft beer with food the best patios in vancouver, some of which actually serve craft beer beer education in vancouver get schooled while you drink beer that is a win-win situation if i ever saw one! collaboration brews - where creativity meets marketing (and the true spirit of craft brewing comes alive)

beer tasting workout - train to be a better  beer taster (do they mean train to find better beer to taste, or train to be more adept at distinguishing beer flavours?) is the craft beer boom going to go bust? the national post seems to think so although they do get a few beer facts wrong like the bitterest brews in vancouver being from 35 to 70 ibus... and "craft beer's bold flavours appeal to the pallets of the few" is both simplistic and mis-spelled p'shaw!  but i love that vancouver's craft beer gets exposure in the national post jan zeschky on howe sound brewing's continued success and awards at the north american brewing awards vancouver craft beer week was good for the economy not surprising, but nice to see some stats released in advance of the public getting a say in tasting room rules why intelligent people drink more alcohol

canadian brewing awards run down by jan zeschky and the whole list of winners is up on the canadian brewing awards website , but i can't seem to get on there today - maybe too many visitors crashed their site - hopefully the link works soon congratulations to powell street brewing for winning best in show! speaking of winners... saturday marked the inaugural north shore growler 10k hosted by bridge brewing 50 people ran 10k from the brewery, up up up and around and back to the brewery i was one of them (so were the lovely monica and jill) i was rewarded with a beer and a glass the harvest project  was rewarded with all of our entry fees as donations 25 people ran with growlers yes, that's correct, with growlers 2 each... full ones... 24 of them finished with them and for their efforts they were rewarded with 2 free growler fills a week for a month not incentive enough for me to carry an extra, awkward 10 lbs but i sure do have a whole lot of respect ...

and i'm back! a coupla links for you: bc's beer boom - breweries in the province and breweries in vancouver jan zeschky's  vcbw preview and the official vcbw website so you can get your tickets! mention of a pair of new beers: Vancouver Island Brewery   APRIL 29, 2013 Media Release! Greetings! Art, music and beer -  they just seem to go together... Vancouver Island Brewery Releases Concert Series! Available April 29th, 2013      Concert Series Bomber No. 1                     Concert Series Bomber No. 2 Vicfest Festival Ale             VI Musicfest Festival Ale Why brew a Festival Ale? This festival ale is brewed in celebration of the amazing art, music and culture here on Vancouver Island. We're proud to support local cultural events that strengthen our island's unique collection of bouncing souls and kindred spirits. These eve...