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from my files for CBC's On the Coast: On November 19 th  head over to the Yaletown Brewpub.  They’re hosting an all IPA caskival.  Just show up at 11:30 and get your $20 passport to try all 11 casks. This Saturday (November 12), Burnaby is hosting the second annual BurnabyBeer Fest at SpaceKraft on Kingsway.  There will be 30 beers and tasty appetizers to sample while you’re entertained by live music.  And there are three sessions to choose from.  Tickets are available on EventBrite. Luppolo Brewing has opened its doors!  With a soft opening on October 28 th they swelled the ranks of ‘Yeast Van’ breweries.  Their tasting room is beautiful, and they opened with a strong line up of 7 beers on tap.  Go visit them at 1123 Venables.  I’d also like to congratulate Luppolo for winning the judge’s choice at Celebrate Craft... Beer last weekend, for their fresh hopped Belgian rye IPA. Tomorrow (November 9) at Faculty Brewing y...

my suggestions for surviving the US presidential election: What should you drink tonight? Craft beer, obviously! And since I'm in lovely BC, I'm going to list a bunch of local beers: You could decide by beer names: Whatever you think of the candidates, Brassneck Brewing probably has a beer named for it.  Stop by the tasting room to fill a growler of Dark Place, Mr. Personality, One Trick Pony, Passive Aggressive, No Brainer, Old Money or Sticks and Stones.  Or stay at the tasting room to enjoy a television-free environment and blissfully ignore the whole crazy circus! Maybe you’re really not a fan of either candidate.  Perhaps a Jerkface 9000 from Parallel 49 would taste good to you.  It’s an easy drinking American wheat ale dry hopped with Mosaic Hops. Light and refreshing with a tropical hop punch, it just might you feel better about the whole thing. (5%, available in six packs of bottles).  Parallel 49 also has a pair of cask beers on tap t...

the cbc website pick up from yesterday's beer column on cbc's on the coast with stephen quinn Missed the B.C. Beer Awards? Here are some winning brews to check out Beer columnist Rebecca Whyman gives us her picks from the awards CBC News   Posted: Oct 25, 2016 4:26 PM PT  Last Updated: Oct 25, 2016 4:26 PM PT Julia Hanlon (back left, holding award) and her team from Steamworks Brewing took home best-in-show at the 2016 B.C. Beer Awards. Hanlon became the first female head brewer to win that distinction. (Alison Page Photography) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer And wine Check out these fresh picks for fresh-hopped beer Prost! Oktoberfest events to check out on the Lower Mainland The B.C. Beer Awards were held earlier in October, and  On The Coast   beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says there were a lot of changes from last ye...

check out the cbc website about yesterday's beer column on on the coast! Check out these fresh picks for  fresh-hopped beer Beer columnist Rececca Whyman says now is the time to try B.C.'s  fresh-hopped brews CBC News   Posted: Oct 11, 2016 4:32 PM PT  Last Updated: Oct 11, 2016 4:32 PM PT On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says most hops will be dried into pellets for use throughout the year but some will go straight into beers made in the fall. (B.C. Hops Company) Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories OTC beer and wine Prost! Oktoberfest events to check out on the Lower Mainland Summer season ending, but beer festival season just getting started Fall in B.C. usually brings wet weather with it and for beer lovers, it also brings "wet hopping,"  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman says. Wet hopping, ...

Press Release Business of Craft Beer | October 14, 2016 On October 14, join BCBusiness Magazine as they present the 3rd annual Business of Craft Beer event. This year combining forces with the BC Craft Brewers Guild to provide you with even more information on how to create and grow your craft beer business. With everything from distribution to liquor laws to industry success stories, this is a must-attend event for brewers, craft-beer fans and industry suppliers such as manufacturers, lawyers, accountants, realtors and marketing/branding consultants. Hear expert panels on tourism, funding opportunities and expanding sales which will provide you with information on how to grow your craft beer business. Plus, learn about the most up to date safety and best practices, and the professional services that you need in order to make your craft beer business stand out from the rest. Hosted by Joe Wiebe, author of the Craft Beer Revolution, the day will encompass multiple speaker panel se...

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn: If you can’t make it to Munich for the famous Oktoberfest, being held right now, never fear – there are several smaller versions taking place right here at home!  Harvest Haus  begins on Thursday.  Ooom-pah, sausages and pretzels, and of course, lots of beer await you at the Queen Elizabeth plaza.  Running Thursday, Friday and Saturday this weekend, and Friday, Saturday and Sunday of next, you can enjoy sword-play and dancing, and cheersing with ceramic steins. Darby’s Gastown is celebrating Oktoberfest on October 2 nd from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.  They’re pairing four beer styles, dunkel, marzen, alt and hefeweizen with German fare of pretzels and sausages.  No tickets required, just show up and enjoy. Port Moody’s Oktoberfest runs from September 29 th to October 2 nd and the 6 th to the 9 th at 100 Newport Way.  There will be beer, pretzels, saus...

i haven't even been on the air yet, but i'm already on the cbc website! Prost! Oktoberfest events to check out on the Lower Mainland Can't make it to Munich? Don't worry — lots of German beer fun in B.C. this year CBC News 38 Minutes Ago Visitors reach for the one of the first mugs of beer during the opening day of the 183rd Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. You don't have to go to Europe to enjoy Oktoberfest, says On The Coast beer columnist Rebecca Whyman. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters) If you can't make it to Munich for their famous Oktoberfest being held right now, never fear: there are several smaller versions taking place right here in B.C. "Oktoberfest came about as a way to finish off the previous year's beers and make room in the casks for the new beers to be brewed,"  On The Coast  beer columnist Rebecca Whyman told host Stephen Quinn. "If you have to drink a lot of beer in a short amount of time, it only ma...