Dave Smith, Author at What’s Brewing Magazine

Dave Smith

Editor of Beer Me BC and What's Brewing Magazine. Writing credits include The Publican, BC Ale Trail and the BC column for the Northwest Brewing News. 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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KPU Brewing: BC’S Class Of Beer, Part 2

By Dave Smith

January 16, 2020

In Part 2 of our Winter issue cover story, we visit the @KPUBrew Lab and get to know how the program works. Let's face it: there is probably no other science department that has the built-in appeal that beer brewing does.

Issue: Winter 2019-20

KPU Brewing: BC’S Class Of Beer, Part I

By Dave Smith

January 15, 2020

Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Brewing & Brewery Operations program was crowned champion at the BC Beer Awards in October 2019. In Part I of our Winter issue cover story, we look at what makes this story unique in Canada.

Issue: Winter 2019-20

In Profile: Darren Adam & Cumberland Brewing Company

By Dave Smith

January 8, 2020

The tourism magnet known as the #ComoxValley is recently one the hottest areas in BC for new breweries. But nearby, hidden in the hills of mid-northern Vancouver Island, lies an oasis of civility known as the village of Cumberland BC. And in the middle of that oasis, you will find a tiny slice of Paradise named the Cumberland Brewing Company.

FALL 2019 COVER STORY: COQUITLAM’S MARINER BREWING

By Dave Smith

September 17, 2019

Our cover story features a cool little brewery in Coquitlam that you probably didn’t know much about, other than maybe a few of their beers. Turns out that there is an interesting story behind Mariner Brewing.

Issue: Fall 2019

What’s Brewing Fall 2019 Issue Release: must-read previews

By Dave Smith

September 3, 2019

Hey #BCCraftBeer Fan, Spread the word. The latest issue of our quarterly magazine is online, and it's an impressive one! Its 17 stories and features include some thought-inspiring topics. Read…

Issue: Fall 2019

CNN’s world beer city list reminds you why to visit Victoria for GCBF

By Dave Smith

August 27, 2019

CNN Travel recently published a list of 15 great beer cities around the world. Some of it is highly debatable, since the list seems to include dubious major cities in…

New Stewards of Canada’s Oldest Beer Fest Making their Mark

By Dave Smith

July 9, 2019

Close to 100 breweries already expected for 2019 GCBF The new team behind the Great Canadian Beer Festival is already leaving its stamp on a decades-old tradition. Rather than stand…

Two Generations of Brewing Part IV: Bad Tattoo

By Dave Smith

June 26, 2019

If you live and work in the South Okanagan business community, you might know the Agur family. Involved in highly successful hospitality and real estate enterprises and well respected for their business acumen, they were able to bring significant experience to the task of creating a craft brewery five years ago.

Issue: Summer 2019

Two Generations of Brewing Part III: Highway 97 Brewery

By Dave Smith

June 24, 2019

What’s Brewing first met Highway 97 Brewing Co. owner John Kapusty in summer 2016 when he was renovating the old Tin Whistle Brewing location to create his dream business.

Issue: Summer 2019

Two Generations of Brewing Part II: Tin Whistle

By Dave Smith

June 20, 2019

Meet The Tin Whistle Brewing Co., the first modern brewery in the South Okanagan. It opened back in 1995, its name a reference to the first locomotive on the local Kettle Valley Railway.

Issue: Summer 2019

Dave Smith

KPU Brewing: BC’S Class Of Beer, Part 2

KPU Brewing: BC’S Class Of Beer, Part I

In Profile: Darren Adam & Cumberland Brewing Company

FALL 2019 COVER STORY: COQUITLAM’S MARINER BREWING

What’s Brewing Fall 2019 Issue Release: must-read previews

CNN’s world beer city list reminds you why to visit Victoria for GCBF

New Stewards of Canada’s Oldest Beer Fest Making their Mark

Two Generations of Brewing Part IV: Bad Tattoo

Two Generations of Brewing Part III: Highway 97 Brewery

Two Generations of Brewing Part II: Tin Whistle

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