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the first brewer to ditch elysian is steve luke brains behind space dust and that peach pumpkin beer so maligned by its new owners victoria beer week expands for 2015 beer geography 101 the westender loves parallel 49

budweiser's anti-craft beer commercial analyzed by paste magazine and the same ad analyzed by a feminist and now spoofed by ninkasi brewing, double mountain and others the globe and mail on how much you can make in the craft brewing industry apparently ontario brewmasters are raking it in and there's tons of positions for brewers vancouver's east side is brewery haven ninkasi brewing on staying independent what it's like to run a brewery, according to brewmasters still on the elysian sell out topic: what beerthirst, their vancouver importer, has to say what pike, another seattle brewery, has to say

the inside scoop on ab-ibev's purchase of elysian (aka dick cantwell isn't thrilled with the deal) hops canary talks about her feelings about craft selling to ab-inbev recipe for chocolate stout peanut butter cups three beer and cheese pairings from the weekly pint 19 types of beer snob which one are you? not beer related, but i just had to! rest your peepers on all of these amazing tie knots you know you need to know these so as to dazzle at your next dressy beer event

10 brewmasters name their favourite ipas the longest pub crawl ever! best breweries in america from ayyy to zee stephen beaumont on barrel-aging beer 11 common misconceptions about beer sadly, elysian has sold out to ab-inbev wall street journal the new school beer advocate paste magazine

i think the elysian brewing tap take over at st. augustine's on monday was the largest i have been to 25 taps of elysian were available (out of the 60 taps at st. a's) so big in fact that st. a's kept running out of taster glasses because everyone was ordering paddles in a vain attempt to try all of the offerings the place was packed and kudos must go to the servers who were run off their feet trying to get us all our beers i made it through eight tasters (and a lobster sandwich) before i tapped out first paddle contained: woo-tang kettle sour mortis persimmon sour ale barrel aged savant ipa zombo experimental ipa second paddle contained: barrel aged loser pale ale cowabunga ipa bombo experimental pale ale huy five pale ale as usual, i didn't take very good notes but here they are regardless and please note that i really quite liked all eight of my beer choices, despite how my notes may sound: woo-tang kettle sour:  yup, that's a sour. ...

lots of delicious new beers at legacy liquor store while i was away: Freigeist Bierkultur Geisterzug Spruced Traditional Gose - $6.95 From the far-off continent of Europe, in the great land that is Germany—Köln specifically—comes a simply delicious brew. Amber in colour with a hint of grapefruit pink, its nose of German yeast, faint lemon peel and a touch of spruce pairs perfectly with a palate of gentle acidity, more yeast, zippy salt and once again a touch of spruce in the finish. A session-able and refreshing beer all the way through. Joel Wilson | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Elysian Brewing Co. Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout - $8.15 The ultimate collaboration of two of the best things Seattle has to offer: beer and coffee. Rich and dark in the glass with a big robust nose of espresso and just a hint of dark chocolate, followed by more coffee and chocolate in perfect harmony on the palate. Robust and creamy, this brew was made for the lover of all things Seattle. Evan Doan...

i love a beer pairing dinner! (okay, i pretty much always love it when someone else cooks and there's beer!) i went to cork & fin's beer pairing dinner last wednesday night featuring six courses of delicious food and six wonderful brews (including a cask) from moon under water i got to tap the cask! my first-ever cask tapping!  and i didn't even fuck it up! course one: SEAFOOD SCOTCH EGG Caviar, Micro Greens, Saffron Oil ‘Pots Pils Unfiltered’ Pilsner course two: SALMON ‘PASTRAMI’ European Style Sausage, House Mustard, Pickles, Rye Bread ‘Tranquility’ India Pale Ale course three: SAVOURY DOUGHNUT Pork Belly, Crackling, Sauce Mornay ‘The Victorious’ Weizenbock   course four: PANKO FRIED OYSTERS Local Oysters, Frites, Stout Tartar Sauce C & F – Moon Oyster Stout course five: POT PIE Oxtail, Braised Vegetables, Puff Pastry Single Moon Batch Red Wheat Wine Ale ‘Year 1’ ...

