About our ongoing Tasting Panel program
In concert with our partner, Legacy Liquor Store, we’ve selected products from breweries located around BC. We think comparing products in a particular style or range is a great way to share information about how and why we would assess and drink a certain beer. Pick up some of these beers and taste along at home to see if you agree with our Panel’s findings.
EVENT PREVIEW
Evaluating Beer: An Evening with the What’s Brewing Tasting Panel
YOU'RE INVITED: on Tuesday, October 15th 2019, Legacy Liquor Store and your favourite beer magazine are teaming up to present Evaluating Beer: An Evening with the What’s Brewing Tasting Panel. Those who have attended before know that this is an evening of fun in which all beers are served “blind tasting” style. Guests get to debate the style of each beer tasted as we progress from lighter fare to heavier. Bonus points for nailing the actual beer served. This event is about education, sharing and fun, as we celebrate BC craft beer while learning about tasting. Full details | Register online →
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West Coast IPA: The Tasting Panel Goes Old Skool
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.
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The What’s Brewing Tasting Panel Goes Gose
Our Summer 2019 Tasting Panel features six BC variations on one of the hottest styles in craft beer: the formerly-obscure German style known as Gose.
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A Bitter Pil: our Tasting Panel reviews six BC Pilsners
In this episode of the What's Brewing Magazine Tasting Panel presented by Legacy Liquor Store, the judges cross-examine a selection of BC-crafted Pilsners. Czech out the results and find out who took top honours.
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Our Tasting Panel Cross-Examines Russian Imperial Stouts
In this episode of the What's Brewing Magazine Tasting Panel presented by Legacy Liquor Store, the comrades cross-examine a selection of BC-crafted Russian Imperial Stouts. We present the results of their interrogation and find out who took top honours.
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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.
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Matching Wits: A White Beer Spotlight
Every three months, What’s Brewing huddles with Jordan Knott of Legacy Liquor Store to source out a batch of beers that match the seasonal theme of our next magazine, but which are also available well in advance, for our panelists.
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.
The What’s Brewing Tasting Panel Rates Beers For Breakfast
It’s a Winter Breakfast Beer Themed Spotlight! For fun this round, we’ve chosen a sampling of Stouts, Porters and such with a breakfast theme: coffee, oatmeal and milk.
Cider vs. Cider: the Tasting Panel Fall Harvest Edition
What's Brewing presents its Tasting Panel feature in each quarterly magazine. This round, we decided to take a break from beer. In honour of the fall apple harvest, we proudly present a showcase of some of BC's outstanding craft ciders.
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Saison vs. Saison: the Tasting Panel rates Warm Weather Beers Part II
Traditionally, saison is a rustic, artisanal ale made with local farm-grown ingredients, brewed for consumption during the active farming season in the French-speaking area of Belgium. Because these beers were made from whatever happened to be on hand, it was not unusual to have grains such as wheat, rye, oats, or spelt in the grist bill.
Tasting Panel Spring 2017: Warm Weather Pt I: Fruit Beers
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 be pointless, and here at What’s Brewing we don’t do pointless stuff. Much.
Tasting Panel: Winter Beer Spotlight
New to What’s Brewing: our Tasting Panel! In concert with our partner, Legacy Liquor Store,…