Here is the latest original writing and reporting from the contributors to What’s Brewing.
Ullage & Spillage | opinion
SELF-SERVING IT, RIGHT?
February 11, 2020
Self-serve craft beer bars, as seen in the USA, are great for those of us not endowed with patience to wait for a server to come by our table. But self-service of liquor is not permitted in British Columbia, so don’t look for self-serve beer walls in this province any decade soon.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
EVENT PREVIEW
Getting Back To Their Roots: Coquitlam’s Beerfest returns home
February 7, 2020
Since 2016, the semi-annual Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival has brought great beer tasting events to the Tri-Cities. This Spring’s event will be held on March 7th at the event's long-time home: the Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club.
EVENT PREVIEW
Seven Years of Victoria Beer Week: A Conversation With Joe Wiebe
February 6, 2020
Victoria Beer Week debuted in 2014 as a celebration of modern beer culture in Canada’s original craft beer town. To find out more about what to expect at some of this year’s events, we connected with BC beer writer and longtime VBW team member Joe Wiebe.
BRING YOUR PORTER TO THE SLAUGHTER | opinion
WAX ON, WAX OFF: On the Folly of Wax Dipping Beer Bottles
February 4, 2020
There’s nothing like walking into the liquor stores and seeing the shelves stacked with gorgeous wax-capped bottles filled with high-gravity delights. But when I’m trying to hack through the wax with a knife, I remember that I kinda hate these stupid things!
Issue: Winter 2019-20
A VIEW FROM THE CELLAR | opinion
THE DEATH OF CASKS…and my part in their downfall
January 29, 2020
In 2013, I became president of the Vancouver branch of the Campaign For Real Ale BC (CAMRA BC), with a mandate of modernization, greater consumer advocacy, and membership growth. I also had a private agenda: to advance “real ale” in BC by curating cask festivals, promoting cask nights, and supporting establishments with a cask focus.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
Northern Notes | Regional Report
Winter Wonderland of Craft Beer in the North
January 23, 2020
With the Kiwanis AleFest set to return to Prince George this weekend, our regional correspondent Adam takes a look at the Northern BC beer scene.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
Women In Beer | Profiles
KPU Brewing’s Nancy More: Learning From a Legend
January 21, 2020
In Part III of our trilogy on Kwantlen Polytechnic University's brewing program, we meet a true legend of the brewing industry, in BC and internationally. Nancy More has done a lot for women in the brewing world in her 40 years working with beer.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
COVER | BREWERIES IN PROFILE
KPU Brewing: BC’S Class Of Beer, Part 2
January 16, 2020
In Part 2 of our Winter issue cover story, we visit the @KPUBrew Lab and get to know how the program works. Let's face it: there is probably no other science department that has the built-in appeal that beer brewing does.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
COVER | IN PROFILE
KPU Brewing: BC’S Class Of Beer, Part I
January 15, 2020
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Brewing & Brewery Operations program was crowned champion at the BC Beer Awards in October 2019. In Part I of our Winter issue cover story, we look at what makes this story unique in Canada.
Issue: Winter 2019-20
Beers, Beaches and Breweries | Regional Report
Tasting Winter In Penticton
January 9, 2020
Penticton is quickly proving to be one of BC’s best craft beer towns, with six (soon to be 7) craft breweries. Excitement is percolating for the 25th annual Okanagan Fest of Ale on April 17th and 18th. Early bird tickets are on sale until January 15!
Issue: Winter 2019-20
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
In Profile: Darren Adam & Cumberland Brewing Company
January 8, 2020
The tourism magnet known as the #ComoxValley is recently one the hottest areas in BC for new breweries. But nearby, hidden in the hills of mid-northern Vancouver Island, lies an oasis of civility known as the village of Cumberland BC. And in the middle of that oasis, you will find a tiny slice of Paradise named the Cumberland Brewing Company.
TASTING PANEL
Dark & Silky: A Spotlight On Six BC Porters
January 7, 2020
Every three months, What's Brewing BC gets together with Legacy Liquor Store to create a new installment of our Tasting Panel series. Our Winter round features some dark & silky BC Porters.
Issue: Winter 2019-20