Dave Smith, Author at What’s Brewing Magazine

Dave Smith

Editor of What's Brewing. Accredited Member of the BC Association of Travel Writers. Craft beer fan since the late 1990s, CAMRA BC member since 2004. Along with wife Ivana, he travels Cascadia as half of the beer duo BeerSeekers.

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The Making of a Cover Story: Behind The Scenes at Doan’s Craft Brewing

By Dave Smith

April 5, 2018

You never know what’s liable to happen when you set out to pry into people’s personal lives while simultaneously capturing the potentially-awkward occasion on camera.

Issue: Spring 2018

The Brothers Doan: A Modern Folk Tale

By Dave Smith

April 3, 2018

The wall mural at Doan's Craft Brewing was inspired by German folklore. It's representative of the brewery's fairytale-like origin story. So what did it take to make this family dream come true?

Issue: Spring 2018

Jonathan Doan & the German Influence

By Dave Smith

April 2, 2018

Jon "Doc" Doan is the eldest of three boys. As the non-brewery-founding sibling, Jon is the odd brother out. But he's a big part of how Doan's came to be known for its beer.

Issue: Spring 2018

Factory Brewing becomes Craft Collective: Q&A with Stephen Smysnuik

By Dave Smith

March 15, 2018

Today, a news release (below) was received from Vancouver's Factory Brewing, announcing a rebrand as Craft Collective Beerworks. Apparently it's not so much a rebrand as it is an administrative move,…

Forbidden Brewing fights Courtenay BC hotel lockout

By Dave Smith

February 14, 2018

In the news this week is a dispute between Courtenay's Forbidden Brew Corp. and their landlord, operator of Best Western's The Westerly Hotel, a longtime Comox Valley landmark, resulting in the…

Issue: Spring 2018

A word with Steel Toad Brewing’s COO Richard Goodine

By Dave Smith

January 20, 2018

Back in July 2017, What's Brewing spoke with Steel Toad Brewing’s COO Richard Goodine about what the future held, and other topics.

The Victoria Beer Week Experience

By Dave Smith

December 20, 2017

Photos by Brian K. Smith & Dave Smith In March 2017, some of us mainlander What's Brewing types schlepped our way over the Georgia Strait to experience the Fourth Annual…

Issue: Winter 2017-18

Will There Be A BC Liquor Price Review?

By Dave Smith

November 9, 2017

Booze costs a lot, and it's only gotten more expensive in recent years. This week, the BC NDP took the first steps towards a new liquor reform plan,

Q&A: Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival features best of local food and beer with unique approach

By Dave Smith

October 11, 2017

The Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival (CCBF) sports a bit of a different model than traditional beer festivals. For more about this, I contacted Carolyn Ahrendt, Director of Events.

Issue: Fall 2017