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not beer related (unless the new ferries will be serving beer...) but too fun not to post name the three new bc ferries joe wiebe's craft beer picks for summer why cheap beer is bad according to barley mowat aka chuck hallett uh oh a prosecco shortage looms pne to open craft beer garden this summer

calling your beer "panty dropper" is not going to endear you to half of the beer drinking population it is high time craft beer left misogyny behind it's time to check out the lamplighter - newly renovated and carrying better beer! union local 613 makes a stand against their brand being associated with macro beers in refusing to be included in air canada's enroute magazines top restaurants in canada list (frankly, i think air canada is an evil empire so i'm extra happy someone told them to stick it) barley mowat's updated bc beer map toronado s.f. lovers rejoice - one is opening in seattle parallel 49 launches filthy dirty ipa

chuck hallett (aka barley mowat ) compiled a list of 16 places to drink craft beer in vancouver for vancouvereater.com in advance of vancouver craft beer week i have shamelessy borrowed his list and provide you with links to my reviews of most of these places (which were published in the bc craft beer news over the past year) you know, just in case you haven't actually been to all of these places (which i would only find credible if you don't actually live in vancouver) and wanted to know allllll about them 33 Acres Brewing Company Imagine a sleek Scandinavian Coffee House selling solidly produced sessional ales and lagers and you might have pictured 33 Acres. A sleek white-and-concrete interior kept immaculately clean makes you wonder whether or not you've slipped into an art gallery by mistake, then you realize that you have... The beer is the art. Highlights include Merckx (Saison) and Sunshine (French Blanche).   Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar ...

vancouverites, please visit barleymowat.com and give some consideration to sending a letter to vancouver city council in support of brewery lounges chuck hallett has crafted a letter, all you have to do is click and sign your name but you gotta do it today for it to count at tomorrow's council vote for more background information on why this matters, please visit paddy treavor's blog

a couple of links to the local vancouver beer scene: inconsistent liquor laws bug bc brewers local blogger barley mowat begins a new series of articles to help you become a bona fide beer geek , beginning with the difference between ales and lagers and jan zeschky weighs in on the breweries in the works for 2013 a guide to luring beer geeks to your beer serving establishment then, just for fun: the five beer glasses you simply must own

randy shore's take on the bc beer awards barley mowat ranks vancouver craft beer bars maybe they should call it craft beer village instead of olympic village huge new craft beer pub to open in the salt building accross the street from both tap & barrel and legacy liquor store and "hops" is now a professional sports team name the hillsboro hops will play baseball next season in oregon APOCALYPSE OMEN RELEASE PARTY Sunday, October 21 :: 12-3PM @ Elysian Capitol Hill It's the end of the world as we know it! Come celebrate with us as we release the tenth of our 12 BEERS OF THE APOCALYPSE :: OMEN Belgian Raspberry Stout. Omen will be available on draft, cask and in bottles with labels featuring the artwork of comic artist Charles Burns from his weirdly apocalyptic Black Hole series. NOON - Official tapping of OMEN Belgian Raspberry Stout 1:30PM - Survival Demo by Bryan & Co. NOON - 3PM - Special Guest CHARLES BURNS in the House! and T...

i attended my very first camra vancouver executive meeting last night as the newly elected treasurer! i think its going to be a very good year for camra vancouver, camra bc and craft beer in general and today i give you the winners of the 2012 camra beer awards ! great to see so many of my faves on the list and mega congrats to vancouver beer blog, van east beer blog and barley mowat for topping the local blog-scene! plus more proof that beer is an awesome substance ! anecdotal, and about heineken, but awesome nonetheless

i have been wondering what to make of molson's claim to microcarbonation but haven't had time to research it and now, thanks to barley mowat, i don't have to just click here for the blog post and pretend i wrote it!