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On tap: new releases from Steamworks, Strange Fellows and Superflux

Rob Mangelsdorf • May 13, 2020

Here’s what we’re drinking at 10am in our living room this week… 7 O’clock Cheer Pale Ale by Steamworks Brewery Pale ale • 5.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Burnaby’s Steamworks Brewery has teamed up with the Vancouver General […]

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Drink this: Coconuts IPA by Superflux Beer Co.

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 12, 2020
Coconuts by Superflux Beer Co.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not a big fan of pineapple juice or coconut milk. But put them together in a piña colada? Ambrosia. Something about the acidic tropical bite of pineapple and the nutty creaminess of coconut makes […]

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On tap: new releases from Superflux, Category 12 and Strange Fellows

Rob Mangelsdorf • October 29, 2019

Here’s what we’re sucking back with reckless abandon this week… Candyland by Superflux Beer Co. Raspberry Vanilla Cream Ale (?) • 6.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Hell must have frozen over, because Superflux just put out a beer […]

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On tap: New releases from Parallel 49, Dageraad and Twin Sails

Rob Mangelsdorf • September 12, 2019

Here’s what we’re drowning our sorrows with this week… Knee Deep by Parallel 49 Brewing 6.8% ABV • 500 mL bottles The latest release in Parallel 49’s Cork and Cage series, this barrel-aged sour saison spent six months in red […]

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On Tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Twa Dogs and Superflux

Rob Mangelsdorf • July 31, 2019
Moon Blossom by Strange Fellows Brewing

Here’s what we’re punishing our liver with this week… Moon Blossom by Strange Fellows Brewing 5.3% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This sour saison is can-conditioned as any proper saison should be, but it’s only a […]

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Drink this: Swirl by Strathcona / Superflux

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 25, 2019

One of the interesting hybrid styles that has popped up in recent years has been the dry-hopped sour ale. The style gained in popularity after Four Winds’ Nectarous won beer of the year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in 2016, […]

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On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Superflux and Fuggles & Warlock

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 26, 2019

Here’s what we’re looking to toss back this week… Entropy Series No. 10 Cuba Libre by Dageraad Brewing 6.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles Dageraad took this dark, spiced, Belgian-style ale and aged it in rum barrels to give it […]

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Drink this: Boomerang 2 by Steel & Oak / Superflux

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 9, 2019
Boomerang 2

As the son of an Australian and a former Australian passport holder myself, I feel it is time to set the record straight regarding some oft-repeated stereotypes of our antipodean cousins. No one drinks Fosters; not all the men are […]

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On Tap! New releases from Superflux, Backcountry and Lighthouse

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 22, 2019

Here’s a look at what we’ll be crushing this weekend… Mañana by Superflux Brewing 6.5% ABV • 473 mL cans Superflux’s latest beer is a… wait for it… hazy IPA! I’m sure you’re as shocked as I am. Mañana is […]

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Drink this! Double Infinity (Eureka!) by Superflux Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 20, 2018

There seems to be all sorts of drama these days in the craft beer world about contract brewing—that is, the practice of brewing beer at a brewery that isn’t yours. Recently, Doan’s and Postmark were acquired by Craft Collective Beerworks, […]

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