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the cbc website 's takeaways from my latest beer column (and this one has great comments so far - usually i avoid reading them because, well, some people sure like to be mean for no apparent reason) Budweiser is B.C.'s top beer choice, but craft beer on the rise Newspaper report looked into sales in B.C. as a whole and regionally By On The Coast,  CBC News   Posted: Feb 16, 2016 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Feb 16, 2016 9:39 PM PT One of Rebecca Whyman's picks this week is Bomber Brewing's Tam O'Shanter Wee Heavy Scotch Ale. (@BomberBrewing/Twitter) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Need Valentine's Day ideas? Think beer, says Rebecca Whyman Distillers and brewers sharing barrels in new trend A recent story in the  Province  newspaper  found that in B.C., the king of beers is the King of Beers: Bud...

kettle sours on cbc's website : Sour beer may be a good choice for the beer-skeptic in your life, says Rebecca Whyman. Related Stories Winter beers go beyond vanilla, says On The Coast beer columnist Holiday gift ideas for the beer lover in your life B.C. craft beer trend: 3 tips for enjoying sour beers 6 beer cocktail recipes you can make at home If beer isn't really your thing, give sour beer a try, says On The Coast's beer columnist, Rebecca Whyman. "If you haven't yet tried a sour beer, I strongly suggest you do. There are a wide variety available locally and imported, and I have found many people who didn't think they liked beer, enjoy a sour beer. Sour beer was a hit with beer connoisseurs  too, with 26 breweries submitting a sour for this year's B.C. Beer Awards, according to Whyman. B.C. craft beer trend: 3 tips for enjoying sour beers What makes a beer sour? The acidity an...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with laura lynch aka "the sour hour" While it may not have had an official designation, 2015 really was the year of the sour in Vancouver.  2015 saw so many local breweries embrace the sour, and the brewer’s challenge at the BC Beer Awards saw 26 breweries enter a sour for judging.  If you haven’t yet tried sour beers, I strongly suggest that you do.  Especially if you don’t think you’re a beer fan.  The number of people I hear about who never liked beer before but are loving sour beers is astronomical! There is a bit of experimentation with wild yeasts going on (aka spontaneous fermentation, the way beers are soured in Belgium by leaving the beer out in the elements to allow natural yeasts to infect it), but most local brewers are using other methods to sour their beers.  Classic sour styles like the lambics made in Belgium take a year or more to develop their sour characteristics....

new and exciting beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Hopworks “Organic” Ace of Spades Imperial IPA- $13.35 This hopped out beast has Amarillo, Cascade and Centennial hops added at every point – mash tun, first wort, kettle and dry hop – and all this green goodness results in a beer with a huge citrus hop aroma, flavour and deep clean bitterness. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Anderson Valley “Wild Turkey” Bourbon Barrel Stout- $12.85 Complexity. Aged for three months in Wild Turkey Bourbon barrels, this luxurious stout has a deep ebony hue and a beautiful mahogany head. The woody, vanilla-like notes imparted by the barrels mingle with aromas of fresh baked bread, toffee and espresso, enveloping the rich chocolate and roasted barley flavours with a fine bourbon character. Chris Bonnallie | Beer Supervisor | Legacy Liquor Store Powell Street/Four Winds DunkelWeizen Collaboration - $7.55 When two breweries come together magic can happen, and this fun collaborati...

fun new beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Moon Under Water Brewery This Is Hefeweizen - $7.05 From across the Strait of Georgia, Moon Under Water holds to the classic stylings of a Hefeweizen with this phenomenal seasonal brew. Pouring a hazy amber with a fluffy head and aromas of earth, wheat and cloves, this beer shows more cloves and bananas on the palate with citrus bringing up the rear. A classic beer taken to the next level. Evan Doan | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Bridge Brewing Hopilano IPA - $7.55 One of our favourite Nano breweries from the North Shore is back for more with their distinctly Pacific Northwest Hopilano IPA in tow. This gem of an India Pale Ale pours a cloudy amber orange with a distinctly floral- and citrus fruit-anchored nose. The palate matches the bouquet, with the citrus eventually winding down into a tropical fruit finish. Chris Bonnallie | Beer Supervisor | Legacy Liquor Store Driftwood Brewery Gose-uh - $6.95 A popular beer style from ...

