#MVFeastOf2014

Chef GoodLifeVan (Michael Smith)

I was told that I could come to Feast of Fields this year to sit on a blanket, read a book and drink craft beer. Well I only managed to do one of the above but that one was the best part! The beer sampling of course.

The BC craft beer community was well represented with the following breweries:

Driftwood Brewing www.driftwoodbeer.com
Hoyne Brewing www.hoynebrewing.ca
Mission Springs Brewing Company www.missionsprings.ca
Powell Street Craft Brewery www.powellbeer.com
R&B Brewing www.r-and-b.com
Red Truck Beer www.redtruckbeer.com
Russell Brewing Co www.russellbeer.com
Salt Spring Coffee www.saltspringcoffee.com
Squeezed Wines www.squeezedwines.com
Stanley Park Brewery www.stanleyparkbrewery.ca
Surlie Brewing www.surliebrewing.ca

So, like the trooper I am, I took upon my self to try them all (or at least ones I haven’t had previously) and I came up with my own beer awards for the day.

#1 Mission Springs – Cherry Bomb Pale Ale
#2 tie Powell Street White IPA
#2 tie R&B Spruce Tip Pale Ale
Honourable Mention Surlie Brewing Solitaire Belgium Strong Dark Ale
Also worth mentioning was the Driftwood Farmhand Saison and Crooked Coast Altbier

Oh yeah there was food as well, and my notables were Forage with their pickled and preserved vegetables, Fable, who served an amazing pate topped with fruit, Choices inventive sturgeon and vegetable shooters and Lolita’s ground beef and chorizo tacos.

Cheers for now,
Michael