Here is the latest original writing and reporting from the contributors to What’s Brewing.
WOMEN OF BEER | profile
Getting Reel in Kelowna with Susi Foerg
September 22, 2020
From the first time I read about Susi Foerg back in 2017, I was I intrigued! The owner and operator of the now one-year old Rustic Reel Brewing Co. seemed different, as did her approach to opening a brewery. It was a woman’s approach.
Issue: Fall 2020
HIDDEN GEMS OF BC
BREWING UP NEW MEMORIES IN THE EAST KOOTENAYS
September 17, 2020
As soon as Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the restart of travel, my husband and I started planning an adventure in BC’s beautiful backyard, the East Kootenays.
On this trip, we had the opportunity to visit three local breweries: Rumpus Beer Company and Mt. Begbie Brewing Co., Brewing in Revelstoke, and recent #CBAC2020 triple gold medal winner Whitetooth Brewing Company in Golden.
Issue: Fall 2020
HAVE CAMERA WILL TRAVEL
BC BEER TOURING IN A TIME OF CHANGE
September 15, 2020
I had always believed that BC would one day be the beer mecca of North America. We seemed so close, then COVID-19 struck.
So I ventured out to talk to brewers, managers, and owners about their experience during this pandemic. Would it destroy us or make us stronger? My quest was to find out and, of course, drink some fresh craft beer along the way!
Issue: Fall 2020
Canadian Brewing Awards Goes Online
September 11, 2020
This Saturday's event to be the first virtual awards ceremony in CBAC's 18 year history Every year, Canadian brewing industry…
an in-cider's view | column
Delivering The Goods in Quarantine
September 10, 2020
It’s amazing to think through the last six months – yes, March was six months ago. The 24-hour news cycle changed as lockdown after lockdown was announced, then it was hourly, and scary.
Issue: Fall 2020
MAGAZINE RELEASE
BC’S CRAFT BEER MAGAZINE RELEASES FALL ISSUE
September 3, 2020
Vol. 30 No. 3 Fall 2020 is our Coping With COVID issue, and it's all about pulling people together in a time of distancing. We assemble a virtual group chat featuring industry insiders, and another with craft beer superfans. We learn to drink smart in isolation by cutting back on booze, not beer. And we explore the BC Interior to make sure it's safe for your beer staycation.
Issue: Fall 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT | EDITOR'S TAKE
After Five Years, Superflux Gets Real
August 27, 2020
When it comes to the topic of opening breweries: there’s something to be said for living with your parents until you’ve saved up enough to buy your own place.
Recently, an already-packed #YeastVan welcomed new member Superflux Beer. Co-Founder Adam Henderson discusses the transition from 'client brewery' to running a physical brewery.
30TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES
BC Beer History: 2010s Events Break Through To The Crowd
August 26, 2020
Events make up an important pillar of the craft beer movement. As part of our Summer 2020 Special Issue, we present a few words from people like Leah Heneghan, Rick Green, Amanda Barry-Butchart and Lundy Dale who helped establish some of BC's most important event traditions between 2010-2011.
Issue: Summer 2020
Lockdown Logbook
COVID Comebacks: Arnold Tobler & Farm Country Brewing
August 20, 2020
On Saturday, December 14th 2019, Langley City got its first-ever craft brewery when Farm Country Brewing opened its doors to…
BEERSEEKERS ON TOUR
Kelowna’s Emerging Beer (and Cider) Districts, Part II
August 18, 2020
In Part I of this beer travel guide, we completed our walking tour of inner Kelowna. In Part II of this story, we take you on a Northeast Kelowna road trip, learn about the Lakeshore beer tour, and find beer and cider on both the West and 'Yeast' banks of Okanagan Lake.
Issue: Fall 2020
BEERSEEKERS ON TOUR
Kelowna’s Emerging Beer Districts, Part I
August 13, 2020
With five breweries within essentially a one-block radius, Kelowna’s North End is the new BC brewery cluster to rival Port Moody Brewer’s Row. Then, with 15 breweries and counting in city limits, Kelowna has as many breweries as Yeast Van. If you’re on the fence about a BC beer staycation in the Okanagan, start packing.
Issue: Fall 2020
30TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES | NORTHERN NOTES
A Brief History of Northern BC Brewing
August 13, 2020
It took most of the 30 years since What’s Brewing was first billed as “The Magazine of the Campaign For Real Ale British Columbia” for craft brewing to take off in Prince George and Northern BC as a whole.
Issue: Summer 2020