
Out and About: Two Summers Underground
We’re Back!
The craft beer movement gets stronger every year in every single corner and pocket of this Real Beer province. People talk beer with enthusiasm. Breweries open everywhere. You move it onwards by being a consumer and advocate.
We saw a huge shift in the BC Craft Beer industry this year, from a Provincial regulatory point of view. It’s too much to cover here: lots of changes, happy hour for one. [Ed. Note: see VanEast Beer Blog’s article in this issue for an editorial opinion on some of this year’s changes].
What’s Brewing attends a lot of events. In the past year, since we’ve been unplugged, we’ve continued to do many of the island festivals, beer events and everything in between. Here’s a sample of events covered since we’ve been out of print.
Out and About: BC and beyond
Victoria Beer Week; assorted events throughout town ; notable for us at What’s Brewing the closing Cask Night; having ales with friends and reps. Also open forums for dialogues in all areas of the industry. Great Job ; see you all next year 2016.
Robbie Burns, Spinnakers Cask twice. Anything goes in these casks it seems. Always a good time here. Plus the piping in of the HAGGIS.
Parksville Untapped at Tigh-Na-Mara Resort (switches annually between Beach Club). We always go. Good crowd in Parksville; out for a beer night. Taste, education and entertainment. Great. Victoria Vancouver people would be able to attend this one; many of you do. It’s a busy and energetic small festival. Food top notch included in the full price offering.
8th Annual Alberni Hops Fest: Growing the movement in Port Alberni, reigon. What’s Brewing has attended all but the first one. We’ve seen you grow. Everything local food and folks. Port Alberni tries so hard; it’s totally grand to meet folks up there; lots of younger folks move here; its affordable.
Crofton Volunteer Firefighters Beer Festival (the smallest event we cover). The most intimate and fun for us. Every year it’s themed; this one was 70s music, costumes, and real ale. As always amazing spirit and energy directed toward beer education and fun times with good ale. Grassroots dedicated; check it out.
http://beermebc.com/2015/03/02/the-great-okanagan-beer-festival-comes-to-kelowna/Hot Kelowna days, extremely friendly crowd of beer educated folks strolled the brewery tents drinking and talking beer. Lots of thirtysomething folks, looking to drive the beer market mad with pleasure, purchasing varieties across the board.What’s Brewing visited with the whole gang of brewers, patrons and staff at the following good beer destinations, where the partying was flowing; The Curious, Old Train Station and Micro Bites; to name but a few real beer places. It is the place folks. Kelowna for a festival; it’s the ticket ; it was a good one. You wowed us Kelowna. Come to Kelowna. Wow.

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