B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Growing up on an apple orchard and then becoming a brewer of beer may seem a bit counterintuitive, but it comes in handy when the craft world starts experimenting with cider, as it has in the past few years. For […]
Hey dude, did you know there’s acid in your beer?! Indeed, some of B.C.’s brewers have been purposely adding acid to their beers for a while now – lactic acid, that is. The sour beer craze is only getting bigger […]
Of the four ingredients in beer, hops are the New World’s contribution. It seems rather fitting then, that North America has its economic paws allll over hops. Trademarks, patents, royalties – how are these business-y things having their way with […]
Hopscotch returns All manner of fermented barley will be on offer this weekend at the annual Hopscotch Festival of Whisky, Beer and Spirits. The Grand Tasting Hall event takes place this Friday and Saturday at the PNE Forum with […]
Although born in Mexico, La Mezcaleria’s chef Mariana Gabilondo has spent more than half her life in Canada. The flavours of the West Coast provide a constant source of inspiration as she puts her own spin on Mexican classics at […]
Westender released its annual Best of the City Dining Awards this week, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to highlight some of the very deserving beer-related winners. Check out the full readers’ poll results here. Best Craft Brewery: […]
Here’s what’s new at the beer store this week… Postmark Brewing, Winter Warmer (5.8% ABV 51 IBU) Warm your bones with this malty, hoppy treat. Dark, rich malts are balanced by Northwest hops for a complex winter ale […]
Sports and beer. Best buds since forever, right? So you think it would be easy to find decent craft beer at the game. Wrong. Beer offerings at most sport stadiums have traditionally been pretty grim. You basically had two options: […]
You might think that not welcoming Nazis in your establishment wouldn’t be too terribly controversial, but it’s 2017, Donald Trump is the president of the United States, and Nazis are apparently a surprisingly sensitive bunch. In the wake of the […]
Cariboo plants 18,000 trees More than 18,000 seedlings will be planted in the B.C. Interior next spring as part of Pacific Western Brewing’s “Cariboo Cares” campaign. PWB dedicated 25 cents from every six-pack of Cariboo product sold to help […]