People of Beer Archives - What’s Brewing Magazine

Pioneering BC Craft Beer Couple Battles Cancer Together [Fundraiser]

By Dave Smith

February 19, 2023

This weekend, we learned that a beloved Lower Mainland craft beer couple is in trouble. In a shocking turn of events, longtime BC Brewmaster Tony Dewald and his wife Andy Brown were diagnosed with cancer only months apart.

Gladstone’s Love Potion Benefits Children’s Charities in Honour of Local Hero

By Adam Chatburn

February 1, 2023

On February 14th, BC Brewery of the Year Gladstone Brewing is bringing back Love Potion, a collaboration beer from 2018, just a few days shy of what would have been Comox doctor, brewer and fundraiser Brad Harris' 50th birthday. Proceeds will benefit the Comox YANA society.

Women Of Beer: Tessa of Land & Sea Brewing

By Lundy Dale

September 6, 2022

Tessa Gabneiewicz is Head Brewer & Brewing Operations at Land & Sea Brewing in Comox BC. In this Women Of Beer feature interview, Tessa tells our Lundy Dale about opening a brewery, being invited to brew in England and her overall noteable career to date.

VCBW Behind the Scenes: Evolving BC’s Biggest Beer Event

By What's Brewing

June 15, 2022

@VCBW Fest is back under new management! There are a number of ways that the event planned for 2022 has grown over the past year of planning. We find out from organizer Adam Bloch what’s coming in July. Spoiler: it's more than we thought

The West Coast Women Brewing Craft Kombucha

By Erica Timmerman

September 13, 2021

Hard kombucha is one of the growing beverage trends in the BC craft scene, and unlike beer, women are well represented right out of the gate!

Tim LaHay and Langley’s Barley Merchant: The Journey Home

By What's Brewing

July 23, 2021

With the impending opening of Langley’s newest and most impressive 50-tap craft beer bar, it’s time to look at the amazing progress made in the past month of construction, and tell the story of The Barley Merchant's journey.

Meet Robin Miles of Dog Mountain Brewing

By Lundy Dale

July 8, 2021

I first met Robin in 2018 at a VanBrewers meetup. Right from this first meeting Robin struck me as a high energy go-getter who knew what she wanted and knew how to get it.

A Conversation With Samantha Lindeman from Wildeye Brewing

By Lundy Dale

January 12, 2021

In late May of 2019, Wildeye Brewing opened their brewery/tasting room in North Vancouver, an area that has definitely become a destination craft beer hub. The owner and conceiver is Samantha Lindeman, and she is not even thirty!

Issue: Winter 2020-21

#BCBeerCon Goes Virtual: Q&A With Ken Beattie

By What's Brewing

December 17, 2020

The BC Craft Brewers Guild is set to present their fourth annual BC Craft Brewers Conference in early February 2021 in virtual format. Tickets are on sale now. To find out more about how the conference will work, we had a word with the Guild's Executive Director, Ken Beattie.

Issue: Winter 2020-21

COVID Comebacks: Mighty Peace Brewing

By What's Brewing

November 3, 2020

In our Fall issue, What’s Brewing talked to BC breweries about their 2020 experiences. Here's the full conversation with Fort St. John’s Mighty Peace Brewing Co. Let’s hear about how 2020 has gone from Sales Manager Megan Durno.