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Brews News: Harvest Haus cancelled for 2018; Cantillon Zwanze Day at The Drake; Fresh to Death

Rob Mangelsdorf • September 19, 2018

  Harvest Haus cancelled for 2018 B.C.’s biggest Oktoberfest celebration won’t be returning for 2018, but organizers are hopeful it could return next year, bigger and better than ever. The Social Concierge announced this week via email that it would […]

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Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, about Sour Beers

Joe Wiebe • January 29, 2018

  Lambic, gueuze, kriek, oud bruin, Flanders red, kettle sours, spontaneous fermentation, coolship, brett, lacto, pedio, foeder, or is it foudre?   In the realm of sour beers a lot of names and terms get flung around. If you’re someone […]

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Craft Beer is Awesome! Kriek by Strange Fellows Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 14, 2017

  When it comes to authentic representations of traditional Belgian beer styles, Vancouver’s Strange Fellows Brewing is among the few breweries in this province that consistently get it right. Far too many breweries think that by merely throwing a particular […]

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