May 24, 2012 – 5:00pm – CLOSING They are brothers from different mothers, but all sons of the hop. Four Pacific Northwest brewers have teamed up to host a night of Hop-tastic food and drink. Each brewer will be bringing multiple styles of hoppy brews for guests to sample, taste and discuss at Smileys Public…
Tag: Vancouver Craft Beer Week
VCBW – Biercraft Belgian Showcase
May 21 -6:00pm – CLOSING We’re pouring over 50 Belgian and Belgian-style beers for you to sample to your heart’s content. Along with such legends as Rochefort, St. Bernardus, and Delirium Tremens you can also sample some of the best examples of Belgian styles created by both local and US craft breweries such as Green…
Clough Club Presents 1st Annual Battle of the Bartender Beer Cocktail Competition
May 22, 2012 6:00pm – 10:00pm Rogue Brewery, Clough Club and Lamplighter have joined forces to present the first annual VCBW Beer Cocktail Competition. 15 of Vancouver’s Top Bartenders will square off at Clough Club with only their bar tools and creativity to create a cocktail using one of Rogue Brewery’s limited release beers. Their…
Big Lou’s Butcher Shop and Two Chefs and A Table present Unibroue at The Cultch
Legendary Quebec brewer makes first appearance at Craft Beer Week Two Chefs and a Table and Big Lou’s Butcher Shop are very excited to present a Unibroue portfolio tasting at the Cultch. This very special Vancouver Craft Beer Week event will feature Sylvain Bouchard, Unibroue’s Beer Sommelier along with a menu of authentic Quebec-style dishes…
R & B Cask Night at r.tl
#VCBW May 10 – Monday ONLY $50 FOR BEER AND DINNER Inspired by the r.tl regional concept, R&B’s brewmaster Rick Dellow has created five exclusive new beers for you to discover. Join us as we tap these five casks and enjoy flavours from Central America, Germany, Belgium, North America and England, while r.tl’s Chef Marcus…
Cicerone vs. Sommelier
#VCBW Monday May 9 Ladies and Gentlemen; the time has finally come to answer the age-old question that haunts us day and night. Beer or Wine? Grain or Grape? Cicerone or Sommelier? Boneta owner and wine aficionado Neil Ingram will pit his beloved grape against Chester Carey of Brewery Creek Liquor Store and his adored…
Vancouver Craft Beer Week – Phillips’ Brewmaster’s Dinner
Tuesday May 10 – 8 pm – 10 pm Five course beer-pairing dinner featuring delicious beers from Vancouver Island’s award winning Phillip’s Brewery. Chefs Don Farion and Stephen Chandband present a locally inspired menu designed to pair perfectly with the fantastic hand crafted beers of Matt Phillips’ who will be in attendance to discuss his…
Vancouver Beer Craft Week – The Brooklyn Crawl
$57 Join on us Tuesday May 10th and Wednesday May 11th (7pm – 10pm) for a crawl through a few of our locations here in Gastown while enjoying the beer of Brooklyn Brewery . The evening will start with a reception in the Shebeen Whisk(e)y House, followed by dinner at the Irish Heather served on the 40′ communal…
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is Here!
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is a celebration taking place throughout metropolitan Vancouver from May 10 – 16, 2010. It aims to inspire a broader interest in all aspects of beer in order to cultivate a flourishing craft beer culture in the region. VCBW consists of a series of signature festival events and independently-organized satellite events…
The Baromoter on 104.3
Vancouver Craft Beer Week – Jody Vance gets the update on this week’s Dining Guide with The Good Life Vancouver’s Cassandra Anderton. It’s all about Vancouver’s Craft Beer Week and the restaurant’s that support Craft Beer. From May 10 – 16 local craft breweries have teamed up with local establishments to showcase the beer phenomenon…
VCBW – Boilermaker Challenge at Pourhouse
Sunday, May 16 Howe Sound Boilermaker Challenge Pourhouse 162 Water St., Vancouver (map) 2:00pm – 5:00pm Pourhouse in Gastown proudly presents the Howe Sound Boilermaker Challenge where 8 of the city’s top bartenders will go head to head in a judged competition to choose the best beer and whiskey pairing. Selecting from Howe Sound’s eclectic…
Whistler Brewing at Cru
May 16 Cru Restaurant 1459 West Broadway, Vancouver (map) 6:30pm – 10:00pm A unique dining experience! Five beers, five courses, one fantastic evening of food and beer pairing. Chef Alana Peckham will prepare a delicious five-course menu to match the wonderful range of flavours and textures offered by Whistler Brewing Co. From the light…
VCBW Green Flash Brewmaster at r.tl
Join Brew master Chuck Silva and the r.tl team to enjoy a five course meal paired with green flash beer. Delicious, bold and flavourful beer will be paired with scallops, fois gras, suckling pig, lamb and more! Definitely not for the faint of heart. Call 604 638 1550 to reserve your seat! R.T.L 1130…
VCBW – BC Craft Beer Tasting
May 15 – Presented by Just Here For The Beer Edgewater Casino (map) Start Time: 7:00 – 11:00pm BC has some of the best beer in the world! Celebrate the rich heritage of BC Craft Breweries and sample a huge range of beers from every corner of the province. New products including seasonal lagers and…
VCBW – Four Beers and a Funeral Brewpub Crawl
May 15 – Steamworks, DIX BBQ & Brewery, Yaletown Brewing and Dockside Brewing In life, we all experience loss, and wIth this loss comes mourning. The Vancouver craft beer scene is about to lose one of it’s own when DIX BBQ & Brewery shuts its doors forever in the near future. Come join Vancouver’s own…
VCBW – BC Beer Awards Tasting Event
May 14 – Heritage Hall 3102 Main St., Vancouver (map) Start Time: 7:00- 11:00 pm Celebrate the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners of BC’s first open, blind-judged beer competition for local commercial brewers. Guests can sample the top 11 beers from the 188 submitted and enjoy them with beer-friendly food. $30
VCBW – Good and Evil at Waazubeez
May 13 Waazubeez 1622 Commercial Drive, (map) Tel: 604 253 5299 Start Time: 7:00 pm til late Good or Evil? Or both? The fight for your beer soul continues on Commercial Drive at Waazubee Cafe. Come and enjoy 6 sleeves of beer from an epic selection of delicious darks (think stouts and porters) and uplifting…
VCBW – Women and Beer
May 13 – The Refinery 1115 Granville Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 687 8001 Start Time: 7:00 pm Meet and mingle with some of our local women in the beer industry: Aly Tomlin, Operation manager, R&B Brewing Becky Julseth, Co-owner, Saltspring Island Ales Claire Connolly, Brewer, Turning Point Brewery Leslie Fenn, Owner and Director, Howe…
VCBW – Gastropub Crawl – Shebeen, Heather, Salt
Upright Crawl Irish Heather 210 Carrall Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 255 4218 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Shebeen 6:30pm – 8:00pm, Long Table at Irish Heather 8:00pm – 9:00pm, Salt Portland’s Upright Brewing specializes in farmhouse-inspired ales rooted in France and Belgium, but made with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist. The name is a…
VCBW – Chambar Beer Dinner
May 11 – Crafting Excellence Chambar Restaurant 562 Beatty Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 879 7119 Start Time: 7:30pm – $100 Come and enjoy a unique dining experience at Chambar Restaurant as Chef Nico Schuermans prepares a custom five-course menu paired with Chambar’s own crafted ale. The dinner will also showcase our exclusive Petrus Dubbel…
