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too much fun was had with this kangaroo bottle opener at timbre one night...

wanna party with the central city crew for new year's eve, but don't want to go all the way to surrey to do it? fear not, timbre on the drive is having a red racer new year's! Red Racer Beer Timbre Restaurant is hosting a rocking New Year's Eve party for all you who cant make it out to the brewpub. Taps of Red Racer Beer flowing till 2:00am!

last weekend i had the opportunity to try a couple of beers again - yay! as part of anna's and my tasting afternoon on friday, we went with the tin whistle black widow ale i thought this would be a good one since anna likes the dark beers, but not the terribly hoppy ones i already knew i liked it, would it be a good choice for anna? you better believe it - she liked it too! black as night and opaque as treacle this truly is a mild ale very nicely roasty malty not much on the hop side, nor the thick and creamy side this one is just a very drinkable black ale i could drink it all day i tell ya! on saturday night at timbre while everyone else was eating the elk and playing with the kangaroo balls bottle opener, i had the elysian immortal ipa again its not the hoppiest ipa on the block but it is quite a lovely brew floral and aromatic and bitter delicious! i must admit that I did happily move on to the red racer ipa to finish the night though i am a very...

my latest brewery discovery is elysian in seattle tried the immortal ipa at timbre the other night while its not my favourite ipa (gawd there are so many great north west ipas out there!) it was darned delicious! and speaking of timbre, along with a great menu and cool vibe, they've added a whole bunch of great beers to their offerings. upcoming (as soon as the gib in the kegs is done) are central city esb and ipa - yay!  also driftwood's farmhand ale and the bottles list is quite impressive go there, its worth the trip to commercial drive! (the website hasn't yet been updated to reflect the new offerings...) ELYSIAN BEER At Elysian we pride ourselves on our versatility and the variety of beers we produce. Whether classic ale and lager styles or their Northwest-themed interpretations, idiosyncratic treatments with unusual ingredients, or altogether new beers never brewed anywhere else, ever, we tend to have an astonishing array of offerings on tap. Because we h...