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beer geek life lessons "Beer is an affordable luxury, and the dividends it pays in flavor and camaraderie are worth the (ever-expanding) expenditures. " joe wiebe on canadian food bloggers reviewing fat tug and full nelson ipas camra president reports that the gov't is slowly realizing it needs to rework the new "unhappy hour" minimum pricing - pitchers can now be priced at $0.20 per ounce and paddy treavor's take on the new pitcher pricing "They cannot really believe we are that stupid to believe this small, token change fixes the EPIC FAIL that is our new minimum drink price standards." i don't think he's impressed i have my ticket to the inaugural vancouver craft brew cruise (8:00 p.m. session) do you?  tix still available for te 11:00 a.m. cruise

what's link love without a top ten list? or a top 100 list? 10 great summer beers and dagnabbit, i haven't tried a single one of these 100 american beers you have to drink part 1 - 100 - 81 i'm doing much better on this list! an interview with chris bjerrisgaard of vancouver craft beer week beer cocktails , a lovely summer drink beer soaked grilled cheese sandwich recipe brewdog beer and food pairing the georgia strait on the evolving beer industry in bc quoting none other than camra vancouver's adam chatburn plus reps from granville island and central city more on the health benefits of drinking beer the canadian brewing awards schedule the strait says to try these beers vancouver international tequila expo oooh, i do love me some tequila! too bad it overlaps with vcbw vancouver brewery map - updated to today but likely out of date again by tomorrow!

breaking news in the bc liquor laws department (it's been quite the busy day here on the beer blog!) from the gov't itself from vancity buzz from camra vancouver president adam chatburn

looks like camra bc's dream to have beer available at farmers' markets will become a reality. from camra vancouver president, adam chatburn: Premier Clark today announced that Farmers Markets will be permitted to sell locally produced craft beer and wine, something that CAMRA BC has been advocating all year. This is a tremendous step forward for BC and shows that the liquor review has listened to the people. I would like to express my gratitude to the hundreds of people who joined in our Farmers Market campaign and signed letters, this is your victory and a victory for a common sense approach to alcohol sales. Let's hope we see more positive changes like this in the new year!" View the full press release: Liquor changes plant seed for tourism, economic growth . from camra powell river president, paddy treavor