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Beer awards are bullshit. Sort of.

Ben Coli • September 10, 2019

The BC Beer Awards are coming up again, and with them another annual beer nerd tradition: the debate over whether beer awards are total bullshit or not. As a brewer who has won maybe the biggest award in Canada (Dageraad […]

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Don’t believe the hype: Why mainstay beers are better than the flavour of the week

Ben Coli • March 29, 2019

In this crowded beer market, brewers are under pressure to grab your attention. But the year-round staples are often their best work. There used to be nothing more exciting to me than a beer release. Something new, something exciting, something […]

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