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Beer News : A-Frame Brewing is now open in Squamish.   They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have an opening line up of: Okanagan Lake Cream Ale, Magic Lake Porter, Elfin Lakes Belgian Ale and Sproat Lake Dry Hopped Pale Ale.   I’m noticing a theme in their beer names... Old Yale Brewing in Chilliwack just got their lounge endorsement, so you can get full 20oz flights or 12 and 16oz pours now, with a selection of food options as well. New Year’s Eve beer events:   There’s a party at Darby’s Gastown .  Reserve your seat now!  They’ll be featuring limited releases from Strange Fellows, Deschutes, Four Winds and more.  No tickets to buy or set menus, just reserve a seat and show up to pay as you go. Big Rock UrbanBrewery is having a party that will ring in the new year six times!  Beginning at the far East of Canada, with a shot of Newfoundland Screech, they will count down the new year in each time zone of Canada.  $60 get...

gift idea #5 for the beer lovers on your gift list:  silicon bottle stoppers not everyone can finish a whole bottle of beer in one sitting (although my beer geek friends mock me for even suggesting such a thing) so it's nice to have one or two of these on hand to preserve that all important carbonation in your beer - or other bottled beverage (and can you say stocking stuffer or hostess gift?) i got mine (pictured above) from townsite brewing , but you have to go to their powell river brewery to pick up yours! if you need to find similar fare in the lower mainland, you can find them at legacy liquor store , big rock urban brewery , an via the vancouver brewery tours online store.  8th street liquor in new west also carries them.

Cranberry Orange Wit - 5% - 650mL November 30th, 2015 - Say hello to our little friend! Scarfface is snow-packed with enough cranberry and citrus to make a bad guy feel good, and is a welcome break from the heavy winter ales. Pouring a soft melon orange colour with a pillow white head, aromas of fresh oranges and fruity esters lead to a sweet orange wheat body, that finishes with a crisp cranberry tartness. This seasonal brew is only available for a limited time from your preferred craft-focused private liquor store.  If you find yourself in our neck of the woods, come on down to the brewer...

celebrate or drown your sorrows: Mark your ballot! After the longest federal election campaign in recent history… it’s time to vote. On October 19th, exercise your right to vote. And then… come join us for a BEER at the inaugural Election Cask Battle Royale! Who: ·          Big Rock Urban, Moon Under Water, Real Cask, and Faculty Brewing What:   After you’ve exercised your right to vote… cast one more ballot for CRAFT BEER in the inaugural  Election Cask Battle Royale . ·          $10 to participate which gets you a 6oz glass of each cask and a ballot to vote for your favourite brew. $2 from every vote will be donated to the BC Craft Brewers Guild in celebration of Craft Beer Month. ·          10% off food in the Big Rock Urban Eatery when you come in with your “I VOTED” pin. Federal election coverage will be shown in both th...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn wherein he told everyone that i skip and prance around town this time of year (which may or may not be an accurate portrayal) and we drank fresh-hopped beer, and extolled its virtues: I tend to think most times of the year are the best times of the year for beer, but there is one time of year that trumps the others – and we’re in that season right now – Fresh hop season!! Hops are harvested once a year, and must be preserved in order to brew with them all year round.  They’re either frozen whole or ground up into pellets... But at harvest season you can use them fresh, which you will also hear referred as wet or green. When you use the hops wet instead of dry, you have to use them right away.  They are very delicate little flowers and the oils degrade quickly.  They must either be dried right after picking, or immediately thrown into a brew.  We're talking within 24 hou...

oooh look! i made it to the cbc website and facebook page! B.C. beer festival highlights coming up for fall 2015 On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman has her picks for the best festivals this year By On The Coast, CBC News Posted: Sep 15, 2015 5:00 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 15, 2015 5:00 PM PT Rebecca Whyman also stopped by to taste some Rhubarb Wit from Big Rock Brewery. She described it as "a classic witbier aged with rhubarb to lend a hint of tartness to subtle notes of orange peel and spice. Unfiltered and delicate." (Rebecca Whyman) Related Stories B.C beer prices rise, despite liquor law changes, says NDP Craft beer credentials are not always what they appear External Links Whistler Village Beer Festival Hopped BC Hop Fest HarvestHaus Craft Year Craft Beer BC Beer Awards (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.) ...

here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast: As we head into Fall, the crunching you hear won't just be the leaves under your feet - it may well be the liver of a craft beer lover cracking under the pressure of keeping up with all the fabulous craft beer events in September and October!  And this is by no means an exhaustive listing - there are always so many great beer events on the go, it's hard to keep track of them - and don't even try to get to them all - you'd need to be Hermione Granger to succeed. Start with this past weekend's Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria, and end with the BC Beer Awards on October 24th, filling in events every single weekend in between, and you've got a recipe for a sprained liver.  And a really great two months! Both Stephen and I had the pleasure of attending the Great Canadian Beer Festival this year.  This festival is always a well-organized two days of beer tasting.  And f...

yay! it's tuesday again and that means i'll be on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn talking about alllll the beer festivals the fall has to offer and tasting some big rock rhubarb wit 5:50 pm 88.1 fm 690 am

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with gloria macarenko in for stephen quinn: It may look like Fall out there right now, but I absolutely refuse to talk about pumpkin beers yet! Pumpkin beers are already on store shelves, like Central City’s popular red racer pumpkin ale and their brand new Patrick O’ Pumpkin! barrel-aged imperial pumpkin ale which launch at their Beatty Street location this evening, I am fighting seasonal creep for as long as I can! Oh, but look.  Now I'm going to talk about seasonal creep and that's going to lead me into talking about pumpkin beers.  Dagnabbit! Seasonal creep in the case of beer occurs when a seasonal beer, like a pumpkin ale, hits the market while it is still another season.  So while you are still enjoying those radlers and wits on a sunny patio, the store shelves are starting to fill up with pumpkin ales and barrel-aged goodies.   There are several theories about why we have sea...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: Beer News: CallisterBrewing is now open.  This is a new brewery concept for Vancouver, taking collaboration to a new place.  Independent brewers lease Callister’s equipment to produce their own lines of beers, which are brewed under Callister’s licence and are available on tap at the tasting room.  These include cask ales available on a beer engine from Adam Chatburn’s Real Cask, IPAs from Machine Brewing’s Adam Henderson and Belgian table beers from Brewery Creek Brewing’s Chester Carey – all familiar names to craft beer nerds.  Callister itself will be offering an altbier, an apricot ale and a rye pale ale to begin with.  Callister is located at 1338 Franklin Street. Check Facebook for their daily opening hours. Central City’s new Red Racer pub is opening on Friday in the old Dix Brewing location at 871 Beatty Street.  They’ll have 40 taps - 14 of them c...