Welcoming over 65 breweries in 2018, Fest of Ale lines up to be another cracker The Okanagan Fest of Ale rolls back into Penticton, BC April 13th and 14th 2018 and it’s already shaping up to be another great year for the annual beer festival. Fest of Ale is one of the longest running beer festivals in…
Ravens Brewing Co. – Flying Dutchman North East IPA Review Ravens Brewing Company in Abbotsford released their Flying Dutchman North East IPA in early October. The beer pours a cloudy golden orange with three fingers of off-white head that leaves plenty of lacing behind in the glass. The aroma is of mango, passion fruit, tangerine,…
Bomber Brewing Sawdust City Collaboration Spicy Nuggs Imperial Rye Stout Review Bomber Brewing collaborated with Sawdust City Brewing Co. from Muskoka ON on this spicy Imperial Rye Stout. The beer pours a thick, opaque black with three fingers of brown, lasting head that leaves trace lacing behind in the glass. The aroma is of coffee,…
Bomber Brewing Craft Brewers Guild Collaboration Oktoberfest Lager Review Bomber Brewing in East Vancouver teamed up with the BC Craft Brewers Guild along with IMS Lables, West Coast Canning, and BSG Canada to create this Oktoberfest Lager in celebration of BC Craft Beer Month. The beer pours from the 500mL can a clear golden-amber colour…
Strathcona Beer Company – Cherry IPA Review Strathcona Beer Company brings out their Cherry IPA, an intersting and uncharacteristic take on the IPA style. The beer pours an opaque mahogany with one finger of brown head leaving plenty of lacing behind in the glass. The aroma is of rich malts, dark fruits, plum, cherry and…
Strathcona Beer Company – NE IPA Review Strathcona Beer Company in East Vancouver released their new NE IPA. Recent collaborations with Superflux Beer Company seem to have helped them create a winner with this one.  The beer pours a slightly hazy golden orange colour with one finger of off-white head that leaves some lacing behind. The aroma is of…
The third annual BC Hop Fest was a runaway success proving pouring rain won’t keep the hop-heads away A rainy Saturday on Sumas Prairie was the site of the third annual BC Hop Fest on September 30th, 2017. Considering the hefty turnout you’d think it was a mid-summer day – aside from the umbrellas and…
Granville Island Brewing – So-Cal Style IPA Review The newest release in Granville Island Brewing Company’s small-batch series is the So-Cal Style IPA.  The beer pours a hazy orange to copper colour with two fingers of off-white head that leave plenty of lacing behind in the glass.  The aroma is of mango, passion fruit, tropical…
Ravens Brewing Co. – Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel Review Ravens Brewing Company brings us a new installment from their barrel-aged series in this Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel.  The beer pours a cloudy golden colour with half a finger of off-white head that dissipates quickly leaving no lacing behind.  The aroma is of grain and bread,…
Strathcona Beer Co. – Catching Feathers IPA Review Strathcona Beer Company came out of the gate with their British IPA in their core lineup and for a while no other version of the style seemed forthcoming.  That is until now with the release of their Catching Feathers IPA.  The beer pours a clear golden colour…
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