i'm back from my amazing week in tofino quickly: i spent an awful lot of time at tofino brewing filling my growlers with hoppin' cretin ipa and reign in blonde and tuff session (and then drinking them) on the way home we stopped overnight in victoria we stayed at swans , drank at garrick's head pub (10 new taps!!) where i had lighthouse 15th anniversary amber ale, elysian men's room red and driftwood fat tug next morning we got growler fills at lighthouse (switchback) and driftwood  (fat tug) (such incredibly friendly staff at both places), stopped in at spinnakers for a pint, and came home in time for me to not be on cbc radio on tuesday due to a mix-up it just didn't happen i apologize if you tuned in and were disappointed i was most disappointed not to talk extreme beers silver-lining, i have my topic all ready for september 3rd tuesday evening i attended camra vancouver's hops 101 class at steamworks and got to try the brand spanking n...

that's it, i'm off to tofino for a week!! fun in the sun and sand! and drinking lots of wonderful tofino brewing beers! i have pre-blogged a few items, so it won't be a total ghost-town around here for the week though! if you missed me on cbc radio last week talking about gluten-free beers you can still catch the show by following the link and clicking on august 6 i'm on at the end, so if you want to just hear me, fast forward to the last 10 minutes i'll be back on cbc radio on august 20th this time talking about extreme beers if you're in the vancouver area, tune in to on the coast with stephen quinn at 5:50 p.m. 690 am 88.1 fm

new beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Moon Under Water Shatterbier Golden Ale - $12.55 This collaboration between reinvigorated Moon Under Water Brewery and Shatterbox Coffee is one that should not be missed. Pouring a hazy golden colour with candied fruit, citrus and coffee found in the aromatics, this brew has marzipan and roasted coffee on the palate and a dry finish to round it out. St. Feuillien Saison - $10.45 Described as a beer of terroir, this Belgian Saison is a traditional farmhouse from St. Feuillien pouring pale amber with aromas of candied citrus and melon. In the mouth, orange, black pepper and yeast make this a Saison worth drinking. Tofino Brewing Dawn Patrol Coffee Porter - $7.15 A new coffee porter from the west coast of Vancouver Island that pours a velvety dark brown similar to a black cup of coffee. Rich coffee aromas own the bouquet of this beer, while espresso beans and light malt are found on the palate. A tasty coffee porter from Tofino Brewing. ...

friday afternoon (4:00 - 7:00) at legacy liquor store in vancouver, a free tasting of american brewing's breakaway ipa and blonde beers - i'll be there! new and exciting beers available at legacy: Moon Under Water Potts Pils Unfiltered - $6.95 New owners, new brewmaster, new beer, new brewery. First on the docket, Potts Pils, an unfiltered hop-conscious beer brewed in the style of a northern German pilsner. Grab it while it lasts. Epic Hop Zombie - $10.35 Coming all the way from Auckland, New Zealand, Hop Zombie is a Double IPA with punch. Zesty citrus and tropical fruits on the nose and more of the same with a touch of malt on the palate. Pick up a bottle and put a little Kiwi in you. Epic Epicurean Coffee & Fig - $22.55 Another brew from the boys at Epic inspired by all the creatives out there: dark chocolate, molasses and fig account for the nose, with black liquorice, coffee, fig, vanilla and so much more making up the palate. These guys know what ...

