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my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn: So you know you like craft beer. Now what? I think learning more about craft beer should be the second thing on everybody's craft beer to do list... right behind drinking more of it! I was at a tasting room the other evening and the folks beside me were very enthusiastic about their craft beers. It appeared they were on a bit of a brewery crawl, which I very much salute, and were trying to find the words to describe the different beers and how they felt about them. Now I'm not going to go all beer snob on you and say that they were using the wrong words to describe the beers, because there aren't wrong words to describe any experience. Sure, they could have used words like "mouthfeel" and "lacing on the glass" and other bits of beer lingo, but that's not what struck me most about these beer appreciators. No, what made me keep listening was th...

also known as my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn gifts for the beer lover:   The holiday season is in full swing. Are you done your shopping yet? Is there still a beer lover or two on your list? Never fear, here are some gift ideas for the beer lovers in your life. It's too late now to get the beer advent calendars from Craft Beer Importers, featuring 10 Canadian beers, 13 American beers and 1 Mexican beer.  That one is available in early November and usually sells out within days of its arrival in stores, even with a price tag of $130. However, new this year is Phillips' Snowcase - featuring 24 different beers from Phillips, including regular offerings, seasonals and barrel-aged beers and a more modest price tag of $60 - and there may still be a few available around town at government liquor stores.   The beer advent calendar is a gift you have to plan ahead for. Luckily, there are plenty of ...

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i wish i had seen this earlier, i might have joined in! taps magazine beer advent calendar: Dec 5 - Dead Frog Christmas Beeracle Dec 6 - Black Oak Nutcracker Porter Dec 7 - McAuslan St. Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout Dec 8 - Great Lakes Winter Ale Dec 9 - Wild Rose Cherry Porter Dec 10 - Muskoka Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout - Winter Beard Dec 11 - Microbrasserie Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Triple Dec 12 - Dieu du Ciel Peche Mortel Dec 13 - Garrison Baltic Porter Dec 14 - Propeller Russian Imperial Stout Dec 15 - Beau's All Natural Bog Water Dec 16 - Granite Brewery Gin Lane Barley Wine Dec 17 - Pump House Scotch Ale Dec 18 - Phillips Trainwreck Barley Wine Dec 19 - Vancouver Island Dough Head Dec 20 - Picaroon's Winter Warmer