Volume 26 Issue No. 2 Containing 24 stories and features, this edition expands on the originally uploaded Spring 2016 Issue with 8 pages of bonus content including Beer League Part II.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
