25 Years of What’s Brewing, Fall 2015, Volume 25, Issue 01
For the second straight year, the first weekend in October will see Powell River host a major craft beer festival, and the buzz is starting to grow in Pow Town. Last year, CAMRA Powell River’s President, Paddy Treavor, took it…
There is a new breed of craft brewery that has taken Greater Vancouver by storm. Recently opened outlets feature customer-focused tasting lounges where beer lovers can enjoy a flight of samples or drink beer by the glass, acting as “locals”…
McMinnville, Oregon, is a small city of approximately 33,000 people in the heart of Oregon's wine country. Its main claim to fame, besides wine, is the famous UFO sighting in 1950 reported by a local farm couple. Mr. & Mrs.…
When the contemporary craft beer revolution began back in the early 1980s, it was led by styles that hailed from the British brewing tradition: pale ales, stouts and bitters. This was no surprise given the heritage of B.C.’s craft beer…
You may have heard of it but never seen it. It’s eight inches long, thick (and getting thicker), and meant for adults only. You'd like to lay your hands on it, it's gone from taprooms as fast as a Driftwood…
On October 1st 2015, BC Craft Beer Month kicked off with an event at the new Red Racer Pub. What's Brewing got in touch with BC Craft Brewers Guild Executive Director Ken Beattie to find out more about what to expect this year. WB:…
In 2011, the Minister of Agriculture, Don McRae officially proclaimed October to be BC Craft Beer Month. It was a month of celebrating BC Craft beers, and of course, the brewers behind those great beers. We have never looked back.With…
Growing up in the north of England there was a beer in almost every pub called “mild” - sometimes it was called “dark” but it was all basically the same: a cheap, low-hopped, low-alcohol, malt-forward session beer. It was generally…
The very first thing I would like to mention about Adem Tepedelen’s The Brewtal Truth Guide to Extreme Beers is how much my pocket book and liver suffered from researching this book. This, of course, is par for the course…
We’re Back! The craft beer movement gets stronger every year in every single corner and pocket of this Real Beer province. People talk beer with enthusiasm. Breweries open everywhere. You move it onwards by being a consumer and advocate. We…