What’s Brewing Magazine: The Journal of BC's Craft Beer Movement

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Cover Story

AFTER TEN YEARS: STILL HERE FOR THE BEER

Dave Smith

October 8, 2020

Our two-part Fall 2020 cover story, featuring Just Here For The Beer Radio, is a tale of bold adventure. But it’s not just about a business. It’s about pursuing a dream, even in the face of tragic loss. Here's how Rick Mohabir met Colin Jack, and how the duo joined forces with veteran broadcaster Joe Leary to create Canada’s original and longest-running all-beer talk show.

Cover Story - Part II

AFTER TEN YEARS: STILL HERE FOR THE BEER – PART II

Dave Smith

October 7, 2020

In Part II, we learn how Rick and Joe honoured Colin’s legacy by keeping JHFTB going and serving BC’s beer community.

TASTING PANEL

Tasting Panel In Session: Five Quarantine-Approved BC Session Beers

What's Brewing

September 29, 2020

Low- and no-alcohol drinks may have found their ideal moment in 2020 with the advent of isolation and its related tendency to overconsume at home. In that spirit, our Tasting Panel is set to assuage the guilt of pandemic drinking with these five “sessionable” moderate ABV beers, perfect for self-imposed cocooning.

A View From The Cellar

Welton Brings British Beer Back To BC

Adam Chatburn

September 24, 2020

A few months back, What’s Brewing reported that Kelowna’s Boundary Brewing had closed. It was a sad day, but a second act was about to begin, as Welton Brewery poured their first newly-brewed beers in their tasting room last month. Let's have a word with the proprietor, Simon Welton.

WOMEN OF BEER | profile

Getting Reel in Kelowna with Susi Foerg

Lundy Dale

September 22, 2020

From the first time I read about Susi Foerg back in 2017, I was I intrigued! The owner and operator of the now one-year old Rustic Reel Brewing Co. seemed different, as did her approach to opening a brewery. It was a woman’s approach.

HIDDEN GEMS OF BC

BREWING UP NEW MEMORIES IN THE EAST KOOTENAYS

Kim Lawton

September 17, 2020

As soon as Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the restart of travel, my husband and I started planning an adventure in BC’s beautiful backyard, the East Kootenays. On this trip, we had the opportunity to visit three local breweries: Rumpus Beer Company and Mt. Begbie Brewing Co., Brewing in Revelstoke, and recent #CBAC2020 triple gold medal winner Whitetooth Brewing Company in Golden.

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From The Hopline: PIC OF THE WEEK

Two Fermenting Tanks Stolen from Under-Construction Brewery

October 22, 2020

Photo by Phil Saxe/Boardwalk Brewery

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UPCOMING EXBEERIENCES

with Edward Kaye

October 22, 2020

Tonight, CAMRA Victoria is holding their 22nd Watch Party, where they will be watching a bunch of videos on beer while sharing a few drinks. In Penticton tonight, Slackwater Brewing will be holding a release party for their first barrel-aged beer bottle release from their Confluence series—a Lithuanian farmhouse ale called Jūra. In Whistler tonight, Black's Pub will be holding a 4-course beer paring meal featuring beer from Coast Mountain Brewing. At the same time, the Raven Room in Whistler…

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From Our Events Calendar

Oct

Fri

Bad Tattoo Tap Takeover @ Station Public House

Tickets

Oct 23 @ 5:00 pm – Oct 25 @ 11:45 pm

The Station Public House will have a Bad Tattoo Brewing Tap Takeover.

We will be doing flights of Bad Tattoo Beer and special pizza all weekend long.

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Oct

Sun

Live Music Sunday @ Dead Frog Brewery

Tickets

Oct 25 @ 2:30 am – 6:00 pm

Live Music IS BACK!

Live Music Sundays are back in our Tasting Room! We’ll have Live Music every Sunday from 2:30 to 6:00pm. Here’s the schedule for the next few weeks:

August 23 – Ryan Langevin
August 30 – Jacob Dryden
September 6 – Jordan Burgess
September 13 – Antoinette
September 20 – Steve Halfnights
September 27 – Paul Gibbons

See you Sunday from some great brews, fresh eats, and live music!

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Oct

Tue

Oct 27: Brewing Online Info Session @ Online

Tickets

Oct 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm