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from last week's beer column : Spring beers offer diverse mash-up of flavours 'It's nice to get out of the dark days of winter and celebrate with a beer that looks lighter in the glass' CBC News March 30, 2017 Beer writer Joe Wiebe says, 'Beer has never been as good as it is right now in B.C.' (Getty Images) 31  shares Believe it or not — it's finally spring out there. Despite all the rain, we are seeing daytime temperatures creep into the double digits and that's good enough for  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman to shift into spring mode when it comes to beer. "I think we can all agree, though, that it is nice to get out of the dark days of winter and celebrate with a beer that looks lighter in the glass." Spring has the fewest beer styles associated with it, Whyman says, but the beer history buff pulled out a few traditionally seasonal recommendations. Bock beer Bock beers are strong lagers from G...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: I'm feeling optimistic enough about the arrival of Spring to talk about Spring beers. I think we can all agree that it is nice to get out of the dark days of winter and celebrate with a beer that looks lighter in the glass than a stout. Of all the seasons of the year though, Spring has the fewest beer styles associated with it.  Traditionally, and when I say traditionally, I mean in the Olde Worlde of beer (aka Germany and Belgium) – traditionally a bock was the beer style that indicated spring had arrived. Bocks are strong lagers from Germany.  You know it’s a bock if there’s a goat on the label.  The beer style is said to have originated in Einbeck, and then when it was adopted by Munich brewers in the 17 th century, it was often mispronounced as Ein Bock, which means a billy goat.  So the beers became known as Bocks and often the label goes for the pun with a ...

the excerpt from the cbc website: Last whimper for the growler? Columnist predicts craft beer mainstay could fade away Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks for this week CBC News   Posted: Jan 31, 2017 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Jan 31, 2017 5:00 PM PT Growlers from Nanaimo breweries Longwood and White Sails. Rebecca Whyman says the refillable bottles, part and parcel of the craft beer experience, could be on their way out. (@BCAleTrail/Instagram) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Stout competition: B.C. brewers to box each other for charity Milkshake beer could be among 2017's craft brewing trends On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says the B.C. craft beer scene may have had its fill of the growler. Whyman says the drawbacks of the refillable containers, usually one or 1.89 litres in size and used to ta...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on CBC radio's on the coast with stephen quinn: Do you love visiting different breweries to fill your growler, or are your growlers all at home gathering dust?  Methinks the growler trend is waning. ICYMI, g rowlers are bottles – generally 1L or 1.89L in size, that you can fill with beer at breweries and take it to go.   The bottles can be glass, ceramic or stainless steel, depending on how much you want to invest in them.   Most breweries sell the bottles, and fill both their own branded growlers and other breweries’ growlers too.   The 1.89L (64oz) ones are the standard size.   Their half-size 1L friends get called many things, including Boston rounds, growlettes, ½ growlers, and in some areas of America, a howler or a squealer – craft beer folks are nothing if not inventive in their names! The folklore behind the name is that pails were once used to transport beer, and after being sloshed around in a covered ...

Vancouver Craft Beer Week has new attractions for 2016 Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks for this week CBC News   Posted: May 24, 2016 6:59 PM PT  Last Updated: May 24, 2016 6:59 PM PT Vancouver Craft Beer Week begins Friday, May 27. (CBC) Going to Vancouver Craft Beer Week? Here are some highlights  8:39 29 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Since it seems like summer's already here, check out these summer beer picks 'Hop' into a summer beer vacation, beer columnist suggests Craft beer lovers are no doubt counting their sleeps, because Vancouver Craft Beer Week begins on Friday. The seventh edition of the annual event has the usual tasting events, food offerings and live music.  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says this year will have some new wrinkle...