Here is the latest original writing and reporting from the contributors to What’s Brewing.
IN MEMORIAM
Frank Appleton: Brewer. Writer. Gentle Man.
April 29, 2021
FRANK APPLETON: BREWER. WRITER. GENTLE MAN.
A toast is raised in honour of a multifaceted, talented, opinionated, gentle man: Mr. Frank Millington Appleton, who passed on April 25th at the age of 80.
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We know that Frank, working alongside John Mitchell, was Canada’s founding craft brewer. Additionally, as a publication that has highlighted many very good writers including those noted above, we tip our cap to Frank for the combination of writing and brewing skills that made him a true dual threat, and ultimately a pioneer of the BC commercial brewing, homebrewing, and beer appreciation communities.
BOOKS IN REVIEW
A Natural History of Beer
February 23, 2021
Our in-house beer book reviewer Ted Child turns in a review of this interesting book, which he says will have immense appeal for the science buff who likes beer. Find out what he thinks beer fans might think.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
HOMEBREW HAPPENIN'S | brewing
Uorren’s Imperial Stout
February 10, 2021
Colder months are generally more suited to beers that are stronger in both flavour and alcohol. I have talked about barley wine in past columns, so this year I thought I would suggest an Imperial Stout.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
A VIEW FROM THE CELLAR | brewing
Cream Of The Crop: The North Island’s Cream Ales
February 2, 2021
As a recent transplant to the North Island community of Comox, I had fun in the fall, social-distance visiting the local breweries. I noticed that a big seller was cream ale—both Gladstone Brewing and Land & Sea Brewing were serving it as fast as they could make it. Even Dave Paul’s nano-operation Love Shack Libations in Qualicum keeps a cream ale as one of his four core beers.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
NORTHERN NOTES | regional report
Northern Craft In Changing Times
January 28, 2021
These are most certainly challenging times for independent craft breweries in Prince George and Northern BC. Yet many have stepped up in order to keep the spirit of the #BCCraftBeer community alive!
Issue: Winter 2020-21
Have Camera Will Travel | Regional
To The Pacific Rim: Exploring The Breweries of BC’s Far West
January 19, 2021
In these times of social distancing and closed borders, we still have opportunities to explore in our own backyard. Brian K. Smith takes you on a four-day trip to Vancouver Island’s west coast to check out the recent arrivals in the craft beer scene, easily and affordably.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
WOMEN OF BEER | PROFILE
A Conversation With Samantha Lindeman from Wildeye Brewing
January 12, 2021
In late May of 2019, Wildeye Brewing opened their brewery/tasting room in North Vancouver, an area that has definitely become a destination craft beer hub. The owner and conceiver is Samantha Lindeman, and she is not even thirty!
Issue: Winter 2020-21
BEERS, BEACHES & BREWERIES | REGIONAL
WINTER IN THE OKANAGAN
January 7, 2021
Despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions, regulations and rules, the South Okanagan craft beer industry has adapted and pivoted.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
VANCITY CRAFT BROS. | YEAR IN REVIEW
2020 IN REVIEW: LIVING WITHIN A SOCIAL BUBBLE
December 29, 2020
What can I say about 2020 that we don't already know? British Columbia confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in late January. Since then, the pandemic has evolved into an unprecedented healthcare crisis across our province and the world.
Hopefully, one day, we will not have the wariness lurking in our minds and we will be able to socialize again freely.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
Business Of Beer | Year End
Did 2020 Impact BC Brewery Growth?
December 22, 2020
Did COVID kill craft beer’s momentum? Is this wave of the craft beer revolution over? The returns are in: 2020 could have been a lot worse.
With the opening of La Cerveceria Astilleros, BC avoids recording the first year since 2013 with fewer than 20 brewery openings. Find out how that fits into the big picture of the #BCCraftBeer revolution in this special look at 2020.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
VIRTUAL BEERALITY
#BCBeerCon Goes Virtual: Q&A With Ken Beattie
December 17, 2020
The BC Craft Brewers Guild is set to present their fourth annual BC Craft Brewers Conference in early February 2021 in virtual format. Tickets are on sale now.
To find out more about how the conference will work, we had a word with the Guild's Executive Director, Ken Beattie.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
TASTING PANEL
Just Desserts: Six Rich, Dark Beers for Winter
December 15, 2020
Every three months, What’s Brewing gets together with JAK’S Beer Wine Spirits to create a new installment of our Tasting Panel series. This episode, for the first time ever, we reviewed six winter-ready rich, dark dessert beers!
Also check out our live Virtual Tasting Panel as they Zoom in on our six-pack of beers in a new @PacificBeerChat podcast episode.
Issue: Winter 2020-21