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my picks for summer beers on the cbc website Summer vacations are brewing, so why not make beer a part of it? Plus, check out Rebecca Whyman's beer picks CBC News   Posted: Apr 26, 2016 5:47 PM PT  Last Updated: Apr 26, 2016 5:47 PM PT If you can't wait until summer for a beer vacation, the Great Okanagan Beer Festival begins May 12 in Kelowna. (gibbonswhistler.com) 32 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Craft beer scene relies on collaboration for success Molson's old timey pale ale 'intrigues' beer columnist The return of the nicer weather might have you thinking about summer travels already — and if you're a beer lover, you might want to plan a route that lets you explore your favourite beverage. On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman has travelled to several beer destinations, and has some sugge...

been wondering what the beers on offer at harvest haus will be? need to plan what to pair with your pretzel before you arrive and get overwhelmed with the choices? never fear! i have the low-down on what's on offer at harvest haus, starting tonight: "Some of these are quite new to the Vancouver market, especially the Icelandic Brio pilsner and German Crew Republic IPA." HARVEST HAUS BEER SELECTION Erdinger Weissbier - Germany Erdinger Dunkel Weissbier - Germany Krombacher Pils - Germany Krombacher Radler - Germany Krombacher Weizen - Germany Russell Märzen - Vancouver Russell White Rabbit Hoppy Hefeweizen - Vancouver Birra Moretti - Italy Murphy's Irish Stout - Ireland Strongbow Gold - UK Strongbow British Dry - UK Strongbow Elderflower - UK Newcastle Brown Ale - UK Steam Whistle - Toronto Samuel Adams Boston Lager - USA Samuel Adams Octoberfest - USA Leffe - Belgium Hoegaarden - Belgium Löwenbräu - Germany Goose Island - USA P...

steamwhistle's brewmaster talks craft vs. commercial 12 ways to do beer better - draft magazine's 12 tips to becoming a beer geek top five beers made by musicians what do you do with your breweriana collection ?  do you preserve it or use it? taps magazine weighs in brewbound discusses craft beer's influence on local economies - and its good news! craftbeer.com has seven sudsy sports analogies for you - but they're not about sports, they're about the beer industry and craft beer's role in it - get off your butt and get in the game! ten pilsners you just gotta try , according to yahoo

if i was going to be in onterrible on september 15th, i would be going to the steam whistle brewing barrel bragging rights competition if i was going to be in portland on september 22nd i would be going to the hop school at saraveza

vancouver winners of the golden plates awards beer-related spoilers: Best Pub Food 1.Irish Heather Gastropub, 210 Carrall 2.Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland 3.Doolins Irish Pub, 654 Nelson Best Restaurant B.C. Beer Selection 1.Alibi Room, 157 Alexander 2.St. Augustine’s, 2360 Commercial 3.ensemble Tap, 990 Smithe 3.BierCraft Tap & Tapas Bar, Various locations Best Restaurant Imported Beer Selection 1.BierCraft Tap & Tapas Bar, Various locations 2.Alibi Room, 157 Alexander 3.Bitter Tasting Room, 16 W. Hastings Street Best Pub 1.Irish Heather Gastropub, 210 Carrall 2.Lamplighter Public House, 92 Water 3.Doolins Irish Pub, 654 Nelson Best Brewpub Restaurant 1.Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland 2.Steamworks Brewing Company, 375 Water 3.Dockside Restaurant, 1253 Johnston, Granville Island 3.Central City Brewing Co., 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey Best Imported Beer 1.Heineken 2.Stella Artois 3.Guinness Best Microbrewery Local 1.Granv...

this just smacks of brilliance! found it via steamwhistle, who asked when you would use it camping for sure for me! (i would like a different colour though please)

steamwhistle's female brewer is one of 9 women collaborating on a breast cancer brew

happy valentine's day especially to all the single beer lovers out there! craftbeer.com's 10 chocolate beers to love women enjoying beer say buy your lady-friend a beer today vancouver beer blog's romantic beer pairings have your wedding at steamwhistle

it is international stout day tomorrow!! to celebrate i will be attending a stout pairing dinner at rogue!

great cbc article about some of our favourite micro-brewers , central city and steamwhistle still lots of room for growth in craft brewing they say! and in a related article, the cbc wants to know if you buy locally crafted beer i do!

obviously an ontario-centred article in the globe and mail about how green (or not) breweries are where is the mention of crannog?? still, kudos to steamwhistle for their greener initiatives and thanks to the big boys for committing some money to enviro programs even if none of those go as far as wasting less water, using fewer adjuncts etc. etc.

i had never been to the main before but a friend was performing there so i dutifully traipsed on over and checked out their beer list and i was not disappointed its not bad! there's something for everyone: i'm not gonna lie to you we had pitchers of the red racer esb what a tasty way to spend an evening!

and now for the low-down on the beers i sampled at the canada cup of beer: we began with the steamwhistle pilsner, which was a hit with everyone.  perfect beer for a hot day.  and darned friendly servers to boot.  we can see why they've taken ontario by storm.  (cindy thinks you could mix this with lemonade for even more refreshment) next up was samuel adams.  on offer was the summer ale and the boston lager.  the lager was a lovely dark lager, quite tasty.  i found the summer ale to be much like russell's lemon, which i like for its lack of yeasty cloudiness, so i was a fan of this as well.  everyone else loves the fruity beers, so they very much enjoyed the summer ale. on to natureland, the first organic brewers in canada, who just got themselves a genuine german brewmaster (who's the same guy responsible for cariboo's honey).  the nice server let us try all three of his available brews (in smaller pours) for a single token - fabul...