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.
In 2005, Tony Dewald (now of Trading Post Brewing) was the brewer at DIX BBQ & Brewery, and Warren Boyer was President of the fledgling beer enthusiasts’ group, CAMRA Vancouver.
Tony decided to have a homebrew contest specifically for IPA. Warren entered two beers into the contest. Here’s what made the memorable winning beer so representative of the Pacific Northwest.
A year ago, our Panel reviewed IPAs of the “new school.” This time we made it a point to review West Coast IPAs, including two old stalwarts and some recent examples from relative newcomers.
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.
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!