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BC Brew Review: Mont des Cats

by BC Brew 01.13.2012

Abbaye Sainte Marie du Mont des Cats is a Trappist monastery located on a mountain outside the French village of Godewaersvelde, near the Belgian border. As with the likes of Chimay, Orval, and Rochefort today, Mont des Cats was once was highly regarded for its beer. However, during the Battle of the Lys in April [...]

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Townsite Brewing Set to Open In Powell River

by paulkamon 01.03.2012

Get ready BC, more quality regionally brewed ale is on the way! The newest craft brewery on the immediate horizon is Townsite Brewing in Powell River on the upper Sunshine Coast. Just before the holidays, we caught up with the team as they were preparing their historic heritage space in the heart of Townsite for [...]

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“Parallel 49 Brewing” Opening Up in East Van

by paulkamon 12.20.2011

Beer Santa has some more fine gifts to offer us, but they won’t be delivered until the new year. The beer elves are still busy putting the final touches on two new BC craft breweries that are set to join the growing artisan ranks in 2012.

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Exclusive! Beer Santa Arrives Early for Alibi’s 300 Tap List

by paulkamon 12.10.2011

If you truly love to drink real beer, then the next few days are going to be pretty freakin’ epic. Beer Santa has arrived early to town and has generously dropped off some exclusive and rare gifts (aka. kegs) at The Alibi Room in Gastown to help them celebrate the 300th turn of their legendary [...]

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BC Beer Review: Phillips Ancient Brown Ale

by Jacob Galbraith 11.20.2011

It’s hard to imagine a time when a liquor store in BC didn’t contain at least a few of Phillips Brewing’s products, but 10 years ago that was mostly the case. The brewery had just gotten off the ground, and had begun the arduous task of developing a customer base. Slowly but surely they have [...]

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BC Beer(s) Review: Driftwood Fat Tug IPA vs. Driftwood Sartori Harvest IPA

by Jacob Galbraith 11.09.2011

The last two weeks have been difficult for me, having to wait for the right time to sit down with two dear friends and assess their strengths and weaknesses. Yes, every time I opened the fridge over the past 14 days, I’ve had to endure a staring contest with bottles of Driftwood’s Fat Tug IPA [...]

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BC Brew Review: Granville Island Pumpkin Ale

by BC Brew 11.02.2011

Like wheat beers for summer, pumpkin ales seem to staking a claim to fall as the go to seasonal beer in BC. As with any beer style, once you’ve tried one pumpkin ale, you haven’t had them all. With a diversity of brewers now offering them, you find an equal diversity in the taste profiles [...]

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Beer Review: Lighthouse Uncharted Belgian IPA

by Jacob Galbraith 10.07.2011

Lighthouse’s latest large format offering, the Uncharted Belgian IPA sidles up nicely with the beers that came before it for a couple of reasons: it has a nautical title, and it is quite strong. The company, despite having existed for many years, is relatively new to the seasonal big bottle game. Realizing the growing consumer [...]

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Oktoberfest & Harvestfest – Winner

by Editor 10.06.2011

Congrats to Meghan Radomske, you are the winner of 2 tickets to Oktoberfest & Harvestfest!

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October Is BC Craft Beer Month

by Editor 10.03.2011

It’s official, the Province of British Columbia in a proclamation signed by Attorney General, Barry Penner, has deemed October to be BC Craft Beer Month; a time to celebrate the 50+ breweries and brew pubs across the province that dedicate themselves to making the finest craft beer.

For more information, including a list of events taking [...]

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Beerlesque Ticket Giveaway!

by Editor 08.07.2011

I have 2 FREE tickets ($100 value) to giveaway for BEERLESQUE – “An Adult Carnival for the Senses” on Friday, August 19th from 7 pm til midnight. Come inside for details…

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The Beers of Summer

by Jacob Galbraith 07.29.2011

It was hot out a few days ago, and then, suddenly, it wasn’t. Those days were enough to remind me that it is indeed the middle of the year, and that typically we can rely on a good stretch of sweat, sunburn, and self medication with delicious beers. I’m choosing to behave according to the [...]

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