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vancouver is awesome! and i'm not just saying that because i'm featured on the blog 4 Local Beer Bloggers Share Their Favourite Vancouver Brews POSTED December 1, 2014 BY Bob Kronbauer Rebecca Whyman , Kevin Wood , Mike The Beerrater and Dustan Sept are all prolific BC beer writers who deliver a steady stream of reviews on their blogs. They get us hopped up on brews both local and from abroad, so we asked each of them to share their top 2 Vancouver beers – along with their thoughts on them – so that we could pass them on to you here. Cheers!   Dustan:  Driftwood's Entangled Hopfenweisse This one brings Germany back home to BC. This Heffeweizen blends big German Weisse flavours of banana and clove with northwest hops giving tasty mango, passion fruit and citrus notes.   Four Winds Saison This takes Belgian tradition and gives it a hopped twist. A crisp, light body meets a northwest-style hop resulting in a delicious, unique and...

brewdog gives us the lowdown on hops and this, found in a comment on that brewdog post, about the uk worrying about hops shortages back in may, while making fun of hipsters upcoming casks from dead frog brewing : November 25, 4:00pm CRAFT Beer Market (@CRAFTbeeryvr ) Imperial Red Ale dry-hopped with Citra Malts: Pale Malt, Cara Amber, Munich 30, Cara 20, Special B Hops: Citra IBU: 46 ABV: 7.5% A bolder version of an Irish Red Ale combining a moderate malt and light buttery aroma with citrus hops for a medium-bodied ale that begins with sweet caramel and hints of milk chocolate, then finishes with a lingering dryness. Note : this beer has not yet been officially released and is otherwise only available at the brewery for growler fills. November 28, 5:00pm London Pub (@londonpubvan) Imperial Red Ale Malts: Pale Malt, Cara Amber, Munich 30, Cara 20, Special B Hops: Citra IBU: 46 ABV: 7.5% A bolder version of an Irish Red Ale combining a moderate malt and...

to whet your appetite for beer and sandwich pairings before the now sold out this sandwich that beer throwdown at portland craft next weekend, craftbeer.com offers six classic pairings