Ocean Wise, in partnership with the Craft Brewers Association of BC, are hosting the second annual Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown this Wednesday. The event features ten finalist Ocean Wise chefs, will work with five local craft brewers to create beer pairings for their chowder. Participants will dine on the 10 chowders and their corresponding pairings, and will be able to sample all beers for the local breweries.

November 25 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown
Vancouver Aquarium
845 Avison Way, Vancouver
Tickets: $35 online
Info: online

phone: (604) 488 0110
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It’s been a busy few weeks for craft beer fans here in Vancouver, and this week is no exception. Today is Darby’s second Meet The Brewmaster event, this time featuring Stephan Buhl of Tree Brewing. Stephan will be on-hand to lead us through Tree Brewing’s lineup, including Black Tree on draught, Hop Head Red Ale, and featuring appetizers specially prepared by chef Alex Rotherham. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door. Included with your ticket are appetizers, a pint of Tree’s Black Tree Dark Ale, and samples of all of Tree brewing’s lineup, including the new Hop Head Red Ale.

This Wednesday is the Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown, in which 10 chefs and 5 local breweries create seafood chowders paired with local craft beer. More info on that in the featured article.

Lastly, DIX’s yearly X-mas X-treme Caskival is just around the corner!

St. Augustines’s Manichean Mondays

Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)

Dix Cask Thursday

The Whip Real Ale Sundays

16th Street Liquor Store

Brewery Creek

Darby’s Liquor Store

Firefly Fine Wines and Ales

Tickets: $20 in advance and for CAMRA members, $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advanced at Darby’s
- Tree Brewing brewmaster Stefan Buhl will be on hand for a fun, relaxed evening featuring Tree
Brewing’s beers. Participants will be able to sample Stefan’s newest
beer Black Tree Dark Ale and HopHead 45 as well as Tree Brewing award
winning beers Cutthroat Pale Ale, HopHead IPA and Thirsty Beaver Amber
Ale. Darby’s chef Alex Rotherham has prepared special appetizers for this event to compliment the beer.

Cost: $135 per person
- The Dirty Apron and Russell Brewing will lead a hand-on cooking class focusing on craft beer. Participants will be lead through the creation of a three course meal that features craft beer from Russell Brewing and an ingredient in each course. Participants will then enjoy their creations paired with a flight of Russell craft beer in the Dirty Apron’s dinning room.

November 25 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Ocean Wise Seafood Chowder ChowDown
Vancouver Aquarium
845 Avison Way, Vancouver

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The Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise program will be hosting it’s second
annual Seafood Chowder ChowDown, a seafood chowder competition
featuring local, sustainable seafood. Dine on seafood chowder from ten
Ocean Wise chef finalists at the Vancouver Aquarium. Additionally,
chefs will pair their chowders with local beer from Granville Island,
Phillips, R&B, Tree, and Whistler brewing.

November 28 @ 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Firefly Maple Ridge Grand Opening
Firefly Maple Ridge
21755 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge
 - This Saturday is the official grand opening of Firefly’s Maple Ridge location. Firefly has organized complementary, casual beer and wine tasting to celebrate, featuring craft beer from Mission Springs, Howe Sound, Dead Frog, Central City and Granville Island.

December 5 @ 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Dix BBQ & Brewery
871 Beatty Street, Vancouver
 - a Vancouver Real Ale institution, don’t miss your chance to survey two dozen winter warmers from BC’s top brewers, many of which are one-offs you may never ever taste again.

January 1 – March 31

Campagnolo
1020 Main St., Vancouver
– From January to the end of March Campagnolo will feature a special menu pairing their signature pizzas with craft beer. Campagnolo will pair their margarita pizza with R&B Lager, their Salciccia pizza with R&B Raven Cream Ale, and their Funghi pizza paired with a bottle of Menabrea Italian Lager.

January 10

The Whip
209 E 6th Ave., Vancouver
 - R&B Brewing and the whip host the third annual Feast of Five Firkins. Five brewers, five firkins, five courses. More information to come…

CAMRA Vancouver AGM

Don’t forget there are many more events listed on the CAMRA Vancouver Calendar.