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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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BC Brew Review: Howe Sound Pumpkineater Imperial Pumpkin Ale

by BC Brew 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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Fuel Fried Chicken Fridays Return

by BC Brew 03.05.2009

Are you old enough to have ever had fried chicken before the advent of fast food fried chicken? Perhaps you’ve forgotten how the real McCoy tastes. Fuel’s Fried Chicken Fridays are back! Take the opportunity to reacquaint yourself with, or discover, the flavour of locally-raised, non-hybridized, slow-growth chicken without hormones or antibiotics.

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Cheers to Winter Beers: Bock Beer

by BC Brew 12.08.2008

Lagers aren’t just light and golden. They can be dark, strong, or dark and strong. Falling into the strong category is Bockbier, a smooth, malty, moderately-hopped beer with an alcohol content of 6.3-7.2% ABV. Originally brewed in the northern German city of Einbeck during the height of the Hanseatic League, Einbeck exported this beer throughout [...]