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A Year Like No Other for Whitetooth Brewing
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A Year Like No Other for Whitetooth Brewing

For BC’s breweries, 2020 has been a year like no other. But most haven’t ridden the roller coaster like Whitetooth Brewing.

Surviving the pandemic was the primary focus during Spring 2020. Half a year later, Golden BC’s craft brewery became the most golden of them all, winning three gold medals and five total at the 2020 Canadian Brewing Awards.

Let’s hear what 2020 been like directly from brewery founder Kent Donaldson. 

Tasting Panel In Session: Five Quarantine-Approved BC Session Beers
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Tasting Panel In Session: Five Quarantine-Approved BC Session Beers

Low- and no-alcohol drinks may have found their ideal moment in 2020 with the advent of isolation and its related tendency to overconsume at home. In that spirit, our Tasting Panel is set to assuage the guilt of pandemic drinking with these five “sessionable” moderate ABV beers, perfect for self-imposed cocooning.

BC’S CRAFT BEER MAGAZINE RELEASES FALL ISSUE
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BC’S CRAFT BEER MAGAZINE RELEASES FALL ISSUE

Vol. 30 No. 3 Fall 2020 is our Coping With COVID issue, and it’s all about pulling people together in a time of distancing. We assemble a virtual group chat featuring industry insiders, and another with craft beer superfans. We learn to drink smart in isolation by cutting back on booze, not beer. And we explore the BC Interior to make sure it’s safe for your beer staycation.

BC Beer History: 2010s Events Break Through To The Crowd
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BC Beer History: 2010s Events Break Through To The Crowd

Events make up an important pillar of the craft beer movement. As part of our Summer 2020 Special Issue, we present a few words from people like Leah Heneghan, Rick Green, Amanda Barry-Butchart and Lundy Dale who helped establish some of BC’s most important event traditions between 2010-2011.

Coping With COVID in Kelowna: BNA Brewing
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Coping With COVID in Kelowna: BNA Brewing

Kelowna is in the news this week, and not in a good way. But for every story about poor pandemic choices, there are others trying to get the message out to be responsible.

Have you heard of restaurant and tasting room customers asking staff to remove their masks? BNA Brewing Co.’s Marketing Director Jill Jarrett shares some compelling, candid insights into the need for self-control on the part of the very clientele that BNA depends on for survival.

Beyond The Pale: A West Coast Pale Ale Roundup
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Beyond The Pale: A West Coast Pale Ale Roundup

PRESENTED BY JAK’S LIQUOR STORES: Pale Ale is a style that BC beer drinkers adopted in the 1990s, but today’s Northwest-style Pales have considerably more flavour. Find out who took home our blue ribbon this issue, and prepare to start craving the clean and crisp flavours of a West Coast Pale Ale.

The Class Of ’94: A Brave New Wave in BC Brewing
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The Class Of ’94: A Brave New Wave in BC Brewing

** This past week, Donald Trump had his Mount Rushmore moment; now we’re having ours. ** In this installment of our Class of ’94 series, we introduce you to more legendary brewers from BC’s 1990s scene. As a quartet, the four pictured above make up a mini Rushmore that Trump would never appreciate.

That's All There Was!

That's All There Was!