there are so many great beers coming to town! beerthirst is bringing us beers from the bruery! "From their wide landscape of experimental ales that are brewed in the Belgian tradition, the Rue family has made quite the name for themselves in a very short time. Their ratings speak for themselves on websites such as Ratebeer.com , where 90% of their beers score from 93 to 100. These unique, barrel-aged, bottle conditioned beers are so good that, the craft beer aficionados in BC have been known to drive out to Bellingham and even Seattle, in order to get their hands on these wonderful creations. Well, that is about to change very soon because The Bruery is coming to BC! The wait is over folks. The Bruery has finally agreed to send their beers up north. We've been fans of this brewery for quite some time and we're absolutely thrilled to import these fine ales for the good people of British Columbia! The Bruery is a small craft brewery located in Orange County, Califor...

new and exciting beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Brasserie Ellezelloise - Hercule Stout - $5.35 Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! This deep dark Belgian stout pours a dark mahogany while nuts, raisins and toffee play on the nose. Dark malt, chocolate and coffee make this Belgian stout a true contender for the title of Herculean. Elysian Brewing - Savant IPA - $8.95 Part of Elysian Brewing's Manic IPA series, this beer is the definition of a fabulous India Pale Ale. Pouring almost bronze in colour, with orange and pine on the nose, Savant is a true west coast IPA in both flavour and style. Omission Brewing - Gluten-Free Pale Ale - $17.90 Celiacs rejoice! From the heartland of beer - Portland, Oregon - comes a gluten free American Pale Ale that fits the bill when it comes to quenching thirst. Amber in colour with notes of citrus and malt, with more of the same dancing on the palate, it's a great start to brewing a better gluten-free beer.

i am curious by nature aren't most humans? and i love getting the behind the scenes stories on things like the 12 beers of the apocalypse from elysian ROBIN HOOD'S BARN Dick's Last Blog Now that the end is in sight-of the world of course, but also of the pretty substantial undertaking that has been the 12 Beers of the Apocalypse-it's probably safe to spill a little of how a lot of it has come together. Some of the beers have been reinterpretations of beers we've done in the past-Nibiru not so unlike Toro Oro, another Belgian-style golden ale infused with yerba mate; not actually so unlike New Belgium's Jonny's Voodoo Ale, for anyone who remembers that delicious and innovative beer; Doom itself a hop, skip and a jump from Sextacula, the beer we brewed for our fifteenth anniversary, which itself was a bigger version of Triacula, crafted originally for an Iron Brewer competition at the Beveridge Place. There is truly nothing new, in case you haven...

happy end of the world everyone!!

new and exciting beers: Elysian Dark O' The Moon Pumpkin Stout - $12.55 Stout brewed with pumpkin and pumpkin seeds with cinnamon added. Spookily smooth and chocolatey with a touch of cinnamon. It won 2010 GABF Silver Medal in the Field Beer category. Phillips and Great Lakes Brewery Puzzler Belgian Black IPA - $6.35 This beer is the collaborative result of two Canadian craft breweries three provinces apart coming together in Victoria to combine yeast from Belgium with hops from the Pacific Northwest in a rich Black Ale. Whistler Chestnut Ale Limited Edition - $6.50 This limited release is a true reflection of Fall. Blended robust caramel and crystal malts to give the brew deep brown amber hues, for an almost warming appearance. However it's the roasted chestnuts that impart a unique and bold nutty character, complemented by a light level of hops, for a clean yet crisp finish.

