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New Vancouver Bar Guide
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Travel writer John Lee has visited over one hundred bars in the Vancouver area to bring you this unique guide to Vancouver bars. The book is broken down by neighbourhood, and includes everything from upscale to ‘gritty’ pubs in Vancouver. Although the official publication date is January, copies can be purchased already at you local bookstore.
more information on Drinking Vancouver can be found here. |
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| Christmas and New Year’s are well on their way. If you’re looking for a last-minute gift idea for the craft beer enthusiast in your life look no further than a CAMRA Vancouver membership. CAMRA Members receive a 10% discount at the Alibi Room, Brewery Creek, Firefly, Viti, and the Wolf & Hound, along with discounts on local beer events. In addition, CAMRA Members also have the opportunity to attend members only events like the annual Mission to Mission.
If you’re looking for something to do this New Year’s Eve both BigRidge and DIX will be hosting New Year’s parties. BigRidge will have a DJ, and a special NYE feature menu nad DIX brewmaster Derrick Franche will be DJing a relaxed New Year’s party at DIX himself! As New Year’s falls on a Thursday Derrick will have a few casks tapped for the evening, including a brandied orange zest Imperial Stout.
Cheers!
Ryan O’Connor
Editor, CAMRA Vancouver
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Casks
Darby’s Pub and St. Augustine’s will both be adding new taps in the new year. Darby’s will soon be installing a new tower with 4 taps. all dedicated to craft beer. No word yet on what they’ll have on tap, but I’ve been told that it will be a rotation selection of beer from BC breweries. St. Augustine’s will be adding 4 new rotating taps as well, and there’s a possibility that they may bring up some craft beer from south of the border for these new taps.
The Alibi Room will be closed for the holidays from December 24th to January 4th, With brunch service only on January 2nd and 3rd. Regular hours resume on the 5th of January.
St. Augustines’s Manichean Mondays
December 21 and December 28 @ 6:00pm
St. Augustine’s will host a cask of Russell Brewing’s Black Death oak-aged porter today. Next week they will have a cask of R&B’s Dark Star Oatmeal stout. Two great stouts for the holidays!
Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)
December 24 @ 4:00pm
No cask this week due to Christmas Eve.
Dix Cask Thursday
December 24 @ 5:00pm
No cask this week due to Christmas Eve.
The Whip Real Ale Sundays
December 27 @ 4:00pm
If you missed the cask of Whistler Brewhouse’s Big Wolf Bitter at DIX X-Mas X-treme, the here’s your chance to try it. This Sunday The Whip will have a cask of Dave Woodward’s Big Wolf Bitter. This bitter is a perfect match for many types of food — try it with the fish and chips (a classic pairing).
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New Beer Arrivals/Restocks/Seasonals
Brewery Creek
3045 Main Street, Vancouver
11:00am – 11:00pm daily Abbaye des Rocs Noel; Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller Barleywine (08 and 09 vintages); Fuller’s Vintage Ale; Rogue Yellow Snow (Growler); Scaldis Premium Noel; Southern Tier Oat Imperial Stout. Restocks: Brooklyn Local 1; Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Vancouver)
2857 Cambie Street, Vancouver
10:00am – 11:00pm daily
Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller (08 and 09 vintages); Green Flash Barleywine; North Coast Old Rasputin XII; Rogue Mogul Madness, Yellow Snow (Growler); Salt Spring Island Pale Ale, Porter; Southern Tier Iniquity Imperial Black Ale, Oat Imperial Oatmeal Stout. Restocks: Granville Island Jolly Abbott.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Maple Ridge)
21755 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge
10:00am – 11:00pm daily Brooklyn Local 2; Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale; Konig Ludwig Weiss; Lighthouse Brewing Winter Ale; Pyramid Snow Cap; Rogue Mogul Madness, Yellow Snow (Growler).
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| Upcoming Events
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.”
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
Cost: $85 ($75 for CAMRA members)
info: thewhipresturaunt.com
- R&B Brewing and the whip host the third annual Feast of Five Firkins. Five brewers, five firkins, five courses! Tickets are on sale now, and with only 70 tickets available they are sure to sell fast. Tickets can be purchased at The Whip.
January 17 @ 2:30pm
CAMRA Vancouver AGM
January 23 @ 3:00pm
Darby’s Meet the Brewmaster with Tim Brown (Mission Springs)
- Darby’s hosts Mission Springs brewmaster Tim Brown for their third Meet the Brewmaster event. Tim will be on hand to lead an informal tasting of Mission Springs’s beers, including
Big Chief Cream Ale, Bombshell Blonde Ale, Fat Guy Oatmeal Stout, and Olde Sailor’s IPA. As usual, Darby’s chef Alex Rotherham has prepared appetizers to pair with Tim’s beer. Tickets can be purchased at Darby’s, and include a sample of each of Tim’s beer plus appetizers.
Don’t forget there are many more events listed on the CAMRA Vancouver Calendar.
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