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BC Beer History: 2010s Events Break Through To The Crowd
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BC Beer History: 2010s Events Break Through To The Crowd

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.

The Class Of ’94: A Brave New Wave in BC Brewing
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The Class Of ’94: A Brave New Wave in BC Brewing

** This past week, Donald Trump had his Mount Rushmore moment; now we’re having ours. ** In this installment of our Class of ’94 series, we introduce you to more legendary brewers from BC’s 1990s scene. As a quartet, the four pictured above make up a mini Rushmore that Trump would never appreciate.

Iain Hill: From Shaftebury To Yaletown
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Iain Hill: From Shaftebury To Yaletown

As part of our 30th Anniversary, What’s Brewing spotlights some of BC’s beer pioneers. In The Class Of ’94 series, we introduce you to some key BC brewmasters who started up a celebrated brewery in the year 1994.

Iain Hill shares a hilarious memory from working at East Van’s very first craft brewery. Right after that, he helped open Vancouver’s first brewpub and began pushing the boundaries of BC brewing.

THE DEATH OF CASKS…and my part in their downfall
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THE DEATH OF CASKS…and my part in their downfall

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.

That's All There Was!

That's All There Was!