cask night

i was afraid there would be no cask nights for me this week
as i am filming for outgames tv every evening
i was sad to think i was going to miss out on the offerings
but very happy to have a television gig again!
luckily though, i got done filming early enough last night to hit the railway club for the lighthouse cream ale
those kiwi hops (that's new zealand ones, not the fruit) sure had a unique flavour!
an enjoyable ale for sure

last week i had no problems in the cask department
i hit three cask nights and tried a fourth cask beer
the third of those three nights was thursday at the yaletown brewpub
where the beer was brown and delicious and the hops were cascades

i brought along all my work folks
who are becoming quite the fans of craft beer in general
and the offerings at yaletown in particular
(especially the growler option - which they all fill with the raspberry wheat ale!)

my lovely work friends

 

another growler convert


in fact i brought in so many people
the manager gave me a yaletown t-shirt!

we tried the deep-fried pickles
which are pretty darned good and paired well with the ipa


deep-fried pickle goodness

i also met my beer geek friends there
i love when my worlds collide so tastily!

the beer geeks

brewer iain hill was on hand to talk about the beers
and try the new fish cakes on the food menu

iain and the fish cakes


since i seem to be on a wheat beer kick
which is weirding me out a little, but i'm going with it
i had a pint of the raspberry wheat ale
and the other seasonal, the cassiopeia wit
i found the wit crisper and more coriandery than the regular wheat on the menu
which meant i was much fonder of it
maybe i do like wheat beers, i'm just particular about them
who knew?