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Pink Boots Beer launch is this coming Sunday- April 30th from 1-4 at Red Truck Brewing!  Be the first to try it!  $1 from every pint will go back to the Pink Boots Society. Spread the word! What will you be tasting?  NAME OF BEER:    Pink Boots Unite Golden Honey Ale Sessionable springtime ale dry-hopped with Cashmere, Triple Pearl & Challenger providing floral & earthy notes which play well with the subtle honey & light biscuit backbone. Hops are donated from Topp’s Hops in Abbotsford & Organic Honey is from GoldStrike in Lillooet, BC. International Women’s Day collaboration brew between: Big Ridge Brewing, KPU Brewing Program, Red Truck, Bomber Brewing, R&B, Dogwood Brewing, Foamer’s Folly, Callister & Steamworks. STYLE OF BEER : Golden Honey Ale ABV:  5.4% IBU:  30 INGREDIENTS USED:  Mostly BC malt, local hops (Challenger, Triple Pearl & Cashmere), 40 kg Organic Honey, ale yeast from Fo...

New Belgium Brewing Declares a Mutiny on Gluten with Two Gluten-Reduced Ales Year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and Glütiny Golden Ale, offer uncompromised options for craft drinkers Ft. Collins, Colo., November 16, 2015 – New Belgium Brewing joins the mutiny against gluten by hoisting pints of its new Glütiny ales. The brewery’s latest year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and Glütiny Golden Ale, give discerning craft beer drinkers uncompromised choices in the gluten-reduced category. The two beers will be available in New Belgium markets mid-January, 2016. Glütiny Golden Ale New Belgium dosed Glütiny Golden Ale with Nugget, Goldings and Cascade hops, and then dry-hopped it again with Cascade. These bright, floral hops lend grapefruit and subtle herb notes to the wash of bready-sweet malts. An addition of oats adds a layer of smoothness to the mouthfeel. At 5.2 percent ABV and 20 IBUs, Glütiny Golden Ale is a sessionable, flavorful ale that starts sweet and ends crisp...

I'll be on CBC Radio One's On the Coast this afternoon. And I'll be giving away this bad boy to one lucky listener: It's 6 litres of Unibroue's La Fin du Monde goodness - 9% trippel-style golden ale that you're going to have to share with some worthy friends! If you don't win this bottle, you can buy yourself one, but you've got to hurry, they're a special limited release by Sleemans. If you're in Ontario , you can also get these monster bottles, but there are only 50 of them available!

well, a re-release actually... and they quote me! Dead Frog Brewery Re-Releases the Taste of BC: Big Stump Spruce Golden Ale Aldergrove, BC — Dead Frog Brewery is pleased to announce the re-release of its Big Stump Spruce Golden Ale. Inspired by forays into the old growth forests of British Columbia, this 6.5% golden ale incorporates Sitka spruce tips harvested a mere 10 minutes away from our brewery. Jan Zeschky of The Province mused, "It’d be pretty special if this beer style one day became an appellation and tourists came to the province to try spruce ale like wine purists flock to Burgundy." Considering the first beer made in BC was a spruce ale brewed by Captain Cook in Nootka Sound, we agree. Big Stump's rich sweetness from Cara and Maris Otter malts balances the bitterness of Simcoe and Northern Brewer hops whose pine notes are heightened by the spring growth of tender spruce tips for a truly unique pint. "I wanted to bring out a bit more of t...

Bridge Brewing is part of the North Shore community and founders Jason and Leigh Stratton often participate in fundraisers that support organizations that impact their family, friends and neighbours. Cancer has touched their inner circle and on March 1, Bridge will launch their newest brew ­­– Bridge to the Max Charity Ale – to help raise awareness and money for the BC Cancer Foundations' Ride to Conquer Cancer . Bridge will donate $1.00 from every bomber or glass of its special brew to a team of local cyclists called To the Max . The fundraiser ends once the tank is empty. Bridge brewery assistant, Mac Eldon, is excited to take part in his first ride with the To The Max Team and is happy that Bridge developed a special brew to support this cause. For the sixth consecutive year, To The Max, will ride in this two-day cycling event beginning on June 14 . Since 2009, this North Vancouver team has raised nearly $359,000 towards treatment and research done through the BC Cancer F...

