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my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast: What's going on in beer world this week: - As we head into the latter half of February, it’s Annual General Meeting time here in Vancouver – both the VanBrewers Home Brew club and the Campaign for Real Ale Vancouver (CAMRA) are holding their AGMs this month. VanBrewers on February 20th at Direct Tap and CAMRA on February 27th at the Biltmore – so if you haven’t checked out these organizations yet, now would be a great time. And if you’re already a member, may I suggest you check your membership as it might be time to renew for the coming year! - Budweiser trended on social media when Peyton Manning said in an interview that he’d celebrate his Superbowl win by drinking a lot of beer, and in particular Budweiser beer. Peyton Manning’s love letter to Budweiser did not go unnoticed by craft brewers. The Brewers Association in America responded to Manning by letter, saying that they hoped he would tr...

awww, two of my favourite beer geeks are featured in the lastest edition of the growler ! Brewers Matt Anderson and Danny Seeton discuss the birth of Vancouver beer culture. — Jonny Healy photo

i'll be on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn at 5:50 this afternoon talking about, and sampling some, home-brewed beers

this is my love letter to camra, the campaign for real ale in vancouver caveat:  i was asked by monica, the communications director of camra vancouver and bc, to write a blog post that she could feature in the next newsletter.  but... she did not ask me to write about camra.  this is not a commissioned piece.  rather it is what i really think and feel, albeit prompted by being asked to write something worthy of being pointed to in a newsletter read by a whole schwack of people! i can't actually remember when i first heard about camra i do remember when i decided to become a member though it was during the inaugural vancouver craft beer week, during the four beers and a funeral pub crawl i had been falling in love with beer for a couple of years, but somehow had not become a part of the craft beer community i saw ads for craft beer week in the media and instantly knew i had to be a part of the events i roped a couple of friends into accompanying me and bought ...

and the rest of what i wanted to mention but ran outta time on tuesday's beer column on cbc: 1.  all british columbian beer lovers should be camra members! "campaign for real ale, an independent, volunteer-run consumer organization dedicated to supporting the brewing of traditional styles of beer in the traditional manner, using traditional ingredients" its only $25 a year to join add your voice to the craft beer lobby sign the FUSS and BYOCB campaigns sign up for the newsletter and be informed about all the fab craft beer events around town and if that wasn't enough, you also get some swell discounts around town for being a member but don't join just for the discounts join because, as a craft beer lover, its the right thing to do and a tasty way to do it 2.  are you a homebrewer? do you want to be a homebrewer? join vanbrewers !  or if you're not a vancouverite, join your local homebrew club membership in vanbrewers is only $20 a year ac...

the derby girl ipa launched on friday at the pumphouse in richmond today, it launches in vancouver at st. augustine's this is what beerthirst has to say about the vanbrewers / elysian collaboration ipa i wish i could be there to try it tonight... hopefully there will still be some left for me a little later in the week also from elysian, its almost time for the 9th beer of the apocalypse, the blight pumpkin ale

there is just no time for beer this week well, not no time, just very little time why this week? well its the vancouver queer film festival august 11 to 21 and i'm spending nine of those 11 days involved with the festival mostly watching films but also three nights of volunteering what a saint i am! the two days in my calendar not taken up with the festival are today and next saturday today i get to go join the vanbrewers and sample their wonderful brews before i hit the bc lions game next week i get to go see two wonderful friends get married and they promise me there will be kegs of craft beer at the reception! (of course i would have gone even without that promise) what does this mean in general? not much to anyone but me and my nearest and dearest really but its my excuse to any of y'all who are reading this for the very light content on the blog over this period! and speaking of volunteering, i'll be pouring at beerlesque next friday night (at th...

and again, i stole photos from the vancouver craft beer week facebook page until i get my own uploaded photo credit brian smith golden stag awards at london pub: organizers of the event (and vanbrewers co-founders) graham and katy brewers in the background (danny and scott) and appreciators in the foreground (michelle, jen and willie) the vanbrewers who cleaned up at the golden stag awards i'm a brew fan!

last night i was fortunate enough to have already procured my ticket to the sold out golden stag homebrewing awards event at london pub and snag a last minute cancellation one for my buddy people, i can't remember when i have felt that much love in a room! it was a fantastic event! for the complete list of winners in the 23 categories (323 entries were submitted) please head on over to the vanbrewers' website the vanbrewers cleaned up at the event which was judged by blind tasting of course and most of them were at the london pub to accept their medals my photos are still on my camera at this point in time, natch but i do have several shots of the locals with necks bowing under the weight of so many medals that i will post eventually - how's sunday afternoon for you? or maybe monday or tuesday, let's be realistic here! featured for the brewers and their adoring fans alike were 11 collaboration beers for us to sample a few were brewed solely by russel...

guess who just got guest-listed for a fabulous vcbw event??? for the very slow, but lovely all the same, it's me! finally being a blogger comes in handy! oh, and that whole being a girl thing too... this is where i'll be and i couldn't be more pleased! i either already know and love, or can't wait to meet and totally admire, everyone on the panel and i'll be eating chocolate again by then - yay, yay and oh, um, yay! Signature Event Republic 958 Granville St, Vancouver  (map) 6:00pm – Late $55  all inclusive The Donnelly Group Presents Women and Beer II Still think the craft brewing industry is a boys club? Allow us to prove you wrong by showing you what the industry’s finest females have on offer. Join us at Republic for five small-plate courses paired with beers from R&B, Howe Sound, Mt Begbie, Crannog, Saltspring Island Ales, Spinnakers as well as a special ladies only collaboration beer brewed just for this event. Sounds great? Well that’s not al...

i beer geeked it up with the vancouver home brewers at their meeting on march 31st i had no idea there was another room at the legion on commercial drive apparently its where the scribes rugby club hides out who knew??? the way to the secret room... while i'm not a homebrewer, i do intend to be one someday soon so i thought i'd best check out the resources around me a lot of the presentation at the meeting (roasting your 2 row malt) went over my head but its great to know there are so many homebrewers around who i can reach out and abuse when i do get around to brewing my own!