Coastal Currents
On Collabofest 2016
First off, let’s take a look at two Oxford definitions for collaboration: 1) Something produced in collaboration to reach a common goal or, the more sinister: 2) Traitorous cooperation with an enemy Oregon Craft Beer website states, “This celebration of…
Ullage and Spillage: Head Hopping for Hop-Heads on Vacation
Travel south for work or vacation and you will find reasonably-hoppy locally-brewed beer anywhere in the USA, even Hawaii. Agreed, pickings are slim in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but there is usually something imported from a nearby state. Travel south…
Backyard Hop Growing
Beer League Part II: Interview with Armin Sodhi of 12 Kings Pub
Tony Dewald: Scholar, Drummer, Brewmaster
Profiles: Women in Beer
Beer League Part II: Interview with Kate Bobroske of Doolin’s and the Belmont Bar
Beer League Part II: Paul Sabourin-Hertzog on supporting soccer and craft beer
Out and About
Craft Beer Road Trip
Craft beer and camping are two of my favourite things about living in British Columbia. Last year for my 30th birthday I wanted to combine the two in an epic brewery road trip. Living in the small town of Summerland,…
Beer in Paradise
Maui! Sun, Surf, Palm Trees, Endless beaches, Craft Beer… Wait! What? Yes!! Craft Beer. On a recent trip to Maui I was delighted to discover not one but two craft breweries in full production. Maui Brewing Co. is well established…
Homebrew Happenin’s: Keep it Simple, Homebrewers
On Aging Beer
Beer League Part I: pro sports marketing meets craft beer culture
A View from the Cellar
A Crash Course in Cellarmanship: Part II In what I plan to be an ongoing series, I hope to further broader knowledge about real ale, it’s history, practice and relevance. Part one was about the history and anatomy of casks.…
Beers, Beaches and Breweries
As we march into spring, the sound of craft beer bottle caps popping off can be heard as locals and visitors alike celebrate the mighty craft beer in the Okanagan. Things really start hopping here in the spring as Okanagan…
Moody Brews
I asked my 3-year-old niece recently if she liked broccoli. With a disgusted look, she said, “broccoli is for monkeys and piggies.” OK, no kid likes broccoli; I was no exception. But there then comes a time when mom melts…
Be Like Mike
For over 20 years, since Grade 2, the guys have known each other; as little boys growing up in Surrey, they melted plastic army men on the back porch together. Now they have a grown-up hobby. Mike Garson and Steve…