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BLOGS OF INTEREST
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Barley Mowat blogs: "The craft beer movement has brought us a slew of excellent beers and some entirely new styles, but virtually all these new beers are heavy, high alcohol numbers. I suspect this is an instinctive reflex away from the low alcohol light beers so favoured by the sh*t beer fans" Read more for Barley Mowat here!The Comox Valley Echo reports that Surgenor Brewing is up for sale: "The micro-brewery is being promoted as a going concern, and the current owners hope a major new investment in the business will lead to expansion..." Read more here.
Thirsty Writer
The above blogs have a primary focus on craft beer in Vancouver and British Columbia. These blogs present commentary of our local craft beer scene, and as such, contain content and opinions that CAMRA Vancouver may not share. We welcome your comments or suggestions.
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Greetings!
On Saturday March 5th your CAMRA Vancouver executive took a trip to Russell Brewing. Head brewer Jack Bensley and President Andrew Harris were on hand to discuss what they've been working on at Russell, including their brewmaster series and their upcoming barrel-aged wheat wine (which is still a few months away). CAMRA Vancouver is excited to report that Jack will be expanding Russell's barrel-aging program over the coming year, and that he's already set to brew the second batch of his wheat wine.
In this newsletter two weeks ago we reported that there would be at least one cask event every day from Thursday, February 24th to Friday, March 4th. Over those nine days there was a staggering twelve casks tapped across the Lower Mainland, from Kitsilano to North Vancouver to Surrey. We would like to congratulate CAMRA Vancouver member Danny Seeton for attending every cask over those nine days. Danny has set a new local record for the most cask events attended over a consecutive set of days, and has shown that no matter where you live in Vancouver there is a cask event nearby.
At last year's Vancouver Home Brewing Awards Matt Anderson and Danny Seeton took the Best in Show award for their 'Rocket to Russia' bourbon oak-aged Imperial Stout, and as part of their award they've brewed a full 14000 litre batch of this beer with Yaletown Brewing brewmaster Iain Hill. After spending over a month and a half conditioning, Rocket to Russia will go on tap this Thursday at Yaletown Brewing. Matt, Danny, and Iain describe this 10.5% abv Imperial Stout as being very smooth with a distinctive American oak flavour reminiscent of new world red wines. Matt, Danny, and Iain will be on hand for the launch at this Thursday's cask event.
Lastly, There are still two tickets left for R&B Brewing's beer dinner at Chutney Villa on March 14th. R&B Brewing has prepared five special beers, three of which will be cask-conditioned, to pair with five courses of Chutney Villa's South Indian cuisine. Check out the menu online.
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CAMRA Executive Update
Policy and Advocacy Group gets off to a big start
Over 40 enthusiastic CAMRA members gathered last night at the Alibi Room to discuss issues related to the CAMRA's core values. With representation from brewers, publicans, retail and wholesale trade as well as concerned consumers, topics from distributional, tied houses, taxation and home-brewing laws were discussed at length. Commitments were made to dig into specific issues. The ball is definitely moving. The next meeting is scheduled for April 5th. For more information about how you can get involved click here |
Casks
Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)March 10@ 4:00pm
Brewmaster Iain Hill will tap a cask of his award-winning Brick and Beam IPA this Thursday. As a change of pace, Iain has cask-conditioned this IPA with UK Goldings rather than the usual Northwest dry-hopping this cask usually receives.
London Pub "Tap that Cask"
March 11 @ 5:00pm
This Friday London Pub will be serving a cask of Red Racer IPA. No word on what this cask of award-winning IPA is cask-conditioned with, but knowing the boys at Central City's penchant for hops we're in for a treat. Casks of Red Racer IPA tend to go pretty quick, so make sure you're there on time to guarantee your pint.
The Whip Real Ale Sundays March 13 @ 4:00pm
The Whip has arraigned for a cask of Salt Spring Island's Golden Ale for this week's Real Ale Sunday cask event. Salt Spring Island Ales describes this sessionable golden ale as having a nutty malt profile with citrus hop notes.
St. Augustines's Manichean Mondays March 14 @ 6:00pm
No word on this week's cask at St. Augustines's. Watch @CAMRA_YVR for updates as they happen.
Railway Club Rail Ale Tuesdays
March 15 @ 5:00pmTuesday's cask at the Railway Club will be Russell Brewing's Irish Red Ale. Come on down to Railway Club for a pint of brewmaster Jack Bensley's authentic Irish-style red ale.
Upcoming Casks
There are many monthly cask events around town in addition to the weekly events mentioned above. Watch out for the following upcoming casks later in the month.
London Pub's St. Patrick's Day
March 17 @ 5:00pm
London Pub will be celebrating St. Patrick's day with a special cask from Russell Brewing. Rumour has it that Russell brewmaster Jack Bensley has prepared a cask of his Irish Red Ale for the occasion.
