Staking big claims about small beer
One of the great things about driving 4-5 hours to meet up off the grid with a group is that there is always someone to share a beer with. And when you have more than one person enjoying a big beer like an IPA, you can do silly things like an IPA taste off. My... Continue Reading →
To make a horrible generalization about Victoria-area beer from a Lower Mainlander's perspective, I find I'm often seeing the same offerings annually (or at least that's all the local shops are ordering and stocking near me). I've always enjoyed Fat Tug, or Blue Buck, going back years. But now that we've surely hit PEAK CRAFT... Continue Reading →
Of all the limited releases out there, I will try even harder to secure a 4-pack when I see it's a new pale ale. And since I was already visting the Twin Sails Brewing taproom to pick up their Random Thoughts saison that I wrote about last post, this was a pretty easy decision to... Continue Reading →
Whenever I'm heading up to the ranch, I wonder if I'll have the chance to locate something interesting from one of our BC craft beer producers. It might be surprising to some, but it can be very difficult to get some of these limited release beers if you are more than 10-15km from the brewery.... Continue Reading →
The stunning new Vancouver Island craft brewer Mt. Arrowsmith Brewing has done it again with another welcomed release. I was pleased to bring a bomber of Low Pressure Porter up to the Cariboo, rather certain that no one in the history of beer drinking had done that before. I definitely get into stouts and porters... Continue Reading →
It's never a good sign when I can't even claim to be the first to drink a specific beer in the Cariboo, but when it's brewed in the Cariboo I'm SOL. I recently made the trek to 100 Mile House for supplies and a brief stop in at Jackson's Social Club and Brew House. I've... Continue Reading →
My local North Vancouver cold beer & wine usually stocks 2 types of Twin Sails Brewing beer - Dat Juice which I always enjoy and the multigrain IPA which I don't. Before heading out on our latest trip to the Cariboo I stopped in just to see if things might have changed. And I found... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I'm not in the Cariboo, and (sometimes worse) I can't seek out the best of BC craft beer to drink. I've been away from BC before, and unless it's in the Cascadian corridor, beer can be very hit and miss. Not to say that the sea urchin and tomato water gose at Burnside was... Continue Reading →
On a cold November day in the Cariboo, keeping warm is an exciting activity to pursue. While this often takes the form of stoking a wood fire (or cosying up to the fire pit outside), beverages often begin to reflect this too. When I found this collab offering from Vancouver Island Brewing and Gladstone Brewing,... Continue Reading →
