Fall 2019 Archives - What’s Brewing Magazine

The Death of the Growler…and my part in its downfall

October 15, 2019
Adam Chatburn
Business of Beer, Columnists & Editorials, Politics & Advocacy, Story Of The Week
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I remember the very first growler I ever bought; it was from Steamworks brew pub. I had seen a sign about growlers, and being a newish arrival in Canada, I asked for more information. "It's a glass jug that you can take beer away in."

What’s Brewing Goes to the Movies

October 24, 2019
Ted Child
Business of Beer, From The Magazine, People of Beer, Reviews, Story Of The Week
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To the joy of beer drinkers everywhere, two new beer documentaries have recently been released. Both Brewmaster (2018) and Beers of Joy (2019) follow in the footsteps of the first Somm film.

Inside GCBF 2019: one final word from a key leader

September 4, 2019
What's Brewing
Community Spotlight, Events & Festivals, People of Beer
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Straight from the man himself, we get the inside scoop on GCBF 2019, and on taking over a renowned festival from a legendary group of pioneers. Despite being only in his late forties, book author and event producer Joe Wiebe…

What Style Is This Beer Again? The perils of cross-contamination

November 13, 2019
J. Random
Beer Styles, Brewing & Homebrewing, Business of Beer, Columnists & Editorials, From The Magazine
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Funkiness, sourness, fusel alcohols, phenolics, and fruity esters may be highly appropriate in some beer styles, but when I find them spoiling styles not advertised as hybrids, I am not at all happy.

Taiwan’s Craft Beer Is Coming Of Age

September 23, 2019
Brian K. Smith
Columnists & Editorials, Story Of The Week, Travel & Beer Tourism
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How far would you go to have a craft beer experience? How about a 12-hour flight traveling more than 10,000 kilometres through 15 time zones? Let me introduce you to Taiwan, a 394-kilometre-long island that is home to more than 23 million people.

Northern BC Craf-Tacular

September 26, 2019
Adam Arthur
Breweries & Cideries, Columnists & Editorials, From The Magazine, Travel & Beer Tourism
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BC CRAF-TACULAR This has been a spectacular year for craft beer in Northern BC. All in all, when it comes to craft as a whole, I think that the macros will never replicate or beat BC craft beer.

West Coast IPA: The Tasting Panel Goes Old Skool

September 9, 2019
What's Brewing
From The Magazine, What's Brewing Tasting Panel
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A year ago, our Panel reviewed IPAs of the "new school." This time we made it a point to review West Coast IPAs, including two old stalwarts and some recent examples from relative newcomers.

The Kveik Way To Ferment Beer!

October 30, 2019
Warren Boyer
Beer Styles, Brewing & Homebrewing, From The Magazine
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As a homebrewer, I used to make saisons in the summer. I don’t have a temperature-controlled fermentation chamber, but saison yeast performs very well under fermentation temperatures as high as 35°C, so it worked for me. How times have changed! Now I can make a good clean ale at similar temperatures using the new miracle yeasts known as kveik.

What’s Brewing Fall 2019 Issue Release: must-read previews

September 3, 2019
Dave Smith
Columnists & Editorials, Story Of The Week
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Hey #BCCraftBeer Fan, Spread the word. The latest issue of our quarterly magazine is online, and it's an impressive one! Its 17 stories and features include some thought-inspiring topics. Read as digital magazine ≫ Download as PDF ≫ Our cover…

Ontario Beer Tour Part II: Cottage Country Calling

October 2, 2019
Beer Seekers
From The Magazine, Travel & Beer Tourism
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Heading north from Toronto, Hwy 400 zooms through the city of Barrie, the gateway to Ontario’s vast Lake Country recreational region. The highway is busy every Friday afternoon as endless numbers of urbanites make their way toward the peace and quiet of their cottages. As the map indicates, whether you choose to head west from Barrie or continue north into Muskoka, you can easily find breweries to explore.

Festival Follies: An In-cider’s View

November 6, 2019
Jeff Nairn
Columnists & Editorials, Events & Festivals, From The Magazine, People of Beer
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We've had a full year of beer and cider events under our belts. From panicked purchases of festival equipment to interesting encounters with patrons, it’s been a nutty but all-round solid learning experience for us.

South Okanagan Beer Scene Breaks Away

September 19, 2019
Kim Lawton
Columnists & Editorials, From The Magazine, Travel & Beer Tourism
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The craft beer scene in the South Okanagan is really heating up these days. It’s pretty exciting for a craft beer lover, with lots of fresh news and exciting developments.

FALL 2019 COVER STORY: COQUITLAM’S MARINER BREWING

September 17, 2019
Dave Smith
Breweries & Cideries, Columnists & Editorials, From The Magazine, People of Beer, Story Of The Week
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Our cover story features a cool little brewery in Coquitlam that you probably didn’t know much about, other than maybe a few of their beers. Turns out that there is an interesting story behind Mariner Brewing.

Ontario Beer Tour Part I: Toronto

October 2, 2019
Beer Seekers
From The Magazine, Travel & Beer Tourism
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Some of Canada’s best breweries reside in that darned, smug Ontario. If only grudgingly, one must admit that one might want to stop in and check some of them out, if one happened to find oneself in or around Universe Central. The Beer Seekers faced just that type of temptation this past summer and caved in readily.

Out & About: Summer 2019

September 4, 2019
Scottie McLellan
Events & Festivals, Travel & Beer Tourism
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Greetings to all who follow What’s Brewing and those who I see all around the beer scene. It’s been a grand summer sampling so many BC craft beers.

Fall 2019