CAMRA craft beer calendar, December 4
Thursday, Dec. 5 Food Bank Tweet Up, Big Ridge, 5580 152nd St., Surrey, 6 p.m. Big Ridge is hosting a tweetup to raise funds/food for Surrey Food Bank. Featured casks from Four Winds and Yaletown...
View ArticleCraft beer of the week: Saison Brett (Four Winds Brewing, 7%)
2013 was the year in which saison came of age in B.C. This Belgian farmhouse ale became one of the biggest trends in craft beer this year (right after all those dozens of people saying, “Hey, let’s...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, December 11
Wednesday, Dec. 11 The Best of Flemish Ales with Bravo Beer Co., Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr., until Dec. 23 The Tangent Cafe features Flemish ales Duchesse de Bourgogne and Echt Kriekenbier....
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, December 18
Thursday, Dec. 19 Cask: Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 Old Yale Brewing Open House, 4-7965 Venture Pl., Chilliwack, 4-7 p.m. Unofficial open house...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, January 16
Thursday, Jan. 16 Cask: Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Cask: Howe Sound Brewing Jameson-infused Nut Brown, The Park at English Bay, 1755 Davie St., Vancouver, from...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, January 22
Thursday, Jan. 23 Cask: Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Cask: Central City ESB dry-hopped with Columbus, Sunset Grill, 2204 York Ave., Vancouver, from 6 p.m. Super...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, January 29
Thursday, Jan. 30 Super Beer-bowl semifinal, Romers Burger Bar Yaletown, 1039 Mainland St., Vancouver, 7 p.m. Cask-off between Parallel 49 and Red Truck. First 3-oz. pour free, $4 thereafter. Cask:...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, February 6
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...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, February 12
Thursday, Feb. 13 Cask: Pale ale, Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Cask: Deep Cove Brewers Sweet Heart wheat ale infused with Fireball and hibiscus, Sunset Grill,...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, February 19
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...
View ArticleCraft beer of the week: Snowblind Belgian IPA (Fernie Brewing Co., 7.9%)
One very pleasant consequence of B.C.’s current brewery boom is the fact that more established breweries in the province are feeling the need to raise their game. While it may not be a cutthroat...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, February 26
Wednesday, Feb. 26 Doolin’s Women’s Drinking Club, Doolin’s Irish Pub, 654 Nelson St, Vancouver, 6:30 p.m., $20 An interactive gluten-free beer seminar hosted by Lundy Dale, certified cicerone, who...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, March 7
Friday, March 7 Victoria Beer Week continues! Until March 9. Check out victoriabeerweek.com for more details and tickets. Hot Glass Cold Beer, Terminal City Glass Co-op, 1191 Parker St. 6-9 p.m., $25...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, March 13
Thursday, March 13 Alibi Room 500th Tap Rotation, last night, 5 p.m.-close Five bucks a sleeve, some 75 different beers on offer including 22 casks, many of them collaborations, some of them direct...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, March 26
Thursday, March 27 Mission Springs Turns 25, Mission Springs Brewpub, 7160 Oliver St., Mission, 7-10 p.m., $10 Celebrate with Mission Springs as it marks its quarter-century in the beer business....
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, April 2
Thursday, April 3 Cask: Ginger marmalade wit, Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Friday, April 4 19th Annual Okanagan Fest-Of-Ale, Penticton Trade & Convention...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, April 9
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....
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, April 16
Thursday, April 17 Cask: India Red Ale dry hopped with columbus and centennial, Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Cask: Dead Frog Brewing ESB, The Park at English Bay,...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, April 23
Thursday, April 24 Cask: Scottish Session Ale, Yaletown Brewing Company, 1111 Mainland St., Vancouver, from 4 p.m. Cask: Howe Sound 4 Way Fruit Ale infused with pineapple, Sunset Grill, 2204 York Ave.,...
View ArticleCAMRA craft beer calendar, April 30
Wednesday, April 30 Cask: Dead Frog Fearless IPA dry-hopped with Centennial, Galaxy, Cascade and Zythos, Oscar’s Pub, 3684 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, from 5 p.m. Cask: Werther’s Original ESB, Bomber...
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