oh alibi room! why do you have so many more beers than i can drink in a night? i began with a cask last night central city's red racer dry-hopped with simcoe and it was fantastic could have been a little more carbonated but otherwise a stellar ipa! next up i decided to double my hops pleasure with the lost coast limited release double trouble ipa and holy hops batman, was it ever a citrusy bitter little number delicious! why i didn't just have small pours of the above two, i don't know but there were still too many beers i wanted to try on the menu that i had to go with a frat bat! from left to right: conrad's marris otter cascade hopped session ale tofino hop cretin ipa tariq's wrath of khan ipa red truck cherry lemonade cask loved the first three, did not at all care for the cherry lemonade at 3.8% i can see drinking the session ale on a summer patio for hours! and the other two?  gosh darnit, i love me an ipa colour me happy...

so many craft beer serving establishments opening in vancouver this summer! and being the galivanting around town type that i am, i have tried to hit them all well, okay the ones i get told about anyway last thursday was opening night for tacofino commissary an actual restaurant to go with the two food trucks they already have in town its a delightful space on hastings street, just west of nanaimo street a long narrow room with communal long tables and an incredible light fixture of glowing white balls connected by copper wiring... with live plants growing out of it  Bocci Lights made by Omer Arbel ! tacofino was my third stop on thursday night, so i wasn't hungry i did get to try a bite of my friend's banana churros though - savoury banana churro coated in sugar, served with banana sriracha ice cream deeelicious! the rest of the menu looks delightful featuring such gems as cauliflower with serrano chiles, turmeric, crispy rice and spicy fish...

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okay, ball was fun last night i'm just a lazy ass for wishing it had been rained out... and if we didn't have our finals tournament on july 21st, you know that i'd be hopping on a ferry over to victoria to attend hopoxia It's back!! Our 2nd annual BC Celebration of Hops is going down in our back lot on July 21st from 3pm-7pm . It's a beer tasting festival that proudly lends its weight to the hoppier side of the scale. This year is sure to be bitter and better than ever with the following brewers descending on our back lot armed with their favourite hop-infused brews: Hoyne Brewing Co. Driftwood Brewing Co. Canoe Club Brewpub Vancouver Island Brewing Co. Moon Under Water Brewpub Lighthouse Brewing Co. Spinnakers Brewpub Salt Spring Island Brewing Co. Tofino Brewing Co. Wolf Brewing Co. Whistler Brewing Co. Howe Sound Brewing Co. Central City Brewing Co. Granville Island Brewing Co. Tree Brewing Co. Coal Harbour...

the finger crossing worked my softball game got rained out last thursday however... i wasn't specific enough with the universe in my wishing i ended up having to work some overtime which meant i missed out on the basil esb cask at the yaletown afterall doh! i rescued my lousy evening by heading off to the alibi room for some tofino brewing spruce tip ipa cask and dave varga's taylor's crossing is dead ipa, and quality time with my personal viking i tell ya, everyone needs to get themselves a personal viking - they rock!! i found the spruce tip ipa cask a bit thin maybe it aged a little too long?  or too little? i dunno, i just recall the one at hoppapalooza being the nectar of the gods and this one wasn't quite there tofino brewing spruce tip ipa cask dave varga's taylor's crossing is dead, long live taylor's crossing ipa was delightful too bad taylor's crossing is dead and this brew isn't going to be a regular one taylor's...

too many beer events on friday night yay for first world problems! tofino brewing's debut will be at abigail's party on friday night pivo's second anniversary is on friday night and vcbw / camra vancouver's beerlesque is at the roundhouse on friday night our beer steins runneth over!

from the camra vancouver newsletter: Tofino Brewing Company opened their doors to the public on Saturday April 16th, selling growlers of their first beer, Tuff Session Ale, a west coast style pale ale. Tofino Brewing brewmaster Dave Woodward (formerly of Brew House at Whistler), writes in to say the local response has been overwhelming, with Tofino residents consuming more than 300 growlers over the past week in addition to Tofino draught accounts. Hoppin Cretin IPA, Dave's next beer, will be on sale at the brewery this week. Dave describes this as a northwest IPA, well hopped with Columbus, Centennial, and Citra. 6.5%, 60 IBUs. Here's hoping we see some of this on our side of the Strait!