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Pink Boots Beer launch is this coming Sunday- April 30th from 1-4 at Red Truck Brewing!  Be the first to try it!  $1 from every pint will go back to the Pink Boots Society. Spread the word! What will you be tasting?  NAME OF BEER:    Pink Boots Unite Golden Honey Ale Sessionable springtime ale dry-hopped with Cashmere, Triple Pearl & Challenger providing floral & earthy notes which play well with the subtle honey & light biscuit backbone. Hops are donated from Topp’s Hops in Abbotsford & Organic Honey is from GoldStrike in Lillooet, BC. International Women’s Day collaboration brew between: Big Ridge Brewing, KPU Brewing Program, Red Truck, Bomber Brewing, R&B, Dogwood Brewing, Foamer’s Folly, Callister & Steamworks. STYLE OF BEER : Golden Honey Ale ABV:  5.4% IBU:  30 INGREDIENTS USED:  Mostly BC malt, local hops (Challenger, Triple Pearl & Cashmere), 40 kg Organic Honey, ale yeast from Fo...

and the rest of what i wanted to mention but ran outta time on tuesday's beer column on cbc: 1.  all british columbian beer lovers should be camra members! "campaign for real ale, an independent, volunteer-run consumer organization dedicated to supporting the brewing of traditional styles of beer in the traditional manner, using traditional ingredients" its only $25 a year to join add your voice to the craft beer lobby sign the FUSS and BYOCB campaigns sign up for the newsletter and be informed about all the fab craft beer events around town and if that wasn't enough, you also get some swell discounts around town for being a member but don't join just for the discounts join because, as a craft beer lover, its the right thing to do and a tasty way to do it 2.  are you a homebrewer? do you want to be a homebrewer? join vanbrewers !  or if you're not a vancouverite, join your local homebrew club membership in vanbrewers is only $20 a year ac...

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our very own vancouver local lundy dale gets quoted in this article about women in beer and barley's angels ! go lundy! i'm looking forward to the upcoming beer and chocolate event...

the toronto chapter of barley's angels got a nice write up this week clicky clicky for the grid article

if you aren't a beer-loving female, or have one you can pass this information along to, stop reading now! newly established in vancouver: barley's angels pink pints! mission statement:  as the consumer leg of the pink boots society, barley's angels is commited to involving women in the enjoyment of craft beer by creating environments where women can learn more about beer in a friendly, educational and supportive atmosphere, thus creating more women beer enthusiasts, and, ultimately, involving more women in beer- and brewery-related careers. purpose:  barley's angels is a growing collection of individual chapters around the world that work with craft-beer focused breweries, brewpubs, restaurants, alehouses and other public beer establishments to advance the female consumer craft beer enthusiast, resulting in increased patronage and revenue from women, while encouraging education and interest in beer among this often under-recognized demographic group. wanna get...