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oh the beers i did drink! camra vancouver's spring sessional featured a schwack load of casks all intended to be below 3.5% abv most made the 3.5% cut, but a few did not all however, were big on flavour! and this cask event saw the birth of the "wall of casks" the wall was a thing of beauty and a joy to behold but boy, did it ever make for crazy cramped quarters when you're back there pouring! still, having the central place to procure beer left the rest of london pub for mingling which i found to be an improvement over the winter fest at st. augustine's that featured casks all around the outside of the establishment leaving only the crowded centre for mingling and, patting myself and all the other amazing pourers on the back here, the line up at the central location did not ever get unbearably long so, thumbs up to camra executive (and president martin who built it) for the novel wall of casks! i managed to try most of the casks, skipping only ...

where will you be tomorrow? i will be at camra vancouver's springfest of ale!

from the camra newsletter: CAMRA Vancouver Spring Sessional Update Craft beer lovers never fear! This event is far from sold out! Only the pre-sale early entry (which is from 11am-12noon**) is sold out. Noon is when we'll be opening the doors and allowing many more people to come in and join the fun. Entry ticket is $10, which includes a 10oz glass (yours to take home) and your first fill. Additional tokens can be purchased for $2.50 each. As this event runs all day, there is plenty of opportunity to come later in the day and still sample craft beer brewed specifically for this event. Entrance is dependent on usual capacity of London Pub. Be sure to check out our Facebook page and Twitter account during the day as we'll be posting updates. We will also be selling CAMRA Vancouver memberships ($25/$40) and t-shirts for $22 each. **Please note that if you bought a pre-sale ticket you must arrive between 11am-12pm, otherwise we can not guarantee immediate entrance ie. yo...