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It’s IPA Day!
Published on 2011-08-04 21:02:14
At first I wasn’t initially behind the concept of IPA Day. It seemed too gimmicky to me. Why do we need this? Do we need it? I thought we didn’t. In ways I still do, but as I’m sitting here sipping on my third IPA of the day, the wonderful Cannery IPA, I can’t help [...] > read more
Every Excuse in the Book
Published on 2011-07-15 00:52:40
I really want to keep Beer in BC alive. I do. Honestly. This is the time for excuses. 1) VCBW. 2) VCBW destroyed my immune system and I had a wicked cold for two weeks. 3) ?? 4) Working 12-16 hour days. 5) Pure, unadulterated laziness. I got a lot of posts in the pipeline. [...] > read more
Import Fri… er Thursday – Cinco de Mayo Edition
Published on 2011-05-05 20:38:54
Okay, this beer isn’t Mexican. It’s actually French. But, it’s flavoured ‘like’ tequila. And tequila is very much Mexican. Yeah, this is a kind of a stretch, but I’m not about to go buy some Corona or Dos Equis for > read more
VCBW is Tomorrow!
Published on 2011-05-05 19:59:42
I’m incredibly excited for this year’s Vancouver Craft Beer Week. I had a lot of fun last year. I don’t feel like writing a proper intro. The Canucks game is about to start. So here are the events I’m attending. May 6th: Get n > read more
Two New Lighthouse Brews
Published on 2011-04-20 17:16:42
Alrighty! We have two new beers coming from Lighthouse and one seasonal returning. First up is the next in the Big Flavour series, an Imperial Pilsner named “Overboard”. Lighthouse Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of our n > read more
I’m Now a Fashion Designer and Headed to the Spring Sessional
Published on 2011-04-15 18:07:55
I’ve never publicized my other blog on here. I actually care more and take the other blog more seriously than this one. To my few readers I have been cheating on you. British Columbia’s beer scene is too big and too diverse for one man to > read more
Tuesday Was A Good Day
Published on 2011-04-14 22:35:43
I didn’t even have to use my AK. In all seriousness, Tuesday was a great day in this beer geek’s life, one I hope to not soon forget. I started the day off by sleeping in and showing up to work after lunch, because I could. A nice and eas > read more
Battle Royale – Slainte Mhath
Published on 2011-04-05 14:46:55
Since that Damn Beer Blogger has been busy making sandwiches and not pitting beers against each other, someone has to take over. I’m going to man up and do it. In this battle we have three Scottish beers, to an extent. One is brewed in Scotland > read more
Guest Post – Basement Breweries Drinks Jack D’Or
Published on 2011-04-04 15:34:56
I met John at a bar. The Beagle was hosting a cask night. The firkin was pouring Cuvee d’Hiver. It seemed like I was the last person to get to know John. Who is this Basement Breweries chap? Well, he is a Victorian who documents his homebrewing > read more
No Justice for No Jail Pale Ale
Published on 2011-03-10 19:14:12
Cannery Brewing is a fantastic little brewery in Penticton. I haven’t had a beer from them I didn’t enjoy, with an exception of a bad bottle of Blackberry Porter. Speaking of which I need to get another bottle to write about and do the be > read more
Blondes Versus Brunettes – Moinette Style.
Published on 2011-02-25 14:29:21
I absolutely love Brasserie Dupont’s Moinette Blonde. A lot. Pretty sure it made my top five in my top ten beers I drank in 2010. You can check for yourself, I’m too lazy to. If you asked me what I preferred, blondes or brunettes. I’ > read more
Beer in BC is returning
Published on 2011-02-24 00:02:48
Don’t you worry. My life is now normalizing out. The blog that makes you feel guilty for liking is, indeed, going to be active once again. Expect some new and interesting things. That is a promise. Oh, and buy Driftwood’s Cuvee d’Hi > read more
BC Beer – Tree Kelowna Pilsner
Published on 2011-02-03 14:20:52
Kelowna is actually a town I like. I love BC, but there aren’t many places I’d actually live. Kelowna makes some tempting offers. There wasn’t too much to beer wise when I was there last. This is slowly changing. Tree are the major > read more
What Happened to Tree’s Serendipity Series?
Published on 2011-02-01 16:38:12
My calendar says February 1st, 2011. What happened to 3 and 4? > read more
BC Beer – Dead Frog Christmas Beeracle
Published on 2011-02-01 14:20:21
I’ve always considered Dead Frog to be a solid brewery. They seemed to have rested on their laurels for a couple of years now. That all changed back in the Fall. Dead Frog gained some new life. Seasonals started rolling out, good ones too. Whoa > read more
BC Beer – Lighthouse Deckhand
Published on 2011-01-25 14:37:15
Deckhand is a big Belgian-styled saison and the third beer in Lighthouse’s “Small Brewery, Big Flavour” series. When I heard that Lighthouse was planning on doing a Belgian style beer I had some apprehensions. Breweries that donR > read more
BC Beer – Phillips The Hammer
Published on 2011-01-24 14:36:37
So I had Phillips barrel-aged version of The Hammer the other day, now it’s time for the regular version. Will I find the same beer I used to love, or some neutered imperial stout with memories yesteryears? As soon as I popped the cap off my ro > read more
BC Beer – Phillips The Hammer
Published on 2011-01-22 14:51:29
Now that I’ve shared my experience, and opinions, over Driftwood’s Singularity, I move on to the other barrel aged Imperial Stout in town – Phillips’ The Hammer Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. When I started out in drinking good b > read more
I Forgot About Dead Frog’s New Beer
Published on 2011-01-21 19:00:24
I knew I was forgetting a beer on Wednesday. Dead Frog have a Chocolate Mint Brown Ale coming out. This is the first time I’ve heard of a chocolate mint beer, and it makes me wonder, why? It’s a common occurrence in chocolate world, choco > read more
BC Beer – Driftwood Singularity
Published on 2011-01-20 14:33:26
It’s nice to see someone in BC finally make an attempt at a boundary pushing beer. In the modern beer world you need to have one of those breweries, and Driftwood’s Singularity does that. Take the biggest beer ever brewed in BC (the 11.8% > read more
Several New Beers Out Now
Published on 2011-01-19 20:14:38
I’ve been slacking on these lately, so I’ll just try to do my best and catch up with been released in the last couple weeks. First I’ll start off with Granville Island Scottish Ale. Not sure if its a reincarnation of the Scottish Al > read more
BC Beer – Okanagan Spring Pale Ale
Published on 2011-01-17 15:32:16
Another one of those free beers from the dentist. Can’t believe it’s been two weeks since my last post. It was a sham of a post too. Top ten, or any numbered list, is old hat, unless you’re Cracked.com. Okanagan Spring get a lot of > read more
My Top 10 Beers of 2010
Published on 2011-01-03 18:55:37
I’ve mulled this one over for a few days now. It’s difficult to remember 365 days of drinking, but I’m going to try my darnedest. 1 ) Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus I have no problem saying this is a perfect beer. I picked up a > read more
BC Beer – Spinnakers Festive Saison
Published on 2011-01-03 14:20:22
I’m not sure which came first the beer or the name. Either way, it required me to walk in to downtown Esquimalt to acquire a bottle. I’m not sure why the Spinnakers Spirit Merchants in Vic West doesn’t sell any of Spinnakers beer. Y > read more
Spinnakers – Spinnakers Happy New Beer
Published on 2010-12-31 14:13:00
Today is New Year’s Eve, if you didn’t know that. A day where massive amounts of booze is consumed. Spinnakers decided to help make your choice of beer even harder by putting out a witbier. Wanna know if it’s worthy of ringing in th > read more