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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...

Everyone knows that I'm a big fan of craft beer.  I extol the virtues of the local craft beer community and of drinking locally brewed beers at every opportunity, including on CBC Radio's On the Coast every second week.   But what about the other part of the beer industry, big beer, and how they’re using some questionable tactics to entice unwitting consumers? I have nothing against beer makers making and selling beer, be they large or small.  And I have no issues with people drinking beer they enjoy, whether its craft or macro. As a big fan of craft beer, though, I do like to make sure macro beer drinkers have been introduced to craft beer so they can make an educated decision when choosing the beers they drink! And I think that beer makers should be honest about the beers they’re making.  Unless you pay a lot of attention to the fine print and do your research, it is very easy to be taken in by  shadow brands  and crafty beers. Shadow...

from the cbc website from november 22nd: Warm the cockles of your heart with these cozy winter beers Check out our beer columnist's picks for warming winter beers as the weather gets colder CBC News   Posted: Nov 22, 2016 4:04 PM PT  Last Updated: Nov 24, 2016 6:26 AM PT Spinnakers 12 Bombers Advent Box is one way to enjoy wintery beers this year, On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says. (spinnakers.com) 45 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Missed the B.C. Beer Awards? Here are some winning brews to check out Check out these fresh picks for fresh-hopped beer The days are getting a lot shorter and a lot wetter, which means winter is finally coming to B.C. But even if the weather isn't so nice, at least there are great winter beers to look forward to,  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says....

the cbc website pick up from yesterday's beer column on cbc's on the coast with stephen quinn Missed the B.C. Beer Awards? Here are some winning brews to check out Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman gives us her picks from the awards CBC News   Posted: Oct 25, 2016 4:26 PM PT  Last Updated: Oct 25, 2016 4:26 PM PT Julia Hanlon (back left, holding award) and her team from Steamworks Brewing took home best-in-show at the 2016 B.C. Beer Awards. Hanlon became the first female head brewer to win that distinction. (Alison Page Photography) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer And wine Check out these fresh picks for fresh-hopped beer Prost! Oktoberfest events to check out on the Lower Mainland The B.C. Beer Awards were held earlier in October, and  On The Coast   beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says there were a lot of changes from last ye...

check out the cbc website about yesterday's beer column on on the coast! Check out these fresh picks for  fresh-hopped beer Beer columnist Rececca Whyman says now is the time to try B.C.'s  fresh-hopped brews CBC News   Posted: Oct 11, 2016 4:32 PM PT  Last Updated: Oct 11, 2016 4:32 PM PT On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says most hops will be dried into pellets for use throughout the year but some will go straight into beers made in the fall. (B.C. Hops Company) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Prost! Oktoberfest events to check out on the Lower Mainland Summer season ending, but beer festival season just getting started Fall in B.C. usually brings wet weather with it and for beer lovers, it also brings "wet hopping,"  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says. Wet hopping, ...