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me again ! Distillers and brewers sharing barrels in new trend Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says new trend could take off locally By On The Coast,  CBC News   Posted: Jan 19, 2016 7:17 PM PT  Last Updated: Jan 19, 2016 7:54 PM PT Right now these barrels hold delicious whiskey, but who knows? Maybe they could soon be filled with delicious beer. (Tim Moffatt/Flickr) Tried liquor-flavoured beer? Get ready for beer-flavoured liquor  7:37 19 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories B.C. craft beer scene set to grow in 2016, says beer columnist Beer columnist says 2015 was the year of the sour Craft beer variety at B.C. Liquor Stores set to grow next week For some time now, craft brewers have been aging and conditioning their beer with whiskey and bourbon liquor barrels to add another dimens...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: F or those who aren’t observing Sobuary this month, there’s plenty to do in the Lower Mainland! - Fieldhouse Brewing is now open in Abbotsford, so you can stop by the tasting room for beer and growler fills.  They’re on West Railway, open Tuesday to Sunday. This Thursday is a busy night! - Central City is launching their barrel-aged Sour Brown I on the 23rd.  Stop by the Beatty Street location for a taste from 6:00 – 10:00pm.  Brewer Gary Lohin says “We decided to use the Belgian method of souring the beers since it is the birthplace of this style, and used various yeast cultures to produce the unique and notable flavours, and aged them for two years in the Cabernet Sauvignon oak barrels and French oak foeders. The result is a complex flavour that balances the sour notes with a melodic malty character.” (For those not in the know, a foeder is an oak vessel that...

last week`s cask... served a little too cold on the tapping the further we got into our potent little glasses the more the whiskey made itself known warm for sure, to much alcohol, i didn't think so i had a dinner to get to right afterwards so i tried to be prudent and only have the one glass prudent or not, that one glass went right to my head! and in honour of the play-offs to begin the next night, railway staffers got creative and built their own arena, fully equipped with jumbo-tron as well! i love crafts! if my plans do not go ahead tonight, i am intrigued to try the r&b agave cactus wheat ale on tap this week

yay for avoiding green beer last night! and double yay for the wonderful cask at the whip! r& b's smokey jameson stout did not disappoint smokey jameson stout the bottom of the cask was a bit toooooo yeasty for us