by Jeremy | Sep 21, 2016 | BC Regions, Beer Festivals, Beer Me BC, Beer Styles, Blogs and Writers, Cask Beer, Cities, Craft Beer, Events, Stout, Travel, Vancouver Island, Victoria
A bit under two weeks back I was at the 24th annual Great Canadian Beer Fest in Victoria and it was really a blast. With the 25th anniversary coming up next year, I would urge anyone who has never attended to make plans to be there in 2017. If the last two years are...
by Jeremy | Jun 17, 2015 | BC Regions, Beer Styles, Brewery Visits, Cask Beer, Cities, Craft Beer, India Pale Ale, Lower Mainland, Stout, Travel
This past weekend I enjoyed a brief camping trip with some good friends. I decided on a circuit route that would take us past Howe Sound Brewing since I realized, not that long ago that I’ve actually never been to the brewery, in spite of many trips to and beyond...
by Jeremy | Mar 11, 2015 | BC Regions, Brewery Visits, Cask Beer, Cities, Craft Beer, Travel, Vancouver Island, Victoria
I actually drove right by Category 12 Brewing when I approached. Honestly, I don’t know how I missed the sign outside as it’s plainly obvious. My only explanation is that I was looking south instead of north, getting left and right mixed up as usual. Tasting lounge...
by Jeremy | Mar 4, 2015 | Beer Festivals, Cask Beer, Victoria
Attempting some pre-Victoria recon After buying my ticket to the Opening Cask Night that I mentioned last week, I was determined to do my homework in preparation for the event. For me, this meant ‘drinking the island’ as much as possible over the next couple of weeks....
by Jeremy | Jan 28, 2015 | BC Regions, Beer Styles, Cask Beer, Cities, Craft Beer, Lower Mainland, Metro Vancouver, Stout, Vancouver
tl;dr: I love stouts and there aren’t enough around this winter from new breweries. It is almost February and at the moment the number of stouts from local craft breweries – specifically the newer ones – is woefully inadequate. So woeful, in fact,...
by Jeremy | Nov 24, 2014 | BC Regions, Beer Festivals, Beer Styles, Cask Beer, Cities, Craft Beer, Events, Lower Mainland, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver
Hop Scotch festival was this past weekend and it was truly a blast. It was my first time attending and, based on the video from last year’s event, I had a particular set of expectations: busy, packed, loud, and busy. As it turned out, it was most of those things, but...
