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BLOGS OF INTEREST
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Check out Yet Another Damn Beer Blog's coverage of St. Patrick's Day: "If you're out-by, as I've said, try to find yourself a Backhand of God or a Black Plague on tap. If you're looking for a dry Irish stout that you can get in an easy-to-carry-home six-pack, then you should pick up one of the most underrated beers on the Island."
Read the rest at yetanotherdamnbeerblog.blogspot.com.
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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"The information in this Newsletter is collected and broadcasted for the benefit of all CAMRA members and readers. CAMRA Vancouver, while making every effort to ensure accuracy and a timely delivery, assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. "
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 Greetings!
CAMRA Vancouver's Fest of Ale: Spring Sessional is less than a month away! On Saturday April 16th CAMRA Vancouver will hold our spring cask festival at London Pub featuring "session strength" beers (less than 5% ABV) from fifteen BC craft breweries. This will be an all day open house style cask festival; ticket holders can come and go as they please throughout the day. Advance tickets ($10) go on sale today and include a commemorative 10oz taster, your first fill, and early entry (11:00am). More info on our Spring Sessional cask festival can be found on our website here and online tickets sales can be found here.
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is coming up fast! This year's beer week will be May 6th to 14th. Signature events will be announced on the 1st of April, dinners and specials will be announced on the 8th of April. Ticket sales start the same day as announcement. Sign up for their Newsletter and follow them on Facebook and Twitter to make sure you don't miss out! Granville Room hosted the first installment of their weekly cask event this past Monday featuring two casks from Seattle's Elysian Brewing. Less than two hours and they were tapped out! Granville Room's second cask night will take place this coming Monday and will feature a special Sour Cherry Cream Ale cask from R&B Brewing.
Big Ridge's second brewmaster's dinner at their new location will take place next Wednesday, March 29th. Brewmaster Tariq Khan will be in attendance for a four course beer dinner featuring his Harvest Lager, 152 Pilsner, Rodeo Red, and Old Sullivan Porter. Big Ridge will also have an optional vegetarian menu. Moe information can be found in this week's 'Events' section.
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CAMRA Executive Update
Policy and Advocacy Group next meeting April 5th, 6.30pm As a follow up to our first meeting on March 8th, where over 40 enthusiastic members gathered to discuss issues related to CAMRA's core values, we are set to meet again. Please join fellow members, brewers, publicans, retailers, wholesalers and other colleagues interested in consumer rights, at the Railway Club (back room), April 5th @ 6.30pm. For more information on the first meeting and how you can get involved click here. New attendees welcome! Help Wanted Website: Are you very familiar with Word Press and websites? Do you have some time and want to get involved with CAMRA? We need some help with keeping our website up to date with all of the many exciting things going on with CAMRA and the craft beer community. Please contact our Creative Director, Brooklyn for more information or to express interest. |
Casks
Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)March 24 @ 4:00pm
Brewmaster Iain Hill has prepared a brettanomyces conditioned IPA for this week's Making it Real cask event. Iain has inoculated a cask of his Brick and Beam IPA with Brettanomyces bruxellensis, which should impart the classic barnyard or 'horse blanket' brett profile to his citrusy Northwest-style IPA.
London Pub "Tap that Cask"
March 25 @ 5:00pm
London Pub will tap a dry-hopped cask of Russell Brewing's Pale Ale. No word on what Russell Brewing brewmaster Jack Bensley has dry-hopped this with, but it's sure to be a treat.
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. No word yet on the details of this week's cask.
The Whip Real Ale Sundays March 27 @ 4:00pm
This Sunday the Whip will tap a cask of Granville Island's Imperial IPA, the latest limited release from Granville Island Taproom brewmaster Vern Lambourne. 8.3% ABV, dry-hopped with Pacific Northwest hop varieties.
Granville Room R&B Cask NightMarch 28 @ 6:00pm
Granville Room's second cask event features 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.
St. Augustines's Manichean Mondays March 28 @ 6:00pm
No word yet on this week's cask at St Augustine's -- keep you eyes on @CAMRA_YVR for updates as they happen.
Railway Club Rail Ale Tuesdays
March 29 @ 5:00pmNo word yet on this week's cask. Again, follow us on Twitter @CAMRA_YVR for updates.
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.
Sunset Grill Kits Cask
March 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 Cask
April 6 @ 5:00pm
The Cascade Room taps a cask on the first Wednesday of each month. April's cask event will feature a cask of Red Truck Ale dry-hopped with Centennial. 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
Central City Liquor Store
Darby's LRS
2001 Macdonald St., Vancouver
9:00am - 11:00pm daily
Restocks: Delirium Tremens; Dogfish Head 90 min IPA; Howe Sound Pothole Filler, Total Eclipse of the Hop; Lakefront IPA; Lost Coast Indica IPA; Pretty Things American Darling Good Time Lager, Fluffy White Rabbits Hoppy Trippel, Jack D'Or American Saison, Saint Botolphs Town Rustic Dark Ale; Seirra Nevada Pale Ale, Torpedo Extra IPA.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, Maple Ridge
21755 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge10:00am - 11:00pm dailyAnderson Valley Brother David's Triple, Imperial IPA; De Ranke Cuvee de Ranke, XX Bitter; Fernie 'What the Huck' Huckleberry; Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout, Red Rice Ale; Paulaner Hell Lager. Restocks: Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale, Brother David's Double, Hop Ottin' IPA; Green Flash IPA; Hitachino Nest Ginger Brew; Lagunitas IPA; Paddock Wood Black Cat Lager, Loki Double IPA; Rogue Dead Guy (Growler); Samuel Smith Organic Raspberry, Strawberry; Tullibardine 1488 Strong Ale, Traditional Ale.
Libations Liquor Store, Shaughnessy
962 West King Edward, Vancouver10:00am - 9:00pm daily
Ayinger Alt Dunkel; Cannery 'No Justice' Pale Ale; Celebrator Doppelbock; Little Creatures Original Pilsner. Restocks: Driftwood Fat Tug IPA; He'Brew Rejewvenator; Lagunitas IPA; Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA.
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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 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 13 @ 6:00pm
Legacy Liquor Store
1633 Manitoba Street, Vancouver- test your beer knowledge. 20 contestants, 20 questions, 8 mystery beers, 2 skill based questions. $25 entry, $200 Legacy gift card grand prize.
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 and advance tickets here.
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