Here’s what we’re looking forward to blasting our taste buds with this week! Doublemaker by Backcountry Brewing 8.0% ABV • 40 IBU • 473 mL tall can four-packs Everything you love about Backcountry’s award-winning Widowmaker IPA with “double the pleasure […]
Food options aplenty at Victoria Beer Week
There’s no shortage of beer events coming up for Victoria Beer Week, March 1-9, but it’s not all about the beer. There’s tons of great gourmet food events, too… that all showcase craft beer, obviously. Here’s a look at some […]
Former mayor behind new Port Coquitlam brewhouse
NOTE: This story originally appeared online at our sister publication, The Tri-City News. A new brewhouse is set to open in downtown Port Coquitlam this summer. And the business has at least one familiar name behind it. Former PoCo mayor […]
From Korea to Canada: Han Kang’s craft beer journey
One of the things about my job that I love is listening to people tell me about how they discovered and fell in love with craft beer. I recently got an email from South Korean student Han Kang, who is […]
Drink This! Hüftgold by Four Winds Brewing
With craft breweries trending towards more approachable beers, two styles have emerged as the big winners: hazy pales and lagers. Hazy pale ales and IPAs seem to be getting most of the attention these days, probably because that style of […]
On Tap! New beers from Dageraad, Four Winds and Driftwood
Here’s what we’re looking forward to blasting our palates with this week! 10˚ by Dageraad Brewing 10.5% ABV • 650 mL bottles Happy day! We’ve been waiting since 2016 to try the next edition of this Belgian quadrupel by Burnaby’s […]
The Fault In Our Beers: Diagnosing Off-Flavours For Dummies
Ever had a beer that was just, well… off? When good beer goes bad, it can feel like a tragedy. Off-flavours are a scourge that affects every style of beer, and without sensory training, it can be difficult to find […]
Drink This! Midnight Train by Boombox Brewing Company
I don’t want to alarm you, but I think it might have snowed. You could look out the window and find out for yourself, but thankfully we have Facebook to show us hundreds of photos of everyone’s front yard/street. What […]
On tap! New beer from Luppolo, R&B and Steamworks
Here’s what we’re looking forward to shoving down our throats this week… Missing Lynx Hazy IPA and Gold Medal Deer by Luppolo Brewing Co. 6.8% ABV, 5.5% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Luppolo has a couple of can releases […]
RECIPE: Beer and Cheddar Soup with Strange Fellows Brewing Guardian White IPA
By Roy Flemming, executive chef for Tuc Craft Kitchen Born in the UK and raised in the Caribbean, New York City and Montreal, TUC Craft Kitchen executive chef Roy Flemming has spent more than two decades in the kitchen, […]