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my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: If you can’t make it to Munich for the famous Oktoberfest, being held right now, never fear – there are several smaller versions taking place right here at home!  Harvest Haus  begins on Thursday.  Ooom-pah, sausages and pretzels, and of course, lots of beer await you at the Queen Elizabeth plaza.  Running Thursday, Friday and Saturday this weekend, and Friday, Saturday and Sunday of next, you can enjoy sword-play and dancing, and cheersing with ceramic steins. Darby’s Gastown is celebrating Oktoberfest on October 2 nd from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.  They’re pairing four beer styles, dunkel, marzen, alt and hefeweizen with German fare of pretzels and sausages.  No tickets required, just show up and enjoy. Port Moody’s Oktoberfest runs from September 29 th to October 2 nd and the 6 th to the 9 th at 100 Newport Way.  There will be beer, pretzels, saus...

i haven't even been on the air yet, but i'm already on the cbc website! Prost! Oktoberfest events to check out on the Lower Mainland Can't make it to Munich? Don't worry — lots of German beer fun in B.C. this year CBC News 38 Minutes Ago Visitors reach for the one of the first mugs of beer during the opening day of the 183rd Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. You don't have to go to Europe to enjoy Oktoberfest, says On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters) If you can't make it to Munich for their famous Oktoberfest being held right now, never fear: there are several smaller versions taking place right here in B.C. "Oktoberfest came about as a way to finish off the previous year's beers and make room in the casks for the new beers to be brewed,"  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman told host Stephen Quinn. "If you have to drink a lot of beer in a short amount of time, it only ma...

my notes from tuesday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with gloria macarenko: ( and look,  jan zeschky  thinks you should go to all the fests too!) We’re in the midst of beer festival season in BC! There are several beer festivals coming up, and they’re conveniently being held on different dates so you can get to them all – like I intend to do! It’s the Whistler beer festival this coming weekend – there are events like cask nights and tastings beginning Wednesday evening, leading up to the tasting festival on Saturday and Sunday.  There will be over 100 beers pouring from over 50 breweries, and several cideries as well.   A couple of the area’s not-yet-opened breweries will be pouring beers at the fest, namely Back Country Brewing from Squamish and Highway 97 from Penticton, so be sure to try those ones! While you are in Whistler, you could take advantage of the opportunity to go check out the newly opened Coast Mountain B...

my summer denial is still in full swing, so it's waaaay to early for me to be thinking pumpkin beers but perhaps you're ready for them: STEAMWORKS FAN FAVOURITE PUMPKIN ALE IS BACK About Steamworks Brewing Company:  Named after the steam that flows through and powers its Burnaby brewery & flagship brewpub in Gastown, Steamworks proudly brews distinct, flavourful and award-winning craft beers.  BEER RELEASE: Pike Harlot's Harvest Pumpkin Ale  Pike Harlot's Harvest Pumpkin Ale This brew is a big, bold and voluptuous fall favorite bursting with roasty caramel malt, spices and, of course, pumpkin. Dark and full, Pike Harlot's Harvest Pumpki...

look! it's me on the cbc website again! Summer season ending, but beer festival season just getting started Beer columnist has 3 events to highlight this week CBC News Posted: Sep 13, 2016 8:32 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 13, 2016 8:32 PM PT At last year's B.C. Beer Awards, Brassneck Brewing won best in show for their One Trick Pony Imperial IPA. (bcbeerawards.com) OTC beer and wine B.C. Ale Trail lets beer lovers explore province's breweries No summertime blues with these B.C. summer beer events, columnist says Summer is turning to autumn, and On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says that means the start of beer festival season in B.C.   "There are several, and they're conveniently being held on different dates so you can get to them all — like I intend to do!" Whyman told On The Coast guest host Gloria Macarenko. Here are...