beernesday

as my self-imposed month of cleansing comes to a close i have some thoughts on trying to be a beer person and live without beer for 31 days first off, let me admit that i didn't make it to 31 days i chose to have drinks on the 14th and the 15th, then tried to go back on the wagon for the rest of the month but alas, once you open that darned pandora's box, it's soooo darned easy to find another good reason to drink! my motives for drinking on the 14th and 15th were pure the ones since then have not been on the 14th i went to an about-to-open brewery and tried a sample of each of their beers this was an opportunity that i didn't feel i could miss out on that i would be cutting off my nose to spite my face if i was to be stubborn and refuse the time-sensitive offer just because it was january i had quite a bit of internal debate about the matter it was not an easy decision to make in the end, i went with my gut and drank the beers two weeks later, i have no ...

Commons & Breakside Takeover Portland Craft! Sept 18th - 6pm - No Tickets Required Join our team as we hang out at Portland Craft for the night with our Portland Pals! Jacob and Fred from Breakside will be here as will Josh from The Commons! We've got 5 beers from each brewery on tap, including some very rare or never before seen beers.

10 stark truths (and we're not talking game of thrones here) about dating a beer nerd breakside brewery liquid nitrogen frozen fresh hop beers and a reminder that breakside and the commons are having a tap takeover at portland craft on september 18th (aka thursday) a sneak peek at steel toad the strait loves stateside craft also, a very happy birthday to one of my oldest friends today oldest in time known, not age! not that she reads my blog, but whatever, happy birthday goog!

quietly opening on commercial drive last week, stateside craft is the newest craft beer bar in the city portland craft's younger, over-achieving sister will officially open on july 4th but until then, they are soft launching and you can stop in for some wonderful brews and yummy food located in the former avanti's pub in il mercato mall at gravely and commercial it is a whole lot prettier inside than the former pub the female-identified bathroom is 8 million times nicer (thank dog!) bright (or as bright as a place with only a couple of windows can be), polished, open and airy this ain't avanti's, that's for sure and i couldn't be happier now, don't get me wrong, avanti's did me right for many years but their refusal to get any craft beer on tap led me to move my commercial drive beer drinking to st. augustine's as soon as that alternative presented itself now that st. a's has line-ups all the time, i've been jonesing for anoth...

a beer beginner's guide to hops peaches and cream ale pie recipe (is it wrong that when i read misused words i picture the author doing what they actually said?  in this example i am picturing her hurdling her way through her days until summer.  it is probably a very good workout... maybe even burning off all those pie calories) vancouver bars that offer food as good as the craft beers i agree with her on portland craft and biercraft but craft beer market?  insipid food with no flavour was my review of my one visit there the beer didn't wow me either, so i never bothered to go back again several people i have talked to have had the same experience... so i'm still not tempted to go back not when there are so many other incredible places in town to get my craft beer and yummy food fix! uses for spent grain go east van brewers , go! all about yeast Nonna's Sweet Spring Finish Campagnolo Restaurant Lines Up Tuesday Night Homestyle Suppers Vancouver ...

cannery's press release about the pink mountainhops the science of perfect food and beer pairings portland craft's chef gets a write-up in the straight, and gives you the beer to pair with his steelhead trout recipe

a little 24 hour love for portland craft after enjoying the heck out of all the sours on the alibi room's 400th beer list, this is a timely set of food and beer pairings for me:  craftbeer.com on the wild side of pairing deschutes gives you some repurposing ideas for expired beer (which happens to beer lovers you know) growler from crate & barrel

i have been back on the ambrosia for six days now and i have yet to extol its virtues here bad, bad beer geek! let's work backwards through my past six days last night was beernesday at st. augustine's where i enjoyed a taster flight of howe sound total eclipse of the hops (love this citrusy imperial), hoyne's devil's dream ipa (love this too!), moon under water's victorious weizenbock (cloudy, not too sure about chocolate and wheat together, the banana notes were interesting, and i really enjoyed the new zealand hops) and creepy uncle dunkel (whose vanilla notes were subtle enough for me to enjoy this lovely lager), plus pints of ninkasi total domination ipa (by far the maltiest of my ipas of the evening) and driftwood's fat tug (always a nice way to end an evening) clicky clicky for jan zeschky's review of the hoyne devil's dream tuesday night was cask night at the railway club where i had a lovely jameson-infused stout by central city...

