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Cross Pond Beer Swop

by Rick Green 01.29.2010

^– 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 [...]

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Vancouver’s Craft Beer Shrine

by Rick Green 11.30.2009

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 [...]

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BC Brew Review: Sartori Harvest IPA

by Rick Green 11.13.2009

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 [...]

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Winning with Granville Island Winter Ale

by Rick Green 11.09.2009

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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Mad About Whisky at Campagnolo

by Rick Green 11.03.2009

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 [...]

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BC Brew Review: Russell Märzen

by Rick Green 10.24.2009

A Märzen is a lager traditionally brewed in March (März) that was stored in cellars or cool caves during the summer, then served during autumn festivals, such as Oktoberfest. It is an amber-red adaptation of a Vienna-style lager credited to Josef Sedlmayr in 1871. As a beer brewed for special occasions, Märzen is typically higher [...]

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BC Brew Review: Howe Sound Pumpkineater Imperial Pumpkin Ale

by Rick Green 10.15.2009

In both American and Belgian brewing traditions, there is a history of stronger spiced ales that are normally associated with Christmas. Before malt was available in America, pumpkin was one substitute ingredient that was used to make ale. However, spiced pumpkin ale is a more recent phenomenon in craft brewing that is becoming increasingly established [...]

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The Barley Trail: Home Run in the Emerald City (Part I)

by Rick Green 09.24.2009

Living large means crossing the 49th parallel where everything is bigger and in greater abundance. For fans of Major League Baseball and craft beer, a Mariners game in Seattle is a good excuse for a fun-filled weekend excursion and offers a distinct contrast with a ballgame at Nat Bailey Stadium. With a number of options [...]

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Layton Wins Whistler Beer Cocktail Challenge

by Rick Green 09.01.2009

Give 15 bartenders a mixed case of beer each and what do you get? Some amazing creativity. As a judge in Canada’s first beer cocktail competition, sponsored by Whistler Brewing Company and hosted at The Refinery, I was privileged to be able to sample each entry—a challenge not only to decide the best one but [...]

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The Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food

by Rick Green 08.28.2009

Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, is a passionate advocate of savouring ” the pleasures of real food with real beer.” To give people a sense of what that means, he was in Vancouver on August 14 to host a brewmaster’s dinner at The Granville Room. The following day, he led a tasting of his beer [...]

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Gastown Real Ale Pub Crawl

by Rick Green 08.26.2009

CAMRA Vancouver is hosting a Real Ale pub crawl in Gastown this Saturday, featuring cask-conditioned ales from R&B Brewing at four of the neighbourhood’s best locations dedicated to craft beer.
Participants will break up into four groups and hit the Alibi Room, The Irish Heather, Six Acres, and Steamworks. Each person will receive, respectively, a pint [...]

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Feast Fit for a King

by Rick Green 08.19.2009

Chambar celebrated Belgian National Day on July 21 with a sold-out medieval feast. The celebration marks the day Leopold I took the constitutional oath as the first King of Belgium in 1831. That’s right. Belgium has a long history, but as a country, they are only 36 years older than Canada. This was meal worthy [...]

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