Thursday, Feb. 20
Cask: Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Cask: Steamworks Amarillo Dry-Hopped Golden Ale, The Park, 1755 Davie St., Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21
Cask: Parallel 49 Brewing Company, 1950 Triumph St., Vancouver
Cask: Bridge Brewing, 115-2433 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver
Cask: Granville Island beer, London Public House, 700 Main St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: Granville Room, 957 Granville St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
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.
Spud Shack cask day, The Spud Shack Fry Co., 352-800 Carnarvon St., New Westminster, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Featuring a cask from Central City, craft beer specials, giveaways and more. See spudshack.ca.
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.
Cask: Central City Brewing Co., 13450 102nd Ave., Surrey, from 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 23
Cask: Brassneck Brewery, 2148 Main St., from noon
Cask: The Whip Restaurant & Gallery, 209 E. 6th Ave., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 24
Cask: St Augustine’s, 2360 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Driftwood Brewery beer pairing dinner, Craft Beer Market, 85 W. 1st Ave., Vancouver SOLD OUT
Beer & Cheese Basics, Les Amis du Fromage, 843 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $60
Les Amis co-owner and cheese expert Allison Spurrell joins certified cicerone Chester Carey in highlighting different beer styles and how to pair them with cheese and charcuterie. A 10% discount will be offered on all store purchases during the event. Tickets only available online here.
Cask: Driftwood Brewery beer, Craft Beer Market, Salt Building, 85 W. 1st Ave., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Cask: Longwood Brewing dry-hopped IPA, Darby’s Pub, 2001 MacDonald St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: Central City Brewers beer, Tap and Barrel, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
Cask: Central City Brewers, 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: Fernie Brewing Snowblind Belgian IPA ***
*FUTURE ATTRACTIONS*
March 1 – 9
Victoria Beer Week
Tickets on sale now. Check out victoriabeerweek.com for more details.
March 7
Hot Glass Cold Beer, Terminal City Glass Co-op, 1191 Parker St. 6-9 p.m., $45
Taste beer from some of Vancouver’s best craft breweries while you watch a talented team of glassblowers make art from molten glass. Ticket includes hand-blown glass beer mug and six tasting tokens (additional tokens $1.25 each). The Aussie Pie Guy food truck will also be serving outside. Call 604-253-2667 or email info@terminalcityglass.com for more info.
April 5
Murderers Row Cask Event, Kettle Valley Station Pub, 1050 Eckhardt Ave. W., Penticton, 6 p.m., $18
Casks from Cannery Brewing, Crannóg Ales, Firehall Brewery, Parallel 49 Brewing Company, The Tin Whistle Brewing Company and Tree Brewing.
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.
Email jzeschky@theprovince.com if you’d like to include a beer event not listed here.
