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On tap: new releases from Four Winds, Dageraad and Neighbourhood Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 20, 2021

Here’s what we’re sipping in the kiddie pool on the balcony this week… Tropicae by Four Winds Brewing  IPA • 6.0% ABV • 50 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The 2021 edition of Tropicae by Delta’s Four Winds Brewing […]

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On tap: new releases from ABC, Main St., and Barkerville Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 8, 2021

Here’s what we’re pairing with our leftover Easter eggs this week… The More You Know! by Another Beer Co. (collab w/ Sundown Beer Co.) Fruited sour ale • 8.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans This whopper of a fruit […]

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On tap: new releases from Main Street, Twin Sails and Yellow Dog

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 5, 2020

Big DIPA by Main Street Brewing Double IPA • 8.0% ABV • 53 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This juicy beast of an IPA by Vancouver’s Main Street Brewing is brewed with gobs of Citra hops for notes of […]

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Drink this: Rhubarb Sour by Category 12 Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 11, 2020
Rhubarb Sour by Category 12 Brewing.

It’s getting pretty hard to turn on the news these days, what with the global pandemic, stock market crashes, political instability and the Vancouver Canucks’ playoff chances slipping away (again). It’s enough to drive one to drink. But don’t drink […]

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Drink this: Dark Sour Blackberry + Blueberry by Field House Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 13, 2020
Dark Sour Blackberry + Blueberry by Field House Brewing

I love it when B.C. breweries swing for the fences and pull out all the stops to create something exceptional. It doesn’t always work out, mind you. Sometimes you strike out when you’re trying to go yard. Certainly, it’s easier […]

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Drink This: Rainshadow by Vancouver Island Brewing/Twin City Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • August 16, 2019

I love that B.C. craft breweries seem to be so committed to giving back to the communities that they’re a part of. While the cynic in me knows that’s it’s probably all just marketing, I also know there are probably […]

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On tap! New beers from Dageraad, CrossRoads and Four Winds

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 8, 2019

Here’s the beers we’ll be punishing our livers with this week… Jumo and Pandan by Dageraad Brewing Jumo: 4.8% ABV • 473 mL tall cans / Pandan: 8.5% ABV • 650 mL bottles Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing is releasing two very […]

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Drink This! Aprikose by Strange Fellows Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 7, 2019

Happy holidays everyone! I hope you were sufficiently spoiled, and if not, you sufficiently spoiled yourself. I’m pretty easy to shop for come Christmastime, and my darling significant other knew that something beer-related was probably a safe bet. And so […]

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Drink This! Windcatcher 10th Anniversary Sour Ale by Driftwood Brewery

Rob Mangelsdorf • October 16, 2018

When it comes to legendary craft breweries in this province, there are dozens that have had a significant impact on shaping the B.C. beer scene. Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery has undoubtedly earned a place in that pantheon with its lineup of […]

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Drink This! Cherry Sour by Red Collar Brewing Co.

Rob Mangelsdorf • September 21, 2018

Take a trip around beautiful British Columbia and you’ll find that just about every town now has a brewery on its Main Street, alongside the bakery, the bank and the butchershop. It’s easy to get stuck in the Vancouver bubble, […]

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