Thursday, Feb. 6
Cask: Warehouse Stout, Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7
Cask: Bridge Brewing, 115-2433 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver
Cask: Cannery Brewing Scotch Ale with Pear Juice & Nugget hops, Jimmy’s Taphouse, 783 Homer St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Cask: London Public House, 700 Main St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: Central City Brewing beer, Granville Room, 957 Granville St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8
CiderWISE, Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac St., Vancouver, noon-4 p.m., $25/$20
Cider festival presented by CAMRA Vancouver and UnTapped, also featuring gluten-reduced and gluten-free craft beer. Ticket includes three tasting tokens. More details here.
Cask: Central City Brewing Co., 13450 102nd Ave., Surrey, from 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Cask: The Whip Restaurant & Gallery, 209 E. 6th Ave., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 10
Cask: St Augustine’s, 2360 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Driftwood Beer Pairing Dinner, August Jack, 2042 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, 5 p.m.-late, $50
Four-course dinner with beer pairings from Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery. Menu and more details here.
Cask: Parallel 49 beer, Craft Beer Market, Salt Building, 85 W. 1st Ave., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Cask: Parallel 49 beer, Tap and Barrel, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
Cask: Parallel 49 beer, Tap and Barrel, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
Cask: Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
*Remember, The Alibi Room, The Cascade Room and Biercraft have casks always on the go. Follow the links to their Twitter feeds for details*
*Currently pouring on the Brewed Awakening tap at Pat’s Pub & Brewhouse: Granville Island Auld Skool Scottish Ale*
*FUTURE ATTRACTIONS*
Sunday, Feb. 16
CAMRA Vancouver AGM, The Biltmore, 2755 Prince Edward St., Vancouver, noon – 3 p.m.
Elections for the 2014 executive will take place — to be eligible to vote, you must be a paid up CAMRA member and attend the AGM in person. (You can join/renew at the AGM or here.) There will be three casks, awards announcements, new CAMRA merch, swag, a special guest and more. RSVP if you’d like to attend. Limited space.
Saturday, Feb. 22
Barrels & Bottles: B.C.’s Craft Brewers & Distillers Guilds Joint Fundraiser, Blackbird Public House & Oyster Bar, 905 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., $65
Sample products from 20 B.C. breweries and nine B.C. distilleries. Ticket includes all samples (8 oz. for beer, 1-2 oz. spirits). The kitchen will be open for all those looking to purchase food. Full proceeds from this event will go towards funding both guilds. More details here.
BREWSKI Craft Beer, Cider and Spirits Festival, Apex Mountain Resort, Penticton, 6-9 p.m., $35
Tickets includes appies, 12 tokens for tastings (more tokens available for purchase at the event), and entry to the Gunbarrel Saloon and Restaurant afterwards, with live music from Victoria’s Towers and Trees. For more information, accommodation discounts or to purchase tickets contact kerissa@apexresort.com, call 250-292-8222 or toll free 1-877-777-APEX (2739), or go to apexresort.com.
March 1 – 9
Victoria Beer Week
Tickets on sale now. Check out victoriabeerweek.com for more details.
Listings compiled by the Vancouver chapter of the Campaign for Real Ale, an independent, volunteer-run consumer organization dedicated to supporting the brewing of traditional styles of beer in the traditional manner, using traditional ingredients.
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