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from last night's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with gloria macarenko sitting in for stephen quinn: Summer beer events still going on throughout B.C., columnist says Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's picks for refreshing summer fruit beers CBC News   Posted: Aug 16, 2016 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Aug 16, 2016 5:00 PM PT The hot summer weather is still here, and Rebecca Whyman's beer picks are all about keeping you refreshed. (Northwest Beer Guide/Flickr) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Thinking inside the box: columnist says box wine and big bottles make for good summer drinks Looking for a great beer destination? Consider Ontario, columnist says While summer vacations are wrapping up for many people,  On The Coast's  beer columnist says there are still some summer beer activities to check out aroun...

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: The Beer News: I hope everyone got to celebrate Vancouver’s “Patio Day” yesterday.  The Mayor and council made it possible for restaurants to place temporary patios on the sidewalk or business parking stalls.  19 businesses took advantage, including 12 Kings Pub. Tap & Barrel has a new location in North Vancouver.  Called Tap & Barrel Shipyards, it is Western Canada’s largest restaurant at 14,000 square feet.  It is located in a 100 year old building, using reclaimed and regional materials in keeping with Tap & Barrel’s commitment to sustainability and keeping it local.  It also has a lending library, so feel free to drop of a book or two, and to borrow one while you’re there.  Good news for patio lovers, the custom designed aluminum trays that hold tasting glasses are chilled so that you beer will stay cold longer in the hot weather....

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with michelle eliot: ( listen to the audio here ) Geoff Turner (a producer at CBC) tweeted last week that he thinks growlers are “a really stupid way to buy your beer”.   In a twitter exchange with beer advocate Rick Green (@BCbrews) he called growlers “trendy silliness”.   Rick pulled me into the fray so I decided to do my beer column about growlers, and other ways to enjoy fresh beer. Growlers have been around for centuries, originally in the guise of a lidded pail, but are definitely enjoying their 15 minutes of fame right now.   10 years ago only beer geeks knew what they were.   Now you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the Lower Mainland who doesn’t.   There’s nothing like drinking fresh beer – before it loses flavour or becomes spoiled. If you can’t be drinking the beer right at the brewery, then growlers are a great way to transport that fresh beer to where you will be drin...

i'll be on cbc radio one at 5:50 this afternoon talking about growlers and crowlers and berliner weiss, oh my! with michelle eliot on the coast 88.1 fm 690 am

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new belgium is sending me press releases about beers that we can't get yet in british columbia such a tease! (oh, they're coming... sooner rather than later... but in the meantime, i drool) New Belgium’s Newest Lips of Faith and Hop Kitchen Releases Now Available in Select Markets French Aramis, Yuzu Berliner Weisse and Coconut Curry Hefeweizen Salute the Onset of Fall Ft. Collins, Colo., July 31, 2013 – New Belgium Brewing offers up three new bold and beautiful beers available now through Fall with its Lips of Faith and Hop Kitchen portfolios. From the boundary-defying Lips of Faith series come two new selections: Yuzu Berliner Weisse and Coconut Curry Hefeweizen ; French Aramis is the latest release in the Hop Kitchen line-up. Yuzu is an imperial Berliner Weisse ale with yuzu juice. Yuzu, a citrusy and bold fruit, is paired with sour Berliner Weiss to create this unique beer. It’s brewed with pale malt and wheat and acidified with Lacto Bacillus, deliver...

on friday night at st. augustine's i got to have the very last of james' berliner weiss you know, that one he just found in the back of the cellar because mine was the last of the keg and the bartender wasn't aware of that fact until into the pour mine did have a little more of the house raspberry in it still, i gotta say, this was a damned fine beer! and my hat is off to palle who insisted that i order it as it was running out boy, was it ever! oh, and i brought pretty people with me to have some beers!