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from the cbc website : B.C. tops the podium at the Canadian brewing awards Province takes home 51 of 164 medals at the 15th annual competition CBC News   Posted: Jun 06, 2017 10:01 PM PT  Last Updated: Jun 06, 2017 10:01 PM PT B.C. breweries tied with Ontario for the most medals earned at the 15th annual Canadian Brewing Awards, which were held in Ottawa on May 27, 2017. (CK Golf Solutions/Flickr) 100 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories How to have your summer beer and eat it too Where everybody knows your name: columnist talks value of craft beer tasting rooms Last whimper for the growler? Columnist predicts craft beer mainstay could fade away Spring beers offer diverse mash-up of flavours British Columbia has some pretty good beers, according to On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman. West Coast breweries tied...

From the CBC website: New model of craft brewing  coming to Vancouver, says  beer columnist Contract brewing can widen the beer industry but not everyone is a fan CBC News   Posted: Apr 11, 2017 10:49 PM PT  Last Updated: Apr 11, 2017 10:49 PM PT Factory Brewery, a contract brewery, will be opening up in Vancouver this spring and brewing beer for other people. (CBC) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories Want to build a $2B craft beer empire? Here's how the founder of Sam Adams did it Thirsty? Here's a handy guide to buying beer in Canada From spaceships to hockey sticks, beer taps flow with unique designs Hipster horror: learning the craft beer they love is actually mass produced Contract brewing may not be groundbreaking to major brewers but it is the new kid on the craft beer block and is coming to Vancouver this spring, said ...

i guess i gotta stick with the training, now... NEW Stout competition: B.C.  brewers to box each other for charity Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks for this week CBC News   Posted: Jan 17, 2017 4:19 PM PT  Last Updated: Jan 17, 2017 4:20 PM PT Ian Kampman of Brassneck Brewery was a contender at the 2016 edition of Beer Wars. This year, On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman will enter the ring. (Jeremy Allingham/CBC) 2 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC Beer and Wine Milkshake beer could be among 2017's craft brewing trends Craft brewery boxers take a swing at bulging beer guts People in B.C.'s craft beer industry are ready for another round — in this case, another round in the boxing ring. The second annual B.C. Beer Wars will see people in Vancouver and Victoria's craft beer scenes box each other to be...

my notes from tuesday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with gloria macarenko: ( and look,  jan zeschky  thinks you should go to all the fests too!) We’re in the midst of beer festival season in BC! There are several beer festivals coming up, and they’re conveniently being held on different dates so you can get to them all – like I intend to do! It’s the Whistler beer festival this coming weekend – there are events like cask nights and tastings beginning Wednesday evening, leading up to the tasting festival on Saturday and Sunday.  There will be over 100 beers pouring from over 50 breweries, and several cideries as well.   A couple of the area’s not-yet-opened breweries will be pouring beers at the fest, namely Back Country Brewing from Squamish and Highway 97 from Penticton, so be sure to try those ones! While you are in Whistler, you could take advantage of the opportunity to go check out the newly opened Coast Mountain B...