To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), held every year on March 8th, women of the brewing world usually get together for a special collaboration brew day. Often organized by chapters of the Pink Boots Society®, an organization created to “assist, inspire, and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education,” these brew … Continued
Another year, another epic lineup of programming for Victoria Beer Week! The 2020 edition of this 9-day beer (and food) festival has some old favourites returning for another year, as well as some brand new events to spice up your life. Three, two, one… Lift Off! VBW launches on Friday, March 6th with Lift Off! … Continued
For those who enjoy their beer, there’s usually a need for a pick me up the following morning. Coffee and beer have developed this balanced relationship, with one taking priority in the AM hours, and the other making the afternoon and evening its home, but there are instances where the two meet in amazing happenstance. … Continued
Combining a skiing adventure while exploring the Kootenay Rockies West Ale Trail from Penticton, we visited the Trail Beer Refinery along with a few other breweries nearby as we meandered to RED Mountain Resort. Trail Beer Refinery The 13 local business partners who opened Trail’s first craft brewery (March 2017) thought the name should embrace … Continued
IT takes a brave soul… It’s nearly impossible to nab every release that comes out these days. Grabbing special releases from one of BC’s over 200 breweries, big-hitting European Legends, or one of the hyped brews from our American neighbours is a very tall order. Even if you could teleport yourself to every release, very … Continued
In this episode, Aaron visits the Canoe Brewpub in Victoria, BC. In the provincial capital of Victoria, not too far away from friends of the podcast Swans Brewery, Pub & Hotel and Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub is another historic brewery. Open in 1996, Canoe Brewpub is located in a historic 125-year-old building close to the Victoria … Continued
In this episode, Aaron visits Three Ranges Brewing in Valemount, BC. I was very fortunate to travel to a region of the province I’ve always wanted to visit. I hit the road and headed north to Valemount, British Columbia. In this small town in the Interior near Jasper, just across the Alberta border, there is … Continued
In this episode of the Cascadian Beer Podcast, Aaron visits Three Ranges Brewing in Valemount, BC. Earlier this year, Aaron Johnson was excited to travel north to Valemount, British Columbia. In this small town just across the Alberta border from Jasper, there is an award-winning brewery and a popular beer festival as well. I sat … Continued
Not done your holiday shopping? No worries, we’ve got your back with a gift guide of craft beer experiences that’ll make excellent stocking stuffers. All you need to do is click or tap to give the gift of beer. As of this post going live, it’s seven days until Christmas. This statement either makes you … Continued
People say life moves a little slower on the island, so maybe that’s why it took over 30 years from the start of the craft beer revolution until a craft brewery opened in Campbell River, a three-hour drive from where it all started. A Little History Lesson Back when Canada’s first brewpub, Spinnakers, opened in … Continued