beernesday

the cbc website 's takeaways from my latest beer column (and this one has great comments so far - usually i avoid reading them because, well, some people sure like to be mean for no apparent reason) Budweiser is B.C.'s top beer choice, but craft beer on the rise Newspaper report looked into sales in B.C. as a whole and regionally By On The Coast,  CBC News   Posted: Feb 16, 2016 5:00 PM PT  Last Updated: Feb 16, 2016 9:39 PM PT One of Rebecca Whyman's picks this week is Bomber Brewing's Tam O'Shanter Wee Heavy Scotch Ale. (@BomberBrewing/Twitter) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Need Valentine's Day ideas? Think beer, says Rebecca Whyman Distillers and brewers sharing barrels in new trend A recent story in the  Province  newspaper  found that in B.C., the king of beers is the King of Beers: Bud...

can no one just provide a straight-forward, simple answer to a direct question any more? look how frustrated i am, i'm talking in huge generalities! i have been trying for the past couple of days to find out if vancouver breweries and distilleries can just up and start selling each others' products with no further ado. do you suppose the city or the province could tell me? nope. my tweet to @CityofVancouver August 3rd: "Do local breweries & distilleries need to do anything before they start selling each others' drinks under the new BC law?" tweet from @CityofVancouver August 4th: "Morning! I would suggest contacting the LCLB in regards to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act [link to Liquor Control and Licensing Branch page at gov.bc.ca website]" my tweet to @CityofVancouver August 4th: "Thanks but I need to know if the City will allow breweries to sell hard liquor, and distilleries to sell beer, wine & cider" tweet f...

well, that took me by surprise! changes to the provincial cabinet leave suzanne anton out of liquor the liquor distribution branch is no longer under the purview of the solicitor general it's now with small business and red-tape reduction hopefully this means some better handling of the revisions to the liquor laws (dare we hope for a new look at the pricing model???) and more red-tape reduction best bet for change though? vote the liberals out when you get the chance!

if you'd like to read a really well written lament about the state of liquor distribution in bc, click here ! i think its a lament we all share and frankly the province needs to change their ways.  i'd love to see bc pioneer a whole new approach to liquor control and distribution that the rest of canada would follow. and for a learned response to the lament above, click here to see what a lawyer has to say about it all.