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CAMRA Vancouver Newsletter – December 14, 2009
Posted by admin on December 20th, 2009 and last modified on December 30th, 2009· Filed under Newsletter Archive
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Beer Pairings for the Holidays
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Wine is usually the first beverage to come to mind when one considers what to serve to guests over the holidays. However in many ways beer pairs as well, if not better, with the Christmas meal. According to Chester Carey, Canada’s first certified Cicerone, the holidays are usually a time for indulgence so most beer pairings should reflect this.
For ham, Chester recommends a malty scotch ale or a sweet, roasty stout. Try you Christmas ham with a bottle of Swan’s Scotch Ale, Belhaven’s Wee Heavy, Pike XXXX Stout, or Cannery Maple Stout.
The key to pairing with Turkey is to have the beer work with the stuffing says Chester. Try a spicy, herbal saison like Saison D’Epeauture or Driftwood Farmhand Saison. Chester also recommends the yeasty Epemere Pomme as it’s apple character pairs wonderfully with
poultry and sage.
Chester recommends a barleywine or eisbock to pair with sweet Christmas deserts. Try a Phillips Deadhead Barleywine or a Vancouver Island Hermannator Eisbock.
Chester Carey is Canada’s first certified Cicerone, and teaches an eight-week course on beer at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. |
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Please welcome our newest corporate sponsor, Lighthouse Brewing:
“Guiding you to better taste!“
Founded in 1998, Lighthouse Brewing has been providing British Columbia with craft beer for over 10 years. Lighthouse Brewing has been a leader in sustainable brewing, taking extra care in their brewing process to reduce their environmental impact. They have recently added an new bottling line, which they have used to produce interesting seasonal ales, such as their Lighthouse Winter Ale. In addition, Lighthouse brewing recently acquired new cask-ale equipment to expand their cask program. Speaking of which, St. Augustine’s will tap a cask from Lighthouse at 6:00pm today! It’s a dry-hopped IPA, cask-conditioned with Bohemian lager yeast and wildflower honey. This is the first cask from Lighthouse to be tapped this side of the strait!
In other news, Jeff Pennal, a co-worker of membership secretary Rodney Gitzel, has released Wine Tripper, an iPhone app for adventurous BC wine drinkers. But… what about BC beer? Jeff
says he’d definitely consider making a similar app for BC breweries and
beerpubs if he sees enough interest. Email Jeff to prod
him along!
Cheers!
Ryan O’Connor
Editor, CAMRA Vancouver
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Casks
St. Augustines’s Manichean Mondays
December 14 and December 21 @ 6:00pm
St Augustine’s has a cask from Lighthouse Brewing today! This is the first time a cask from Lighthouse will be tapped this side of the Georgia Strait. The cask is a dry-hopped IPA conditioned with a new Bohemian lager yeast and wildflower honey. On the 21st St. Augustine’s will host a cask of Russell Brewing’s Black Death oak-aged porter. Both of these breweries have purchased new cask equipment to expand their cask-ale programs, so look out for more casks from them in the future.
Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)
December 17 @ 4:00pm
No cask this week as Yaletown Brewing is closed for a private party, nor will there be a cask the following week, which is Christmas Eve.
Dix Cask Thursday
December 17 @ 5:00pm
This week brewmaster Derrick Franche will tap a cask of his IPA. Derrick is well-known for this big IPA, which pairs exceptionally well with the barbecue dishes at DIX.
The Whip Real Ale Sundays
December 20 @ 4:00pm
The Whip will have a cask of R&B’s Red Devil Pale Ale this Sunday. This copper-red, ‘not so pale’ ale is very versatile when it comes to food pairings. Try pairing this with The Whip’s organic beef burger, Mexican chicken burger, or the nori steak bites.
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New Beer Arrivals/Restocks/Seasonals
Brewery Creek
3045 Main Street, Vancouver
11:00am – 11:00pm daily Little Creatures Bright Ale, Pale Ale, Pilsner; Pelican India Pelican Ale, Kiwanda Cream Ale, MacPelican Scottish-style Ale, Tsunami Stout; Phillips Deadhead Barleywine, Instigator Doppelbock; Rogue Yellow Snow IPA.
Darby’s Liquor Store
2001 MacDonald Street, Vancouver
9:00am – 11:00pm daily Innis and Gunn Tripple Matured; Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat;
Moylans Hopsickle; Phillips Deadhead Barleywine, Instigator Dopplebock; Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale; Tree Spiced Reserved Ale. Restocks: Anchor Winter Ale; Brew Dog Hardcore IPA; Central City Winter Ale; Dog Fish Head 60 minute IPA, 90 minute IPA; Howe Sound Diamond Head Oatmeal Stout; Lost Coast Indica IPA Phillips Showcase Mix Pack; Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Vancouver)
2857 Cambie Street, Vancouver
10:00am – 11:00pm daily
North Coast Old Rasputin XII Imperial Stout; Pelican Tsumani Stout; Phillips Deadhead Barleywine, Instigator Doppelbock; Rogue Yellow Snow IPA; Tree Spiced Reserved Ale. Restocks: Howe Sound Father John’s Winter Ale; Lighthouse Winter Ale.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Maple Ridge)
21755 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge
10:00am – 11:00pm daily Anchor Porter; Fuller’s London Ale; Hook Norton Double Stout, Old Hooky; Singha Lager; Tree Brewing Raspberry Porter; Tin Whistle Chocolate Cherry Porter; Yukon Brewing Ice Fog IPA, Midnight Sun Espresso Stout.
Libations
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December 6 – December 30
Irish Heather Long Table Series
The Irish Heather GastroPub
212 Carrall Street, Vancouver
Cost: $12+
Info: Long Table Series blog
- due to the popularity of this series, it has been extended “until you stop coming.”
December 16 @ 7:00pm
Meetup.com Christmas Beer Tasting
Campoverde Social Club
1660 Cypress St., Vancouver
Cost: $40
RSVP: meetup.com
- “Christmas beers are here so let’s have a taste. We will be sampling 5 Belgian Christmas beer paired with delicious foods.” Attendees must RSVP in advance to attend.
January 1 – March 31
Campagnolo Pizza and Beer Pairing
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
3rd Annual Feast of Five Firkins
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…
January 17 @ 2:30pm
CAMRA Vancouver AGM
Don’t forget there are many more events listed on the CAMRA Vancouver Calendar.
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