Vancouver’s Amazing Beer History Finally Gets Its Own Book
Book Review: Brewmasters and Brewery Creek by Noëlle Phillips Our reviewer assesses this potentially gift-worthy craft beer collectible Some of our…
Author: Ted Child
Ted Child is a Recognized BJCP Beer Judge and award-winning homebrewer. He is also What's Brewing's in-house book reviewer. Look for his assessments of the latest beer books and publications in each issue.
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Let’s All Go to #BCBeerCon 2022
For the first time since 2019, the annual BC Craft Brewers Conference (aka BCBeerCon) will take place in person. This year’s event moves to New Westminster’s classy new Anvil Centre on Tuesday November 8th and Wednesday the 9th.
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The Triumphant Return of Victoria Beer Week
After two long years, April 2022 marked the triumphant return of Victoria Beer Week. Many brewers, owners, and industry heavyweights were present, happy to chat and eager to show off their new brews.
Humans are social beings and beer is the great facilitator of socialising and community. If there is a beer event being held near you, I would suggest you take a chance and go, because if it is anything like Victoria Beer Week 2022 was for me, you won’t regret it.
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A Natural History of Beer
Our in-house beer book reviewer Ted Child turns in a review of this interesting book, which he says will have immense appeal for the science buff who likes beer. Find out what he thinks beer fans might think.
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Tapping the West review: Alberta gets its own beer book
No doubt all of us stuck at home in 2020 are dreaming about our next major road trip. Beer tourism is essential travel, isn’t it? Good news: this great little book will get snobby West Coast beer drinkers ready to dream about a trip to (gasp!) Alberta to taste craft beer.
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Book Review: Drink Beer, Think Beer, by John Holl
Our in-house beer book connoisseur Ted Child delivers another really strong book review. In here, he outlines why Drink Beer, Think Beer— despite the occasional disagreement Ted has with a passage here and there — is a must-read for beer fans.
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Books About Beer and Spirits: A Holiday Gift Guide
If you’re shopping for a BC beer lover this season, then congratulations: your search for the perfect gift is over.
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What’s Brewing Goes to the Movies
To the joy of beer drinkers everywhere, two new beer documentaries have recently been released. Both Brewmaster (2018) and Beers of Joy (2019) follow in the footsteps of the first Somm film.
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Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island
As I compulsively do, I looked at the magazine pile, and was pleasantly surprised by a notice in one them about an upcoming new book on Vancouver Island craft brewing entitled Island Craft.
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A Beer Geek at BC Distilled 2019
If craft beer in BC is reaching unheard-of success, the same is becoming true of craft distilling.
That's All There Was!
That's All There Was!