Why I applaud BC’s only annual Fruit Beer event
Some of the events held during Vancouver Craft Beer Week are quite unique. Case in point: Forbidden Fruit at Devil’s Elbow.
Summer 2016
Volume 26 Issue 3. WB presents Staycation BC: the Summer Travel Issue. Containing 50 pages with 19 stories and features, this jam-packed issue focuses on beer travel right here in beautiful British Columbia.
CBAC 2016 Part I: the Conference & Trade Show
As mentioned in the intro to our Best of 2016 (not already published) feature, we mentioned that we had a number of stories in 2016 that didn’t make the magazine due to timing or other factors. Primary amongst them is the Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference, held in Vancouver area for the first time ever, back in late May.
The Best of 2016 So Far: the (unpublished) landmark stories from a busy year
Every year since 2010 has seen eventful developments for the BC brewing sector and beer fan. 2014 and 2015, with approximately 20 new BC brewery openings each, were pretty big years. Now, more than halfway through 2016, we can start to get a feel for how 2016 will stack up against the last few annums.
Trippin’ Out: Staycation BC heads to the Okanagan and Interior
In our Summer issue, we served up a batch of stories about the beer scene on the Island and Coast, featuring an ‘Ale Trail’ beer loop that a few of our regular writers travelled during the spring. Now, in the spirit of Staycation BC, we’re embarking on a much bigger loop: the entire South BC Interior, including the Thompson/Okanagan, Kootenays and Rockies regions.
Dreams Do Come True – A Craft Beer Judging Experience
Okanagan Fest of Ale has been held for 21 years in Penticton, B.C., making it one of the longest running beer…
Why Beer Drinkers Come to Cumberland
Hidden in the hills of mid-Northern Vancouver Island is an oasis of civility called Cumberland. In the middle of that oasis…
A View from the cellar
A crash course in cellarmanship, Part III – Venting and Tapping In this ongoing series I hope to broaden knowledge about…
Out and About
So in our 26th season, What’s Brewing is steadfast in getting to all the events around. Every year now the scene…
There’s Chloe for You
Meet Chloe Smith, hailing from Saskatoon. Today, she manages a brewery with a prominent place in the BC craft beer scene….
Profiles: Women in Beer – Julia Hanlon
In Women In Beer, Lundy interviews female members of the craft beer industry NAME & POSITION AT BREWERY? Julia Hanlon, Head Brewer…
That's All There Was!
That's All There Was!