Nothing beats a pint and fight, especially when it’s all for a good cause. This Saturday, your favourite craft brewers and beer industry personalities will be lacing up the gloves (actually, I think they’re Velcro now), stepping in the ring and pummeling each other for our entertainment… and to raise money for Eastside Boxing Club’s afterschool programs.
B.C. Beer Wars is a non-profit event put on by Vancouver Craft Beer Week and Eastside Boxing Club, where the amateur fighters have been training since January for the big night. The event kicks off at 2pm this this Saturday, April 13, at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, with fights starting at 3pm and continuing all day, until 10pm.
Single tickets start at $49 and there are still a few left, but you’d better hurry. Close to 20 craft breweries will be serving beer throughout the day, so obviously, this is a 19+ event, and you’re going to need two pieces of ID. Get your tickets online here before they sell out.
Here’s the tentative lineup for Saturday:
Nick Serbedzua (Parallel 49) vs Josh Ruddock (Resurrection Spirits)
Jen Smith (Strange Fellows) vs Sasha Khoo (Haus Lager)
Craig Ludtke (Dockside) vs Ed Ticne (Northpaw)
George Simnos (Phillips) vs Thomas Batty (Coal Harbour)
Jon Panganiban (Big Ridge) vs Jamil Amauro (Stanley Park)
Melody Chan (Mariner) vs Marie Labitte (Central City)
Adam Ferris (Whistler) vs Cameron McBryer (Moody Ales)
Conrad McNutt (Red Truck) vs Steve Hoffman (Vancouver Island Brewing)
Dan Whelan (East Van Brewing) vs David Cachon (East Van Brewing)
Megan Elliot (Parkside) vs Tess Morgan (Dockside)
Michael Lutz (Parkside) vs David Nadeau (Powell)
Finlay Danaher (Doan’s) vs Chris Meyers (Powell)
Greg Georgas (Phillips) vs Kerry Dyson (Brewhall)
Tobie Patterson (Russell) vs Kelli Sturkenboom (Faculty)
Dallan Schell (Fuggles & Warlock) vs Petter Latta (Nude Vodka Soda)
Bruno Maras (Main Street) vs Phillip Charlebois (Monkey 9)
Daniela Diaz Reyna (Craft Collective) vs Nycco Cerenzie (Coco Frio)
Adam Wong (Steamworks) vs Malcolm Yates (Backcountry)
Lynda O’Donoghue (Faculty) vs Tracy Adina (Parallel 49)
David Scott (East Van Brewing) vs David McEwen (Storm)
Rachel Warner (Faculty) vs Chelsea Harris (Strange Fellows)
Brian Fougner (Cannery) vs Roderick Fernandes (Steamworks)
George Marshall (Parallel 49) vs Alex Adu-Darko (Steamworks)
