Thursday, April 10
Cask: Wheat stout, Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Friday, April 11
Cask: Bridge Brewing, 115-2433 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver, from 1 p.m.
Cask: Big Ridge Brewing Co., 5580 152nd St., Surrey, from 4 p.m.
Cask: London Public House, 700 Main St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: Storm saffron-infused IPA, The August Jack, 2042 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 12
Cask: Central City Brewing Co., 13450 102nd Ave., Surrey, from 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 14
Cask: St Augustine’s, 2360 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15
Cask: Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers beer, Craft Beer Market, Salt Building, 85 W. 1st Ave., Vancouver, from 4 p.m.
Cask: Driftwood Brewery Twenty Pounder Double IPA, Darby’s Pub, 2001 MacDonald St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: Vancouver Island Brewery beer, Tap and Barrel, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: Vancouver Island Brewery beer, Tap and Barrel, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, from 5 p.m.
Cask: CAMRA Vancouver #yvrcaskmeetup, Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver, from 6 p.m.
*** Follow @jantweats for cask updates
*** 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: Bomber Brewing ESB
*FUTURE ATTRACTIONS*
April 22
Howe Sound Brewmasters Dinner, Craft Beer Market, 85 W. 1st Ave., Vancouver, 6-9 p.m., $60
Four-course dinner paired with Howe Sound beers. Buy tickets here.
April 25
3rd Annual Osoyoos Oyster Festival — Craft Beer & Oyster Pairing Competition
For more information about the festival, which features Canada’s first oyster/beer pairing cometition, see oooysterfestival.com. Canadian craft breweries are encouraged to submit their beers by April 17. Entry forms and rules available on the website.
May 3
Rock Out Cancer 3, Great Bear Pub, 5665 Kingsway, Burnaby, $20, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
Dinner, craft beer (Parallel 49, Fernie), charity auction and draw. Music by DJ Mars at 7 p.m. followed by karaoke at 10 p.m. All proceeds go to Kids Cancer Research at B.C. Children’s Hospital. Silent auction prizes include autographed Canucks jerseys, original art and craft beer baskets. Ticket includes burger, salad/fries + craft beer/feature wine and champagne toast. Buy tickets here.
May 10
CAMRA Vancouver Spring Sessional Cask Fest, The Cobalt, 917 Main St., 1-6 p.m., $30/$25 (CAMRA, VanBrewers)
Caskival focusing on sessionable (lower-alcohol) beers of various styles. A food truck (TBA) will be on site. Ticket includes taster glass and three sampler tokens. Buy tickets here.
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.
