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if you didn't win the 6L bottle of la fin du monde that i gave away the other week, you still have a chance to win a 6L bottle of unibroue 17 grand reserve from bc beer blog ! constellation brands buys ballast point for a whole lotta money like, the most spent on a craft brewery yet (and more coverage:   draftmag , reuters , streetinsider ) in perhaps the best beer story of the year, dedicated drinkers go for a pint even though the beer garden is flooded.

Library Square and Parallel 49 Brewing Company celebrate 12 Taps of Christmas Celebrate craft beer, Advent-style starting December 1st Beer Advent Calendars are craft beer’s contribution to seasonal traditions, and this year Library Square and Parallel 49 Brewing Company are teaming up to offer the “ 12 Taps of Christmas ”, an opportunity to celebrate Advent-style, even if you weren’t one of the lucky beer fans who was able to snag a limited release calendars. Parallel 49 Brewing Company has contributed 12 beers to this year’s collaboration “Craft Crossing” beer Advent calendar and every odd day in December, starting on the 1st, Library Square will be tapping a keg of the exact same Parallel 49 beer which is in the Advent Calendar on that day. The keg will be tapped each morning at 11:30AM and will be poured all day for the feature price of $5/pint. And just like an Advent calendar, each day’s beer will be a surprise until the keg is tapped. This year, get in the holiday sp...

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast wherein i explained to matthew lazin-ryder what all the fuss is about: You may have heard about the tempest in a pint glass that has hit Vancouver . Wondering what all the FUSS is about??? Who cares about accurate measuring of beer? Frankly, YOU should.  And here's why: CAMRA Vancouver's President and Treasurer recently (July 5, 2014) went to some licensed establishments in town and measured how much beer was being poured, and found out that very few places were actually serving as much beer as their menus stated. And they reported their findings via social media.  Why did CAMRA do this? CAMRA is a beer advocacy group - the Campaign for Real Ale - part of whose mandate it is to "encourage the responsible enjoyment of beer and actively support laws and regulations that contribute to that objective".     To that end, CAMRA's Vancouver Chapter...

for the love of radlers including a make it yourself radler recipe ninkasi brewing has a space program yes, you read that correctly a space program and they recently launched a rocket full of yeast into the outersphere stateside on the drive is fuss approved! but half of the bars surveyed by the vancouver sun are not (you'll note that the craft beer serving establishments were the ones closest to serving a full 20oz pint... quality and quantity - yay!) light beer is on its way out according to washington post yummy dung smoked beer is coming to the u s of a

these are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn wherein i waxed poetic about the (un)happy hour laws in british columbia and sipped some furious friar belgian ipa if you missed it, you can listen here (just fast-forward to 10 minutes from the end) Is the new happy hour really a happy rule change for British Columbians?  CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) says no.  And so will most beer drinkers when they do the math. Several changes were made to the province's liquor laws on June 20th.   Most are pretty much housekeeping changes and not controversial.  Those are: the ability to take a drink from one area of an establishment into another: for example from the pub side of Yaletown Brewing into the restaurant side.  Previously your server would have to carry your drinks over.  Homebrewed beer can now legally be served at family events for which you obtain a Special Occasion liquor licence; food pr...

just a wee one this week as i'm on vacation! beer flavoured jelly bellies? craft beer by the number? is it really the way you should choose which beer to order? five perfect pints in vancouver nothing you didn't already know in this one but it's nice to see non-beer specific publications espousing craft beer not a link just some news from spinnakers: "Not long now until you can get your Spinnakers fill at the Victoria airport. You'll find us just past security in the departure hall. We'll be the ones with 12 taps of Spinnakers beer, a locally focused wine and spirits menu and a full menu infused with our signature Spinnakers’ style, as well as Grab and Go items to take on board."

vancity buzz offers this list of cheap craft beer in vancouver it is a pretty good list, but it does not correctly identify that a pint is 20oz and doesn't list serving sizes of a lot of the sleeves however, i figure if you're looking for a beer bargain, its a great list of places to try and you can figure out for yourself where the best deal is (and when you do, tell me please!) on a related note i handed out my first camra fuss card last night what's a fuss card you ask? well, its a card that camra vancouver members can use to inform beer sellers that they are not living up to their provincially mandated duty to properly list serving sizes for their beers last night's card giving was at windjammer on commercial drive who advertise on their sandwich board and their menu that they serve 20 oz pints when the beer arrived, it was in a branded sleeve, not a pint glass this is not the first time i have been served less than 20oz there the beer is cheap at...

its a several-months-old guardian article about women in beer but it sure got brewdog's knickers in a twist !

sustainable uses for spent grain (besides ryan's amazing spent grain ipa bread!) a pint of beer is every woman's right yup, more on women and beer but this one from the uk guardian is right on! campaign for culture wants to bring happy hour to vancouver and that's a movement i could get behind! and lastly, a top 8 canadian microbreweries list that i disagree with but what can you expect with an article that starts out saying "Kokanee, Canadian, Sleeman’s, and Alexander Keith’s (all great beers)..." and thinks that granville island and okanagan springs count as microbreweries?

stolen from up north

add this to the long list of beer stuff i am currently coveting a guiness qr code pint glass

the last cask of sartori is being tapped tonight at st. augustine's you know i'm going to be there with bells on! conveniently camra vancouver will also be there to renew memberships offer new ones and give you a pint glass for signing up! cask gets tapped at 6 camra is there from 6 until 7 cask will sell out quickly so be there for six

while i'm not a fan of the pepper lime i am a fan of several of their other beers and encourage all y'all to hit up dead frog's open house in abbotsford on the 21st when they launch the summer mixer which includes the pepper lime alas i will be working while all the fun happens someone please go enjoy a free sample for me!

i had never been to the main before but a friend was performing there so i dutifully traipsed on over and checked out their beer list and i was not disappointed its not bad! there's something for everyone: i'm not gonna lie to you we had pitchers of the red racer esb what a tasty way to spend an evening!

what a great idea! kudos to central city for this one! Central City Brewing Company   In order to help keep our loyal customers safe this Saturday, we're going to offer anyone who comes in one free pint of their choice (excluding seasonal beers) if they show us a receipt for an alternate mode of transportation used to get to Central City. Be it a bus transfer or cab receipt, your first beer is on us!

deliciousness abounded at the railway club last night! holy crap, did i ever enjoy the central city sartori dry-hopped esb cask beer i must have had four pints of that ambrosia before i stumbled my way to the alibi room for more casky hoppy goodness... that ambrosia must have been a good 9%... bitter, full of flavour with hop particles suspended in the glass, sparkling in the light making the beer look as good as it tasted everyone went back for more (but probably not quite as much as we did...) see how it sparkles in the glass hoppy hallowe'en

Central City Brewing Company   Our Pumpkin Ale is now on tap at the brewpub. Come on out and enjoy a pint today!