randy shore's take on the bc beer awards barley mowat ranks vancouver craft beer bars maybe they should call it craft beer village instead of olympic village huge new craft beer pub to open in the salt building accross the street from both tap & barrel and legacy liquor store and "hops" is now a professional sports team name the hillsboro hops will play baseball next season in oregon APOCALYPSE OMEN RELEASE PARTY Sunday, October 21 :: 12-3PM @ Elysian Capitol Hill It's the end of the world as we know it! Come celebrate with us as we release the tenth of our 12 BEERS OF THE APOCALYPSE :: OMEN Belgian Raspberry Stout. Omen will be available on draft, cask and in bottles with labels featuring the artwork of comic artist Charles Burns from his weirdly apocalyptic Black Hole series. NOON - Official tapping of OMEN Belgian Raspberry Stout 1:30PM - Survival Demo by Bryan & Co. NOON - 3PM - Special Guest CHARLES BURNS in the House! and T...

the derby girl ipa launched on friday at the pumphouse in richmond today, it launches in vancouver at st. augustine's this is what beerthirst has to say about the vanbrewers / elysian collaboration ipa i wish i could be there to try it tonight... hopefully there will still be some left for me a little later in the week also from elysian, its almost time for the 9th beer of the apocalypse, the blight pumpkin ale

its the great pumpkin charlie brown! or sort of... elysian is hosting its 8th annual great pumpkin beer festival that's a whole lotta pumpkin beer ANNOUNCING ELYSIAN'S 8TH ANNUAL GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FESTIVAL!! (TICKET DETAILS FOLLOW) As ridiculous as pumpkin beers can sometimes seem, the folks at Elysian Brewing Co. take them very seriously. This year's Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, on October 19 and 20 , will showcase around 60 different beers made with pumpkin by local brewers, brewers from around the country, and this year from Canada and Norway as well. Elysian alone will contribute 13 different pumpkin beers, some of them of multiple vintage. The 8th annual GPBF will also feature the tapping of the giant pumpkin cask, which in itself has become a Seattle autumn tradition. This year Elysian will bring back such favorites as Hansel & Gretel Ginger Pumpkin Pilsner, Dark o' the Moon Pumpkin Stout and Coche de Medianoche, made with pumpkin see...

upcoming casks at st. augustine's (monday evenings) Super excited for our upcoming casks: Storm Brewing home-grown, fresh-hopped Hurricane IPA on the 10th, and a Ninkasi Brewing / Elysian Brewing collaboration Pumpkin IPA on the 17th!

from the beer thirst newsletter: So believe it or not, summer is almost over. Luckily, the Great Canadian Beer Festival is this weekend, which will be plenty of craft beer fun under the sun. But before you head out to Victoria for 2 days of craft beer madness, you're gonna need a little "warm up." So instead of scaring the s@%t out of your liver on Friday, ease your way into GCBF. Join us the night before at St. Augustine's for the Half Pints relaunch party on Thursday September 6th ! The party starts at 6pm, and St. Augustine's will be serving the Humulus Ludicrous, Little Scraper IPA, and Noche De Los Alebrijes. Half Pints co-owner, Nicole Barry, will be in attendance, and we'll be giving away plenty of Half Pints swag! The first 7 people to order a Half Pints beer and tell the server "Together We Can Fight The Evil Spread Of Lite Beer" will win a Half Pints shirt or a $50 Gift Certificate to St. Augustine's! For those of you who don'...

in four more days the seventh beer of the apocalypse will be released by elysian torrent pale beet bock

damn busy days at work getting in the way of my blogging! here's the rest of my seattle post (finally) sunday: elysian capitol hill: i was a little hungover from an accidental whisky episode on saturday night (the accident was forgetting i was in america and a simple shot of whisky is never just a little shot of whisky - this one had to be six ounces at least...) and just couldn't get my shit together to enjoy the pride parade and ensuing street party so we got away from it all at elysian its a great big room with high ceilings with open duct work and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the street it was just what the doctor ordered a pint of the space dust ipa and some fish tacos fixed everything that ailed me! the specialty beer menu: and the regular menu: and while in rome... i brought home a few bottles too: