my notes from yesterday's on the coast beer column on cbc radio one, with stephen quinn wherein we drank driftwood's pilsner doehnel and chatted about beer gear The craft beer boom is having quite the trickle down effect. Sure there are new breweries opening up every day, but brewers aren't the only ones benefitting from the attention on craft beer these days. Everyone associated with the industry is booming. And with a boom come innovations! Beer Gear: The rising number of breweries with tasting lounges and growler filling stations mean that more growlers are being produced. Everyone has their own branded ones, including breweries and groups like CAMRA. There are more than just glass growlers available however. 33 Acres carries ceramic growlers when they can keep them in stock and Hyrdoflask makes double walled, vacuum sealed, insulated stainless steel growlers, which will keep liquids cold for up to 24 hours or hot for up to 12. That's right, it'...