Archive for Rick Green
January 29, 2010 at 5:05 pm · Filed under Beer, Events, Rick Green
^– Fuller’s John Mann, left, and Granville Island brewmaster, Vern Lambourne, toast to fraternity of the firkin at the Granville Island Taproom.
Granville Island Brewing and Fuller, Smith & Turner of Chiswick, England, are hosting a unique international beer exchange. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale is currently being served in the Iron Duke, a Fuller’s pub in Mayfair, London. Fuller’s London Pride, a best bitter, is being poured at the Granville Island Taproom until February 5.
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November 30, 2009 at 2:54 pm · Filed under BC Brew, Beer, Gastown, Rick Green
Is a steak just steak, a wine just wine, or a coffee just coffee? Clearly, no. There are intrinsic differences in quality and the way each are prepared. An understanding of the whole process to get those items to our table also gives us a better appreciation of them. Finally, there is our social connection to the producers and servers of food and drink that elevate them beyond the utilitarian.
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November 13, 2009 at 4:15 pm · Filed under BC Brew, Beer, Review, Rick Green
Normally, the hops used in brewing are either in pellet form or whole dried flowers. A recent trend in the Pacific Northwest, however, is starting to quickly spread throughout the North American craft brewing community. That is, using whole, freshly harvested hops directly from the field. Such is the growing popularity of these beers that Yakima even has a Fresh Hop Ale Festival to celebrate the joys of lupulin.
Due to the hop crisis of 2007, there have been a number of local forays into hop growing in a grassroots attempt to develop a more secure supply for small brewers. This year saw the release of two commercial BC fresh hop ales for the first time. Driftwood Brewery’s Sartori Harvest IPA is one of them.
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November 9, 2009 at 12:23 pm · Filed under BC Brew, Beer, Competitions, Rick Green
On November 3, Granville Island Brewing and the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts held their first annual “Winter Ales and Fare” cooking competition on Granville Island. Four teams, consisting of one culinary and one pastry student, worked together to each create an entrée and a dessert using GIB’s Lions Winter Ale.
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November 3, 2009 at 12:31 pm · Filed under Cocktail Culture, East Side, Rick Green
The 25-seat wine bar at Campagnolo recently received a new lounge license. To celebrate, they held a Mad Men-inspired event on October 29 with Glenfiddich Global Brand Ambassador, Ian Millar. Bar Manager, Giovanni Giardino, served three new cocktails that he created featuring Glenfiddich, while guests were offered a variety of Italian canapés conceived by Chef Robert Belcham.
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