Year In Review: Brewer of the Year: Julia Hanlon
Teaching the Old World New Tricks
A View From The Cellar
A crash course in cellarmanship, Part V: Cask Troubleshooting Guide In the final part of my series on casks, I present a troubleshooting guide. The first four parts are available in back issues of What’s Brewing online, here. There are…
The State of Ale in the UK
Karen and I return to Britain every three or four years, and we had another great trip there in May 2016. The weather was good and the sights and the beers were excellent. We traveled by train and bus, staying…
Brewing Revolution: an Introduction
Frank Appleton’s new book Brewing Revolution has immediately become a must-read for fans of BC craft beer. Aside from the simple fact that this story from the pioneer days of BC craft beer needed to be told in greater depth…
Tasting Panel: Winter Beer Spotlight
New to What’s Brewing: our Tasting Panel! In concert with our partner, Legacy Liquor Store, we’ve selected products from five breweries located around BC that you will find fairly widely available during the winter months. We think comparing products in…
How to make your own Super Awesome Beer Advent Calendar™
A s a kid, I looked forward to the chocolate advent calendar. You know the one—Mom bought it for 99 cents and the chocolates tasted like cardboard dipped in waxy chocolate syrup. It was glorious. Now that I’m a bigger…
Glass With Class: Vancouver gets its own custom growler shop
Bridges to Beer
Welcome to Portland, Oregon, whose nine bridges span the Willamette River and fan out into historic east side neighborhoods, providing easy access to unique beer experiences. With more than 70 breweries within the city limits and another 105 in the…