WINTER IN THE OKANAGAN
Despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions, regulations and rules, the South Okanagan craft beer industry has adapted and pivoted.
Issue: Winter 2020-21
South Okanagan Beer Scene Breaks Away
The craft beer scene in the South Okanagan is really heating up these days. It’s pretty exciting for a craft beer lover, with lots of fresh news and exciting developments.
Issue: Fall 2019
A Tale Of Two Cideries
Regardless of where a cidery in BC sits on the production spectrum, their product is lumped in with the Refreshment (RTD) category. All cider products—foreign or domestic, mass-produced cider-flavoured cocktails or locally produced, truly 100% BC products— are classified this way. They’re all lumped in with alcoholic sodas, Caesar cocktails, and wine spritzers.
Issue: Spring 2019
A Look in the Tank with Jim Ure of Interior Stainless
Based in Summerland, Interior Stainless sells custom-made stainless steel fermenting vessels and brite tanks to brewpubs and microbreweries around North America. Owner/Operator Jim Ure has been contributing to the growing beer industry for almost 30 years as a custom tank maker.
Blue Skies In The Okanagan
Above picture: Team members from the five Penticton breweries celebrate their successful Penticton Ale Trail tap takeover earlier this spring at St. Augustine's in Vancouver. Each brewery brought 5 kegs,…
Beers, Beaches & Breweries: Winter in the Okanagan
Winter came early this year in the Okanagan. As I write this, it’s cold and the snow is falling. There is lots of snow up in the mountains and our local ski hills will soon be filled with people strapping on skis, snowboards and snowshoes. As the snow falls, breweries are getting ready to launch their big, rich winter ales, perfect for the cold days ahead.
Issue: Winter 2017-18
Beers, Beaches & Breweries
CAMRA SO at Square One Hop Farms - Photo Credit: Kim Lawton Okanagan Summer Update It was an interesting summer in the Okanagan. First we had floods, then fires, then smoke.…
Insider tips for your Okanagan beer fest getaway, Part I
The weather in Southern BC may be stubbornly cold, but as I pointed out in our new issue of What's Brewing, festival season is warming up either way. Much of the anticipation is due…
Staycation BC Part I: South Okanagan, Craft Leader
In the summer of 2016, What's Brewing (in the form of editor Dave Smith and wife Ivana, aka the BeerSeekers) embarked on a massive tour of the BC Okanagan & Interior…