A Natural History of Beer
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.
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Looking into the Future of BC Craft Beer
Longtime What’s Brewing columnist J. Random tackles the theme of our Winter 2020 “Virtual Beerality” issue by looking into the future of craft brewing.
Features a graph of BC brewery birth and death rate statistics. Were we already reaching peak beer?
Bramling Cross: How Canada Gave Britain this Special Hop
For me in 2020, staying home and stewing has meant staying home and brewing. I brew classic British styles because the mild, bitter, and old ales I crave are rarely produced by BC brewers.
It turns out that during my early days of homebrewing in the UK, my two favourite hops had Canadian origins.
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.
Beer Recipe Formulation & Design
Above: the author, working on a commercial beer At a recent homebrew club meeting I was speaking with a member about…
Hops Spotlight: Square One Hop Growers
Kari and Brent bought their land in November 2014. They first considered planting either grapes or apples, but felt the land was better suited to growing hops. Kari explained, “we love craft beer, and we decided to start where beer begins and plant hops.” Square One Hop Growers was born shortly thereafter.
Hops Spotlight: BC Hop Growers Speak Up
As part of our Harvest Issue coverage, What’s Brewing invited a handful of BC hop growers to answer questions about their operations. Amongst the respondents, we have firms ranging from boutique start-up to Canada’s largest hop business. Here’s what they had to say about their situations, as well as the realities of the BC hop industry.
Hops Canary: A BC Hop Farming Primer
Chilliwack Hop Farms. Photo credit: D. Smith Late summer is hop harvest season. This is when your favourite brewers grab as…
Legend Meets Legend: John Mitchell & Rick Knight
It’s a summit meeting between the elder statesmen in BC craft and BC hop farming.
A View From The Cellar
Reclaiming the ‘B Word’ In this ongoing series I hope to broaden knowledge about real ale, its history, practice and relevance….
That's All There Was!
That's All There Was!