Addressing macro beer apologetics: responses to a craft beer backlash
By Ted Child
Recently, I had a pint with someone who used to work in a brewery in the 1980s. He told me how, at a certain time of day, their bottling line… Continue Reading
Spring 2017
Volume 27 Issue 1 is the Craft Beer Community issue. Within its 48 pages, we pin down what Community means to BC’s small breweries and heroes. Also: Spotlight on Callister Brewing, Fruit Beer Showcase, Spring major event previews and a total of 19 stories and features.
Ullage & Spillage: a decade of community service
By J. Random
When I think about pillars in the BC craft beer community, the first person to emerge from my random-access memory is What’s Brewing’s very own Monica Frost, who is known… Continue Reading
The orchard cidery that grew out of ALR red tape
By John Rowling
Story first published in Celebrator Beer News Logically speaking, Tod Creek Craft Cider should never have happened. It began when owner Chris Schmidt bought an old rundown dairy farm to house… Continue Reading
Let’s make CAMRA BC relevant again
By Paddy Treavor
Pictured above: Martin Williams, Paddy Treavor and Glen Stusek The Golden Age of Beer in British Columbia is alive and well. The craft beer industry in BC has exploded beyond the… Continue Reading
The Hopbine: Spinnakers Opens 9 Days After Fire
By John Rowling
Paul Hadfield doesn’t take no for an answer. When Victoria’s Spinnakers Brewpub caught fire on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, the insurance company told him that there was no way they… Continue Reading
Heroes Of Beer
By What's Brewing
A 3-point Q&A about what Community means, with: In celebration of our BC Craft Beer Community, we invited some of the many public-minded BC brewing industry folks we have the… Continue Reading
Golden ray of sun dawns in Yeast Van
By Lynn McIlwee
A visit to the newly opened Andina Brewing Company is like walking into a friend’s house. The ambience is lively with music and conversation and you are welcomed with open… Continue Reading
Fathers of BC Brewing
By Chloe Smith
I have noticed a trend in articles written about women in the beer industry, and it falls into an archetype that I don't think entirely applies anymore. When we talk… Continue Reading
The Importance of Clean Lines
By Adam Chatburn
There’s a lot to know about draft lines, so this crash course is just an introduction. The hoses that connect beer kegs and casks to taps—the lines—need regular cleaning. Dirty… Continue Reading
Callister Brewing: the Community of One
By Dave Smith
In an issue of a magazine dedicated to the topic of Community, and featuring a battery of public-minded businesses who manage to stand out in an industry replete with community-oriented… Continue Reading
Homebrew Happenin’s
By Warren Boyer
Craft Community Crossover: Home Brewers Visit the Pros At 7 a.m. on January 13, 2017, the Fraser Valley Fermentalists homebrew club gathered at Fuggles & Warlock for a collaboration brew.… Continue Reading
Tasting Panel Spring 2017: Warm Weather Pt I: Fruit Beers
By What's Brewing
After the winter we’ve had, it probably seemed impossible that there would ever be warm weather again, but it’s coming. If it’s not, this issue’s Fruit Beer Spotlight feature will… Continue Reading
Fest of Ale 2017: Behind the Scenes
By Chelsea McDowell
I love beer festivals. They are an integral part of the craft beer culture that has captivated our province. And what better way to learn about beer than in an… Continue Reading
Fest Of Ale pocket guide: must-have and off-menu brews
By Dave Smith
We've been saying that the 2017 iteration of the Okanagan Fest Of Ale, BC's second-longest-running beer event, is looking particularly compelling. But now that we're in the final week countdown,… Continue Reading
Firehall welcomes family addition with classic news release
By What's Brewing
Firehall Brewery Head Brewer/co-founder Sid Ruhland and his wife Marie-Eve are celebrating the arrival of their third child, Matis Tyde Ruhland. To celebrate, a brilliantly witty press release has been issued by the… Continue Reading
What’s in store for VBW 2017: every important detail a visitor should know
Have you been to Victoria Beer Week? Put it on your calendar because it's an outstanding collection of events in BC's cradle of craft beer. Victoria Beer Week launched in 2014… Continue Reading
Women In Beer: Diana McKenzie
By Lundy Dale
I first met Diana McKenzie at the Central City Winter Cask Festival in January 2015. This was Callister Brewing’s first event, well before their opening, so there was plenty of… Continue Reading
Insider tips for your Okanagan beer fest getaway, Part I
By Dave Smith
The weather in Southern BC may be stubbornly cold, but as I pointed out in our new issue of What's Brewing, festival season is warming up either way. Much of the anticipation is due… Continue Reading
Out and About: In the Community
By Scottie McLellan
Since the first issue of What’s Brewing, we have been out and about, looking for good beers, local restaurants and bars carrying the micro breweries of their time, giving rise… Continue Reading
Sea to Sky Vacation Adventure
By Brian K. Smith
We in BC are blessed with one of the most spectacular scenic drives in the world. In the early years of my travels to Whistler, Highway 99 North was known… Continue Reading
Insider tips for your Okanagan beer fest getaway, Part II
By Dave Smith
This May 11-14 2017, it's the Great Okanagan Beer Festival in Kelowna. If you're heading there for the Fest, don't forget to check out these satellite events. THUR MAY 11: GOBF… Continue Reading
Beers, Beaches & Breweries: Ten Hoppy Years
By Kim Lawton
As I write this column, I am days away from celebrating 10 years of being a part of this wonderful craft beer community. When I first started with Cannery Brewing… Continue Reading
