A Growing Hopportunity
BC has a long history of hop cultivation, and at one time was the largest producer of hops in the British Commonwealth, primarily in the fertile land of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
Fall 2016
Volume 26 Issue 4. Containing 48 pages with 21 stories and features, including a spotlight on Craft Cider, coverage of the Okanagan & Interior beer scene, and a preview of the BC Beer Awards & Festival, part of BC Craft Beer Month
BC Beer Awards & Festival 2016
Setting the scene: around a large table at Central City’s Red Racer Restaurant in downtown Vancouver, the team behind BC’s premier annual beer awards program has gathered to hammer out more of the never-ending decisions around this year’s event. BCBA’s five experienced Directors are steering the ship, and there’s always more to do.
Craft Cider Scene Ripens In The Okanagan
You, as a fan of good beer, are keenly supportive of the ‘craft revolution’ that has seen the rebirth of small…
The Craft Cider Licensing Debate: farm or factory, beer or wine?
Sometimes one runs into two things that seem similar but require completely different treatment.
Ullage and Spillage
It’s R&B, But Better! R&B Brewing is back baby! If you want proof, crack open a bottle of their Vancouver Special…
Books In Review
Reading Fiction #1: The Misfortunates The front cover of The Misfortunates, written by Belgian Dimitri Verhulst, depicts four small, indistinct men…
Staycation BC Part II: North & Central Okanagan
In the summer of 2016, What’s Brewing (in the form of editor Dave Smith and wife Ivana, aka the BeerSeekers) embarked on…
A View from the Cellar
The first three parts of this series were about the history and use of casks. Part Four is about Beer Engines.
Left Fields’ Chef Dave & the Craft Sodas
In this story, we profiled Crannóg Ales and their farm. Left Fields is not just a hopyard for a brewery; it’s a real,…
Out and About with Scottie on the Summer Trails
What’s Brewing attends a lot of events. The craft movement is so large there are continually events everywhere, so we try and catch…
That's All There Was!
That's All There Was!