Granville Room Elysian Cask NightMarch 21 @ 6:00pm
Granville Room will host a special cask event Monday, March 21st featuring two casks from Seattle's Elysian Brewing Company. Elysian has sent up a cask of their highly-regarded 'The Wise' ESB and 'Immortal' IPA for this event, and Granville Room will have their Avatar Jasmine IPA on draught as well.
Central City Cask NightMarch 26 @ 4:00pm
The last Saturday of the month is Cask Night at Central City! The cask is tapped at 4:00pm, and executive chef Carl Sawatsky will have a special feature to pair with the cask. Live music will take place after the cask event, so stick around to watch the featured performer.
Granville Room R&B Cask NightMarch 28 @ 6:00pm
Granville Room's second cask event takes place Monday, March 18th with a special cask of R&B Brewing's Sour Cherry Cream Ale. Prepared specially for Granville Room, R&B's Sour Cherry Cream Ale has a chocolate aroma and light nutty malt profile balanced by sour Macedonian cherries.
Sunset Grill Kits CaskMarch 31 @ 7:00pm
The Sunset Grill provides cask-conditioned real ale in the heart of Kitsilano with a monthly cask event on the last Thursday of each month.
Taylor's Crossing Firkin Friday April 1 @ 5:00pm
Sample Taylor's Crossing brewmaster David Varga's latest cask-conditioned creation on the first Friday of the month.
Cascade Room CaskApril 6 @ 5:00pm
The Cascade Room taps a cask on the first Wednesday of each month. Enjoy a pint of real ale in the heart of Main Street.
Abigail's Party April 11 @ 6:00pm
Abigail's Party hosts the fourth installment of their monthly cask night on Tuesday, April 11th. This month's cask will be from Howe Sound Brewing. |
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New Beer Arrivals/Restocks/Seasonals
Big Ridge LRS
#103 15250 Highway 10, Surrey
11:00am - 11:00pm daily
Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout; Driftwood Cuvee D'Hiver; Elysian Immortal IPA; Histachino Nest Weizen Ale. Restocks: Anchor Porter; Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA. .
Brewery Creek
3045 Main Street, Vancouver
11:00am - 11:00pm daily
Brick Laker Lager, Red Baron Blonde Lager, Waterloo Dark Lager; Lighthouse Keepers Stout.
Central City Liquor Store
13450 102 Ave, Vancouver
9:00am - 11:00pm daily
Howe Sound Pothole Filler Imperial Stout, Rockfish Red Ale, Total Eclipse of the Hop.
Darby's LRS
2001 Macdonald St., Vancouver
9:00am - 11:00pm daily
Granville Island Irish Red; Howe Sound Rockfish Red. Restocks: Deschutes Hop Henge Experimental IPA; Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, Burton Baton, Chicory Stout, Indian Brown Ale; Green Flash Grand Cru, Imperial IPA, Le Freak, West Coast IPA; Howe Sound Megadestroyer, Pothole Filler; Lakefront IPA; Rogue Dead Guy (Growler); Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA; Swans Berry Ale, Coconut Porter, ESB, Scotch Ale.
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*in the interest of keeping the Newsletter brief we have linked full details to the below events to our CAMRA calendar which you can access by clicking on the name of the event.
March 14 @ 7:00pm
Chutney Villa
147 East Broadway, Vancouver
- pairing dinner Tickets are $55, call (604) 872-2228 to make reservations. Two tickets left!
March 15 @ 7:00pm
Firefly Cambie
- beer sampling event. three seats left!
March 19 - Day trip
- Members only bus trip to Howe Sound Brewery and BrewHouse at Whistler. Full details and ticket information on our website.
March 27 @ 12 Noon
Kingfishers Waterfront Bar & Grill
23840 River Road, Maple Ridge
Reservations: (604) 463-0094
- The newly formed CAMRA Fraser Valley is hosting their first event! There will be a cask of Driftwood ESB tapped. $5/sleeve for CAMRA Members ($6 for non-members). Free Driftwood Glassware (sleeve size) for first 24 CAMRA Members. 10% off food for CAMRA Members and up to 3 of their guests. Full menu available plus there will be a seafood buffet brunch going until 3PM. Other Driftwood Beers that will be on tap: Farmhand Saison, Blackstone Porter.
March 29 @ 7:00pm
Big Ridge Brewing Company
April 16 - All day event
CAMRA Vancouver's Fest of Ale, Spring Sessional
- A challenge to all brewers to create a tasty alternative to "big beers" by creating an ale with 3.5% ABV or lower. Some might call these beers "sessional." Full details to be released soon. 13 breweries participating so far and the list is growing!
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