three new limited editions from dead frog i have had the big stump spruce golden ale and love it! the other two are chillin' in my fridge as i type this: Dead Frog Brewery is pleased to announce the release of its newest ale, the Big Stump Spruce Golden Ale . Harking back to Captain Cook's 1778 arrival in Nootka Sound, this 6.5% golden ale incorporates the terroir of the Fraser Valley with Sitka spruce tips harvested a mere 10 minutes from our brewery. Our brewer, Nick Fengler, was inspired by forays into the old growth forests of British Columbia. We hope this spruce ale will evoke similar images of our verdant land fed by rains nourishing the windward slopes of the Coast Mountains, trickling through the luxuriant growth and into the mighty Fraser River from which we draw our water. Description A perfectly balanced golden ale brewed to celebrate summer on the West Coast. Fresh-picked spruce tips and Simcoe hops provide a tropical pine aroma and crisp bitterness ...

these are my notes from yesterday's on the coast beer column wherein i made stephen quinn taste hop elixir (i am so very cruel to him): This is "Hop Drop", a hop elixir/hop liqueur made by Phillips Brewing in Victoria .   They made it to go along with their 13 th anniversary brew, called 13 Knots in a Hangmans Noose.   The beer is an 11.9% imperial ipa, which if you add the 29% elixir to it, bumps up to a 13% even hoppier beer. “Hop drop is an artisanal hop liqueur crafted to celebrate the hop flavours that we covet in our beer.   We distilled real hops into an incredibly potent hop elixir, where explosions of fresh pine and bright bitterness are balanced in a blanket of soft sweetness.   Its depth of flavour is robust enough to enjoy on its own poured gently over ice, or it can be ‘dropped’ into another beer to instantly raise the ABV and infuse bright hoppy flavour.”   The elixir will eventually be available on its own from Phillips’ new Fermentor...

sad day - beer pioneer ed mcnally dies whether you're a fan of big rock beers or not, raise a glass to this man, who in the 80s took a leap of faith and went up against the big boys every year at the vancouver folk fest i sure do enjoy me a snake bite made of half traditional ale and half cider cheers, ed! signs you're a beer aficionado east bay brewery boom lynne mcilwee aka hops canary writes open letter to bc place suggesting they are losing $690k a year in beer sales by not offering craft beer i was gifted with a bottle of dead frog's new release, big stump it is a spruce golden ale and it is delicious! sweet and smooth, golden and nicely balanced with a fruity spruce hint but don't just take my word for it, jan zeschky agrees ! more on craft beer in mexico independents take on the giants

new beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Moon Under Water Shatterbier Golden Ale - $12.55 This collaboration between reinvigorated Moon Under Water Brewery and Shatterbox Coffee is one that should not be missed. Pouring a hazy golden colour with candied fruit, citrus and coffee found in the aromatics, this brew has marzipan and roasted coffee on the palate and a dry finish to round it out. St. Feuillien Saison - $10.45 Described as a beer of terroir, this Belgian Saison is a traditional farmhouse from St. Feuillien pouring pale amber with aromas of candied citrus and melon. In the mouth, orange, black pepper and yeast make this a Saison worth drinking. Tofino Brewing Dawn Patrol Coffee Porter - $7.15 A new coffee porter from the west coast of Vancouver Island that pours a velvety dark brown similar to a black cup of coffee. Rich coffee aromas own the bouquet of this beer, while espresso beans and light malt are found on the palate. A tasty coffee porter from Tofino Brewing. ...

new and exciting beers at legacy in vancouver: Gigantic Brewing Company The City Never Sleeps Imperial Black Saison A new brewery coming out of Portland, Oregon. Belgian yeast, light roastyness, bakers chocolate, smoke. Something...different? Nickel Brook Gluten Free This gluten free beverage has the flavour that any beer lover will enjoy. Discover for yourself the satisfying and thirst quenching flavour of Ontarios first beer alternative. R&B Brewing G'Ale Golden Ale Made in collaboration with Vancouver Pride, this Golden Ale is easy drinking and refreshing! Grab a case for the weekend - while supplies last.   i had the g'ale on tuesday at the launch held at legacy i'm not the biggest golden ale fan but its a really drinkable beer and barry (the b in r and b) said that they were going for a beer that lager drinkers and more adventurous palates alike could enjoy i think they succeeded and its an easy-drinking summer beer - kinda perfect for prid...

Red Truck Beer   Cask of golden ale at Cascade Room tonight; you should be there, and drink the beer,