Canada’s New Homebrewers Association Has Launched
Vancouver has a vibrant homebrewing scene, a big part of which is the Vancouver Homebrewers Association.
Issue: Fall 2018
HOP FIGHT: Doubling Down on IPA
It’s hop harvest season! So we went out and got ourselves some serious modern IPAs to taste. It was the first time the Panel would be rating IPAs, so we wanted hops, and lots of ’em. But a funny thing happened to IPAs in the years we were busy rating all those other styles.
Issue: Fall 2018
Cross-Border Brew Shoppin’
Above: The Brew Shop, which features portraits of craft beer royalty, is in an old church. As a lifetime Lower Mainland resident, I am no stranger to cross-border shopping. When…
Pink Boots Brew Day 2018
Ladies of the Pink Boots Society launch their Pink Haze NE IPA collab at Merchants Workshop in Vancouver, Photo: Brian K. Smith During the week of March 3 – 10,…
Spotlight: Vanbrewers
Homebrew clubs across Canada hold Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) sanctioned competitions, which are a great way for brewers to get feedback on their beers. Beers are assessed for their…
Beer Recipe Formulation & Design
Above: the author, working on a commercial beer At a recent homebrew club meeting I was speaking with a member about one of his beers and the ingredients that went…
Back On The Eastside: A Brewer Comes Full Circle
Michael Stewart started his brewing career in East Vancouver back in 1989, long before it became Yeast Van, at Shaftebury Brewing Company. Shaftebury was one of the original microbreweries in…
Profile: Homebrew club doing well in Langley
By Dave Henry Full Barrel Homebrew Club started in 2016 and is made up mostly of brewers in the Langley area, though we have members from Surrey, Cloverdale, White Rock…
Central City Cask Festival: A Vancouver Craft Beer Story
Have you ever attended Central City's Cask Festival series? They generally happen twice a year: Winter and Summer. Any beer enthusiast in the BC Lower Mainland should put this event on their to-do list. Here's why.
The What’s Brewing Tasting Panel Rates Fruity & Tart Ales
It’s a Spring Fruity & Tart Beer Themed Spotlight! What’s Brewing presents its Tasting Panel feature in each quarterly magazine in concert with our partner, Legacy Liquor Store. We’ve selected products from breweries located around BC.
Issue: Spring 2018