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Step Aside Guinness! There’s Craft Beer In Ireland
By Lynn McIlwee

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Doan’s Craft Brewing: the winds of change blow through 1830 Powell Street again

What's Brewing
August 9, 2018

There was no doubt some shock in craft circles this week when former nanobrewery Doan's…

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Sea To Sky Beer Guy

Summer In The Sea To Sky

Malcolm Yates
August 8, 2018

Photo: Father & son brew crew: Kevin & Oscar Winter at Coast Mountain Brewing Howdy…

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Homebrew Happenin's

Cross-Border Brew Shoppin’

Warren Boyer
August 1, 2018

Above: The Brew Shop, which features portraits of craft beer royalty, is in an old…

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On The Island Beat

Scottie McLellan
July 25, 2018

Photo: John & Rosanne Lyle of Bad Dog What’s Brewing has always covered the Island,…

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Abbotsford Airshow goes all in on craft beer for 2018

What's Brewing
July 18, 2018
A brand-new Airshow attraction called The Grandstand: A Craft Beer Experience will feature over a dozen BC craft brewers in a special beer-garden-like zone adjacent to 3-story stadium seating. It's like a craft beer festival right in the Airshow.
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Matching Wits: A White Beer Spotlight

What's Brewing
July 15, 2018
Every three months, What’s Brewing huddles with Jordan Knott of Legacy Liquor Store to source out a batch of beers that match the seasonal theme of our next magazine, but which are also available well in advance, for our panelists.
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Our Summer 2018 issue contains 17 stories and features. Read online now.


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Press Releases & Announcements

Mariner Reaches One Year Milestone

August 16, 2018

Celebrates first birthday with series of events FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mariner Brewing is turning one!…

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Red Truck becomes first BC craft brewery to open a US location in years (probably decades)

August 16, 2018

Today, Mark James' Red Truck Beer Company officially announced the imminent opening of a Colorado location,…

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New attractions reported for Canada’s longest-running beer festival

From Beer Me BC
August 15, 2018

Photo: Lauren DeGaine The 26th Annual Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria BC on September 7 &…

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August 21 (Tuesday)
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Caskapalooza 2018
Caskapalooza 2018 @ CRAFT Beer Market | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada
Aug 21 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm CRAFT Beer Market
HOT TIP: Get 10% off with coupon code WHATSBREWING  Get Tickets ≫ Caskapalooza is back for another year! Join us for a night of fun, socialising and sampling – featuring 36…
August 24 (Friday)
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Block Party @ 871 Beatty St.
Block Party @ 871 Beatty St. @ Central City Brewpub Beatty
Aug 24 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Central City Brewpub Beatty
Open invitation to our first ever Block Party!Come in Friday after work Aug 24th (6-9pm) see what we are all about at 871 Beatty Street. Award winning Lohin Mckinnon Whisky…
August 25 (Saturday)
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Cascade Tap Takeover
Cascade Tap Takeover @ Darby's Gastown
Aug 25 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Darby's Gastown
Join us Saturday August 25th at 5pm for a Cascade Brewing Tap Takeover! We will be tapping: – Sang Rouge – Apricot – Kentucky Peach – Kriek – Manhattan –…
August 26 (Sunday)
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Session Beers 101
Session Beers 101 @ Brewhall | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada
Aug 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Brewhall
CAMRA Vancouver invites you to join us for Session Beers 101 at BREWHALL, Vancouver’s first craft brewery and beerhall concept – Sunday, August 26 from 3-5pm. The purpose of this…
August 29 (Wednesday)
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August Brewmasters Dinner
August Brewmasters Dinner @ Trading Post Brewing Taphouse & Eatery
Aug 29 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Trading Post Brewing Taphouse & Eatery
Call 604-343-2337 ext 2 to book your spot! Your $60 – includes a 16oz welcome beer, 4 course beer pairing dinner, tax and gratuity MENU SHRIMP CRUDO / SMASH SAISON…
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In The Newsroom: Beer In The Media

British Columbia’s love affair with craft beer the strongest in Canada
Hops Connect patents new Sasquatch hop
Bitterness more vice than virtue for brewer
America’s Biggest Beer Company Is Beating Craft Brewers at Their Own Game
Here’s how much it costs to make a can of craft beer
Uber Eats and Inabuggy enter alcohol-delivery market in Metro Vancouver
Merridale Cider to move into Victoria and start brewing beer
MillerCoors is killing the beer it created to win over millennials, just months after introducing the brew
Craft beer group less than gung-ho about lowering cross-border barriers
Longtime owner of Pacific Western Brewing passes away
Exciting Line-Up for Hoyne Brewing
What Beer You Should Drink According to Your Zodiac Sign Gallery
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March 14, 2018

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