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love beer and cider, will travel! i'm off to corvallis this weekend to pick up a case of my all-time favourite cider: 2 towns hop and stalk dry-hopped rhubarb cider and of course drink beer in and around corvallis and portland with a stop at the mcmenamins olympic club in centralia then, i'll be heading back to portland next weekend to pick up the rest of my breakside brewing bottle club 2015 beers, watch the whitecaps at providence park - where you can actually drink yummy craft beer and cider, and quality assure the fine beers being brewed and served in that wonderful city it's a tough life, but someone's gotta live it

my notes from tuesday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: Spring, schming! This year we seem to have skipped Spring and gone directly to Summer.  Here's what I think you should drink now Summer's here: Generally people like a more effervescent beer in the summer months.  When the weather heats up, people lean more towards the beers that seem “lighter” – in body, and often in alcohol too.  Wheat beers are a great summer choice as they have extra thirst quenching ability because of their increased acidity from the wheat: Belgian witbiers are brewed with malted barley and raw wheat, lightly spiced with coriander and bitter orange peel, and subtly hopped.  They pair really well with vinaigrette salads, shrimp, thai food and brunch faves like bacon and eggs.   Local examples of the style:   Yellow Dog Take a Walk Wit – 4.9% - available in 4 packs of tall cans and at the tasting room; Strange Fello...

Summer beers come in many  shapes, sizes, tastes and  alcohol contents Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's picks for the week CBC News   Posted: May 10, 2016 5:25 PM PT  Last Updated: May 10, 2016 5:25 PM PT Powell Street's White IPA is one of Rebecca Whyman's picks for this week. (@PowellBeer/Twitter) 15 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Summer vacations are brewing, so why not make beer a part of it? Craft beer scene relies on collaboration for success It looks like B.C. decided to forego spring this year and go straight to summer. And if the early "summer" has you thinking about summer beers already, On The Coast's  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman has your back. "Generally people like a more effervescent beer in the summer months," she told  On The Coast  host Stephen Quinn. "When th...

my picks for summer beers on the cbc website Summer vacations are brewing, so why not make beer a part of it? Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks CBC News   Posted: Apr 26, 2016 5:47 PM PT  Last Updated: Apr 26, 2016 5:47 PM PT If you can't wait until summer for a beer vacation, the Great Okanagan Beer Festival begins May 12 in Kelowna. (gibbonswhistler.com) 32 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Craft beer scene relies on collaboration for success Molson's old timey pale ale 'intrigues' beer columnist The return of the nicer weather might have you thinking about summer travels already — and if you're a beer lover, you might want to plan a route that lets you explore your favourite beverage. On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman has travelled to several beer destinations, and has some sugge...

Collaboration beers seem to be everywhere these days.   There are many draws for both breweries and consumers.  So let’s start with why the breweries have taken to the practice so eagerly, in non-exhaustive list format, in no particular order: 1.  The craft beer community is just that, it’s a community.  Breweries aren’t in competition with each other, they consider themselves all part of a brewing community that cares about and shares with each other.  So it’s only natural to want to brew together too. "Beer is, first and foremost, a convivial drink," explains Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at New York's Brooklyn Brewery and editor of The Oxford Companion to Beer. "So we are colleagues, brothers and sisters first, and competitors second." One of the unfathomable parts of craft brewing to other business people is the lack of trade secrets in the industry.  Brewers happily share their recipes with each other, and with home brewers.  When you’re...

if you missed the actual stories on cbc radio's on the coast last week by jeremy allingham about the craft beer scene in vancouver, go back and check them out! the series was called hopped up! women in craft beer friendships between brewers beer wars addiction

check out the cbc website on collaboration beers Craft beer scene relies on  collaboration for success Rebecca Whyman has beer picks that shows the fruits of  collaboration between local craft brewers CBC News   Posted: Apr 12, 2016 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Apr 12, 2016 5:00 PM PT A promotional photo of Exil d’Eden Apple Oat Table Saison, a collaboration between Four Winds Brewing in B.C. and Trou du Diable from Quebec. (@FourWindsBrewCo/Twitter) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine 'Stout' friendships exist between craft brewing rivals Distillers and brewers sharing barrels in new trend On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says the craft beer community in B.C. is just that — a community. And collaboration is a key part of any community and in craft beer that means collaboration beers. "B...