beer column
in case you missed the show last night here are my notes from my beer column on cbc radio 1's on the coast with stephen quinn: On February 8th the Provincial Government announced revisions to the liquor laws of British Columbia. The nine changes all sound like solid decisions that will boost the economy and keep liquor producers, vendors and consumers happy. Two of these changes to the laws are of particular interest to the craft beer community and are causing springs in steps and big smiles on beer lovers' faces. Past liquor laws in this province, often maligned as archaic, did not generally allow for breweries to have on-site tasting rooms, nor did they allow breweries owned by the same parties as restaurants or pubs to have their beers carried in those restaurants or pubs. This latter rule was referred to as the tied-house rule. At first blush it may sound backwards to not allow a pub owned by the same people as a brewery to be allowed to ca...