John Mitchell

Frank Appleton: Brewer. Writer. Gentle Man.

Frank Appleton: Brewer. Writer. Gentle Man.

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.

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.

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.

What Was Brewin’ in the ’80s
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What Was Brewin’ in the ’80s

As part of What’s Brewing magazine’s 30th Anniversary celebrations, we’re proud to feature some of BC’s beer advocacy pioneers. Today, we present a retrospective by Gerry Hieter, the long-time former Chairperson of Great Canadian Beer Festival. Find out how BC’s craft beer scene developed from Sir Gerry!

That's All There Was!

That's All There Was!