BC Ale Trail Launches Five Tasting Passports Throughout Metro Vancouver Looking for an excuse to get out and try some great BC craft beer? During February beer lovers can collect stamps at up to sixty-four participating businesses for a chance to win fabulous prize packages along the BC Ale Trail in conjunction with Dine the…
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EXPLORE BC Peach Farmhouse Ale
Kicking off October’s BC Craft Beer Month with limited-edition EXPLORE BC Peach Farmhouse Ale The EXPLORE BC Beer Peach Farmhouse Ale Series is brought to you by the BC Ale Trail in partnership with Destination BC, and celebrates the fall season with a new limited-edition craft beer, and special offers to explore the province’s vast…
Kitsilano Beach Beer
Kitsilano Beach Beer is Here! Finally we have a beer from Kitsilano, and I’ve got a four pack in my hot little hands, soon to go bank into the fridge, and we’ll be sipping it later and reporting right back, and certainly ordering more. It’s on at the Regal Begal if you’ll want some too!…
Sip Easy Lager Honours Essential Workers
Granville Island Brewing’s Sip Easy Lager Raise a cold one with Granville Island’s Sip Easy Lager, there’s newest easy drinking beer, ringing in at 4.3% with some light malty flavours and a crisp finish. Perfect after-run beer! Along with the launch, Granville Island Brewing is reminding us to remember our essential workers. Sure, the pot…
Red Truck Bottled Up
Until last year you had to head to a pub or buy a keg in order to get your hands on some Red Truck Beer, but luckily for us, they’ve now bottled and canned up their brews for maximum portability. Stay tuned for their new brewery, opening in the very near future. Red Truck Ale…
Dead Frog Brewery Big Stump Spruce Gold Ale
Sourcing Sitka spruce tips that were harvested 10 minutes from their brewery, Dead Frog pays homage to Captain Cook’s arrival in Nootka Sound with this newly released ale. A great summer sipper that is far less scary than it’s name (it’s only slightly BIG), this beer pours golden with nice foam head and does have that…
Tree Brewing Rickshaw Raspberry IPA
Very cool that raspberry and IPA are tastes I most always adore and are appearing at the same time in this bottle from Tree Brewing. Aroma shows definite raspberry along with some citrus, bread and caramel notes. The raspberries don’t mask the hops but are definitely present. It’s slightly bitter with citrus and earthiness. Worked well…
Tree Brewing Red Wood Wine Barrel Aged Ale
What? Wine and beer? Well sort of. This lovely ale arrived in it’s pretty package and I was excited to get it chilled and sample. The Kelowna Brewery sourced some local wine barrels and then aged there Hop Head IPA within them. It’s amber in colour and has aromas of toasty oak, citrus notes, toffee,…
Steamworks Brassneck Firewalker Collaboration Ale
This collaboration between brewmasters at Steamworks and Brassneck pours black with a lasting tan head that sticks right to the glass with telltale signs of how big a sip I took! Smells of smoked malt, cocoa, dried fruits with some meaty notes. On the palate it’s again smoky, nutty, with a tad of bitterness on…
Phillips Ginger Beer
Well it’s a sunny Friday and I have a little bit of a sore throat so I’ve been told ginger is good for it and hence it’s time to crack the Phillips Brewing Co. Ginger Beer. Lots of ginger in this one so I am on the right track. Pours hazy copper with a head…
Four Winds Brewing Company Saison
This beer is amber in colour with a slight haziness and creamy head. On the nose there is a hint of grass and herbs, floral, apricot and banana aromas. Rather mild body with a sweet entry lots of fruity flavours, some pepper, coriander, wheat and a slightly bitter finish. Well balanced. Brewed with aromatic Noble…
Bridge Brewing Company Wunderbar Kolsch
Kolsch’s are a German hybrid of ale and lager and this one tows the line using German noble hops in the fermentation. Cloudy and straw in colour, the beer is malty and yeasty like fresh baked bread with some fruity and floral and citrus notes on the palate. Medium body, with mild herby bitterness and…
Tofino Brewing Blond Ale
Headed down to Feast Tofino Dock Festival and grabbed a mug of Tofino Brewing Blonde Ale to cheer on the release of a rehabilitated octopus! Had it in a plastic cup which is by no means the best way to drink it, but it worked dockside and was less of a hazard if you happened…
Tofino Brewing Tuff Session Ale
As they say, when in Rome! Our latest journey to the far west coast brought us to Tofino where Tofino Brewing rules the taps. Had to grab a growler of this Tuff Session Ale and will be going back for some bottles for the ride home. This sessionable ale (meaning lower in alcohol allowing you…
Parallel 49 Ugly Sweater Milk Stout
Seasonal ale is upon us and this little number has both an entertaining label and a rewarding interior. It’s dark brown in colour and has aromas of roast cocoa beans and wood burning fire. Tastes like coffee, chocolate, hazelnut and caramel and is somewhat creamy. Finishes smoothly and makes me crave a hearty beef stew…
The Pumpkining – Granville Island Brewing
This seasonal Belgian ale from Granville Island Brewing is actually made with organic pumpkin puree adding distinct pumpkin notes. There’s a malty caramel aroma and the brew is crisp with slightly sweet, mildly bitter with notes of Christmas spices, and a malty finish. Love the new labels; don’t let it scare you off. Works well…
Parallel 49 Salty Scot
This Salted Caramel Scotch Ale is not surprisingly full of caramel, dried fig and malt flavours and a definite sweetness and mild saltiness. Lots of buttered caramel on the nose with coffee, vanilla and a marked toastiness. A good sip for the holiday season and would work well with a nice creme caramel or pumpkin…
Stanley Park Brewery Wit
This Belgian-style wheat aged (Witbier = white beer) is golden-straw in colour and hazy from the yeast and wheat that remain in the unfiltered beer. There are hints of coriander, star anise, malt and lots of fruit, orange peel and citrus in the bottle. A refreshing beer to sip alongside some fried chicken at a…
Parallel 49 Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale
A ruby red coloured ale with lots of dark malt, cirtrus and hop aroma and flavour. They’ve used late hop additions and dry-hoppying. There’s a slight bitterness. A truly enjoyable brew. Would like to sip this with some buffalo wings. About Parallel 49: As a group of craft beer lovers, founders Mike, Nick, and Anthony…
Parallel 49 Old Boy
This traditional British ale is an made as an ode to the pub beers of England. A smooth malty beer with caramel, cocoa and light on the hops. A nice clean beer that works well with red meat dishes such as a stew or pot pie. About Parallel 49: As a group of craft beer…
