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another fun october beer event in vancouver and another time i got asked to put my judgey-pants on! ccbc blog Craft Year, Craft Beer: an interview with the judges! Posted on  October 7, 2015 at 6:55 am   by  Tara Galuska Craft Year, Craft Beer our fundraiser is coming up! If you love beer, the handmade and artisanal then you’ll love this beer tasting and competition. The event will be held on October 22 ND , 2015 from 7:00 – 10:00 PM at VanDusen Botanical Garden and the money raised will support the CCBC and VanDusen. During the event guests can sample craft beers from 16 local breweries and participate in a silent auction of hand-crafted beer-related items by local artists. The public tasting will determine the People’s Choice Award and we will also announce the pre-juried winner of Craft Year, Craft Beer 2015! Why a craft beer to celebrate Craft Year 2015? Our shared values! We believe the craft beer movement is one of authenticity and innovation...

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 15, 2015 Contact: Monica Frost RAISE A GLASS TO THE BEST OF BC CRAFT BEER The BC Beer Awards & Festival Returns to Vancouver October 24, 2015 In Short: Vancouver, BC (June 24, 2015): The 6th Annual BC Beer Awards & Festival is set to return to Vancouver on Saturday, October 24, 2014 from 4 9pm at the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive). The signature consumer tasting event of BC Craft Beer Month , this festival celebrates the very best in craft brewing from across the province. A one day only event, it features both the BC Beer Awards ceremony hosted by CBC ’s Stephen Quinn and a craft beer festival with over 50 breweries and new this year cider. Also returning will be our community booths, craft beer focused vendors and our Brewers Challenge! Last year the BC Beer Awards brought the bitter Purl forward as an experimental cask competition. 2015 has been dubbed by the craft beer community to be the “Year of the S...

the full list of winners comes out on may 25 in the meantime, van mag is giving out sneak peeks at the winners in a couple of the 14 style categories judged by 18 people, including yours truly the awards will be handed out on may 29 at the launch of vancouver craft beer week light lager category

me, me, me all me, all the time vanmag's video of the behind the scenes beer judging for the international craft beer awards - no winners announced - just footage of the judges being all judgey cbc's follow up on my beer column on crafty beers    Craft beer credentials are not always what they appear Major breweries like MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev are cashing in on craft craze By Jason Proctor, CBC News Posted: May 19, 2015 5:00 PM PT Last Updated: May 20, 2015 7:32 AM PT Looks alone make it tough to distinguish between craft beer and beer made by major breweries, but aficionados claim all brew is not created equal. (CBC) Related Stories Beer sales guide to the provinces and territories Ontario craft brewers skeptical about Beer Store deal Manitoba's craft beer: Sales up, brewery tasting rooms edge closer Cra...

the inaugural international craft beer awards by vancouver magazine are coming! entries are open now and i will be one of the non-certified beer judges what a fun day that is going to be! like music and craft beer? come to the inaugural tasting notes and overtones! a fundraiser for vancouver women's music society on march 29th at the croatian cultural centre from 2:00 - 6:00, tickets are on sale now i will be giving a couple of beer chats during the afternoon and there will be musical performances to enhance your tasting experience of casks and bottled beers from some of vancouver's finest, and newest, breweries

i do love me a beergarita on a hot day but this is not one that i will be trying on for size! i NEED this tshirt not because i properly judge beer (that just sounds like too much work) but because who doesn't need another beer tshirt? and it would go with everything!

signed myself up to take the beer judge test in vancouver in november 2012 brilliant plan or stupidest idea i've ever had? being a beer judge would be awesome studying beer styles for a year may take all the joy out of beer... uh oh!