B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
In the race to be first with a new flavour or style in craft beer, sometimes mistakes are made. Sometimes brewers are so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they don’t stop to think if they should. The result […]
Barley wine is a fickle beast and, sadly, it’s often done poorly. My first encounter with this strong, syrupy ale was back when I was a bartender in London (the important one, not the one in Ontario) almost 20 years […]
Craft beer is finally getting the Amazon treatment here in B.C. Port Moody’s Twin Sails Brewing announced last month it was opening an online beer store, allowing anyone in the province to order its beer directly, and have it shipped […]
If you missed out on Old Yale Brewing’s 12 Days of Beermas last month, good news! The Chilliwack craft brewery is bringing back Beermas to its tasting room for one day only. This Saturday, Jan. 19, Old Yale is taking […]
Vancouver’s Strange Fellows Brewing has always had an appreciation for the esoteric. Each month the brewery celebrates a different “Strange Day,” inspired by obscure superstitions and folklore from around the world. On Jan. 26, those lovable weirdos are having a […]
Remember when music existed as a physical medium instead of streaming ones and zeroes? No? Well, apparently, people would spend upwards of $20 to purchase these objects, known as albums, even though they only contained maybe 10 to 15 songs, […]
Here are some of the new releases we’re keeping an eye out for this week at the ol’ bottle shop. Blush Rosé Saison by Steel & Oak Brewing Co. 6.0% ABV • 4 x 473 mL cans Released in […]
Riot Brewing in Chemainus had to do some quick thinking when a brutal windstorm knocked out power to the brewery last month. The same windstorm that caused havoc across southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands on Dec. 20, leaving […]
In recent years, a disturbing new trend has emerged that needs to be addressed. I speak, of course, of Dry January, or as I refer to it, No Fun Month. Like many questionable ideas with good intentions, the origins […]
As the U.S. federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, close to a million federal employees are without pay and the American economy is suffering to the tune of more than $1.5 billion per week. It’s enough to drive any […]