whatcha doing on february 4th? want a suggestion of what do do? attend the ninkasi brewing launch and tap takeover at portland craft ? that's where i'll be! TAP TAKEOVER ALERT! On Monday February 4th, 2013 up to 7 of our taps will be taken over by Ninkasi Brewing in honour of Ninkasi’s entrance into the BC market. That night we will be featuring: 1) Total Domination IPA – CONFIRMED! 2) Tricerahops Double IPA – CONFIRMED! 3) Believer Double Red Ale – CONFIRMED! 4) Oatis Oatmeal Stout – CONFIRMED! With possibly three more to be announced in the coming weeks. We will also have a some door prizes and other fun stuff going on thanks to their agency Copper & Theory . Not a bad way to shake off that Superbowl hangover!

tomorrow evening i will be at portland craft for the modern malt ipa mingler which is a sold out event... but for the rest of you, don't fret, you can still get your american beer on by going to the new oxford for the deschutes/phillips tap takeover anniversary party: The New Oxford Two Year Anniversary Party Thursday December 6th - 5pm - late Two years, two breweries taking over. Join us on Thursday for complimentary canapes & drink samplings as we host you alongside representatives from Deschutes & Phillips breweries to celebrate two years in Yaletown. Both breweries will be taking over six taps and will feature notable and rare craft beer selections all evening. $5.15 featured craft beer sleeves. Please RSVP to ts@donnellygroup.ca The New Oxford Public House 1144 Homer St., Yaletown 604.609.0901 www.donnellygroup.ca/n ew-oxford

my beer selections for this week's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast : american brewing company's breakaway ipa and caboose oatmeal stout lazy boy brewing's oktoberfest and ipa diamond knot brewing's brown ale and industrial ipa all three are available in bottles at hastings, legacy and brewery creek liquor stores the lazy boy and diamond knot are also available on rotating taps at the usual suspects like st. augustine's , the alibi room and portland craft .  in fact, i had the industrial ipa at st. augustine's last night!  they are also being poured at rogue waterfront , queen's cross pub , fets bar & grill , biercraft and tangent cafe , among other places like modern malt on facebook and you can keep up to date on where these fine beers are available!

beerlesque on friday night was good times! engagement party at portland craft on saturday night was good times! working on sunday was not good times but it is my excuse for not having a proper post ready for today instead i bring you other people's bons mots: discovering craft beer in japan from examiner.com drinking in bc's beer identity from the tyee September 24th, 2012: Crooked Tooth Pumpkin Ale is back and ready to put a smile on the faces of craft beer enthusiasts just in time for Thanksgiving! Straight from the pumpkin patch, fresh ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg spice up this seasonal staple. No tricks here, only the highest quality ingredients went into crafting this sessionable treat. Available for a limited time in finer craft liquor stores.

to whet your appetite for beer and sandwich pairings before the now sold out this sandwich that beer throwdown at portland craft next weekend, craftbeer.com offers six classic pairings

spent all day sunday vending at a craft fair (didn't make much money, but the people watching was pretty good) so what's a girl to do after being so virtuous? go for a beer (or three) of course! i'm talking about the alameda yellow wolves of thailand people go have it! gingery and melony and oh so hoppy! definitely yellow in colour i could have gone for a little more basil in it but so, so good! currently available on tap at st. augustine's and i believe it is on the list at portland craft for the #yvrtweetup on wednesday

#IPADay celebrations at portland craft last night were fun! i love ipa!

happy #IPADay everyone! in honour of the day (well, before i am allowed to start drinking delicious ipas anyway) i bring you some ipa myth-busting then, in real celebration of the day i will be at portland craft in vancouver to savour india pale ale on for sure for tonight: Alameda El Torero IPA Alameda American Rye IPA Hopworks Organic IPA there may be more depending on whether any kegs run dry in time to replace them with ipa

#IPA Day is only two days away!!! to help you celebrate appropriately, here is the beer wench herself telling you everything you need to know about #IPADay (except that vancouver's celebration will take place at portland craft at 7:00!!)

getting very excited for #IPADay next week! portland craft at 7:00!

quickly, a few lovely newsy items for y'all: cbc radio's on the coast is going to have a beer segment! currently there is a biweekly wine column... which will soon be alternating with a beer column i'm not sure when the beer segment will begin, but as soon as i do, i'll post it here #ipaday has a venue! woohoo! more on this later, but we'll be upstairs at portland craft on august 2nd from 7:00 p.m. onwards thanks chris for making this happen! pivo's third anniversary approacheth check it out on august 17th and also, they offer 25% off food if you bring in your movie ticket stub from cineplex upstairs (for the nights you aren't just having popcorn for dinner)

georgia strait article about portland craft