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in case you just can't get enough of me (and beer!) re-listen to last week's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast  - follow the link, click on the june 25th show and fast-forward to the end i am on about 10 minutes before the end of the show, at the 2:18:30 mark talking about summer beers and blowing stephen quinn's mind with the stiegl radler   now available - the inaugural issue of the bc craft beer news check out the fabulous columns by bc craft beer lovers including me! available at your favourite craft beer location

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn summer beers: The weather may not bear witness to the fact, but it is summer. That means a whole new season of beers is upon us.    In general terms, summer is the season of the lager. There are many fabulous summer ales available, but summer is the season in which lagers shine. Much maligned in recent history as flavour-less yellow fizzy beer, there are some wonderful craft brewed lagers available to quench your summer thirst. Cold is not a flavour so I would suggest avoiding a beer that advertises that it is. Instead I'd head for a beer that says it is crisp and refreshing and full of flavour. Also synonymous with summer are wheat ales and fruit beers. Lower alcohol percentages are also often found in a summer beer. When its hot out it is less enjoyable to quaff a 9% ale. A nice light low-alcohol lager just hits the spot so much more. A reminder about the differe...

fabulous beers now available at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Stillwater Artisinal - Beer Table Table Beer - $12.95 An East Coast American Craft Beer you can really quaff. Brewed to meet all the imbibing desires of brewer Brian Strumke, this Belgian pale ale has a little bit of everything. Light and golden in colour with spice, pineapple, citrus and brett owning the bouquet, with malts and a touch of citrus rounding out the palate. A beer worth checking out. Tasted by Chris Bonnallie - Beer Supervisor at Legacy Liquor Store Parallel 49 - Hopnotist - $8.25 Happy Birthday, Parallel 49! Their gift to us is their Hopnotist single hop (Mosaic to be specific) Imperial IPA, appearing hazy amber in the glass with notes of tropical fruit and grapefruit to envelop the senses. On the palate more tropical fruits and citrus can be found, balanced with sweetness. The bottle is also 3D, which is amazing. Tasted by Evan Doan - Beer Team Phillips - Electric Unicorn - $7.45 You can thank...