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Beer Wars Screening
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CAMRA Vancouver, along with Beer Thirst and the Alibi Room present the first Vancouver screenings of Beer Wars. Directed by Anat Baron, Beer Wars explores the behind the scenes of the American beer industry, where small, independent brewers have to fight daily against large, corporate brewers unwilling to lose any market share. We will be joined by special guest, Greg Koch, CEO & Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co for the screenings. Tickets are $15.76 for CAMRA members ($20.91 otherwise), and include a beer with the screening. Tickets can be purchased online only.
January 17 @ 5:30pm
Beer Wars Vancouver Screening
District 319
319 Main Street, Vancouver
Two screenings (6:00 and 8:00pm), doors open 5:30pm. |
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| Yes, It’s that time of year again… time to renew your CAMRA membership! You can renew your membership here. 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 and the opportunity to attend members only events.
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 while 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, and a happy New Year!
Ryan O’Connor
Editor, CAMRA Vancouver
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Casks
As mentioned last week, Darby’s Pub will be installing four new taps in the new year. With these four new taps they will add Central City ESB, Driftwood’s Driftwood Ale,Tree Brewing’s Cutthroat Pale Ale, and Turning Point’s Stanley Park Amber Ale to their current lineup.
The Alibi Room is closed until January 4th, With brunch service only on January 2nd and 3rd. Regular hours resume on the 5th of January.
Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)
December 31
No cask this Thursday due to New Year’s Eve. Yaletown Brewing will resume their weekly cask night on January 7th.
Dix Cask Thursday
December 31 @ 5:00pm
DIX will be hosting a relaxed New Year’s Eve party this Thursday. DIX brewmaster Derrick Franche will be DJ’ing the party, and since it’s a Thursday Derrick will tap a few casks to celebrate, including a brandied orange zest Imperial Stout.
Taylor’s Crossing Firkin Friday
January 1
There is no Firkin Friday at Taylor’s Crossing this week as Taylor’s Crossing is closed for New Year’s Day. However, brewmaster Dave Varga is working of some special casks for the near future.
The Whip Real Ale Sundays
January 3 @ 4:00pm The Whip will feature a cask from Central City this Saturday. No word yet on the specifics of the cask — watch the CAMRA Vancouver twitter and facebook accounts for updates!
St. Augustines’s Manichean Mondays
January 4 @ 6:00pm
St. Augustine’s will be pouring a cask of R&B’s Hoppelganger IPA next Monday.
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New Beer Arrivals/Restocks/Seasonals
Taylor’s Crossing brewmaster Dave Varga has released a porter as his latest seasonal. Red Truck Limited English Porter has a rich, robust profile with chocolate, dark caramel, and burnt sugar notes, with hops in the background to keep it balanced. It’s brewed with pale, amber,
crystal, and chocolate malt, and hopped with UK Kent Goldings; alcohol content is about 5.8%. In addition to Taylor’s Crossing, this latest Red Truck Limited Release is available at The Alibi Room, St Augustine’s, Cafe Barney’s (Main St.), and Revel Room.
Granville Island will be releasing a chocolate stout in February. They’ve partnered with Roger’s Chocolates to brew this stout with actual fair trade chocolate. Look for this in you favourite liquor stores in February. Also, Tree Brewing is busy brewing their much anticipated Hop Head Double IPA, which won them a gold medal at the 2009 Canadian Brewing Awards. Look for it sometime in January.
Brewery Creek
3045 Main Street, Vancouver
11:00am – 11:00pm daily Coney island Sword Swallower Lager; Golden Pheasant Premium Lager; Paddock Woods Winter Ale; Rogue Mogul Madness; Samuel Smith’s Winter Ale. Restocks: Anchor Christmas Ale; Paddock Woods Double Double; Pyramid Snow Cap; Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout.
Darby’s Liquor Store
2001 MacDonald Street, Vancouver
9:00am – 11:00pm daily
Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller Barley Wine; Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve; Salt Spring Island Fire Side Winter Ale, Golden Ale; Stanley Park Amber Ale; Tree Spiced Reserve Winter Ale. Restocks: Anchor Christmas Ale; Anderson Valley IPA; Driftwood White Bark Wheat; Granville Island Jolly Abbott; Moylans Hopsickle, IPA, Red Ale; Pike Tandem Double Ale, IPA, Naughty Nellie.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Vancouver)
2857 Cambie Street, Vancouver
10:00am – 11:00pm daily Buffalo Bill Orange Blossom Cream Ale; Paddock Wood Winter Ale; Pelican Tsunami Stout. Restocks: Anchor Christmas Ale (1.5 Litres); Duvel (1.5 Litres); Rogue Yellow Snow (bottles and growlers).
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Maple Ridge)
21755 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge
10:00am – 11:00pm daily Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Ale; Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale, Yellowtail Pale Ale; Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout Ale, Hop Rod Rye Seasonal Ale, Red Rocket Ale; Moylan’s Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout; North Coast Old No. 38 Stout, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Ale, Old Stock Ale, Scrimshaw Pilsner; Pelican Doryman’s Dark ale, India Pelican Ale, Kiwanda Cream Ale, Macpelican’s Scottish Ale, Tsunami Stout; Southern Tier Blackwater Series, India Pale Ale, Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale; Samuel Smith Winter Winter Ale.
Viti
900 Seymour Street, Vancouver
noon – 11:00pm daily Coney island Sword Swallower Lager; Little Creatures
Bright Ale, Rogers Beer; Rogue Amber Ale, Dead
Guy Ale; Saltspring Fireside Winter Ale, Golden Ale. Restocks: North Coast Rasputin Imperial Stout; Rogue Old Crustacean Barleywine, XS Imperial
Stout; Southern Tier Black
Inequity, Un*Earthly.
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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) SOLD OUT
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. Update: The Feast of Five Firkins is now sold out!
January 17 @ 2:30pm
CAMRA Vancouver AGM
District 319
319 Main Street, Vancouver
Two screenings (6:00 and 8:00pm), doors open 5:30pm.
Cost: $15.76 for CAMRA Members.
Tickets: online
- Camra Vancouver is proud to host the first two screenings of Beer Wars in Vancouver. We will be joined by special guest, Greg Koch, CEO & Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co.
January 21 @ 6:00pm
Spinnakers Springbank Whisky Dinner with Peter Currie
Spinnakers
308 Catherine Street Victoria, BC
Cost: $90
Info: online
- Spinnakers will be hosting a whisky dinner led by Peter Currie, Springbank Distillery’s Global Brand Ambassador. This will be a five course meal paired with five fantastic whiskies from a great Campbeltown distillery. The main course will be paired with a cask conditioned Oatmeal Stout infused with Springbank 15 whisky. Tickets include: a pint to start the evening off, five course meal paired with five whiskies and the cask conditioned Oatmeal Stout, and a Spinnakers Glencarin whisky glass. Guests from out of town can stay in the guest houses for 15% off.
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.
January 23 @ 12:00pm
Washington Beer BelgianFest
The Engine Room @ Georgetown Studios
5890 Airport Way, Seattle, WA.
Info: washingtonbeer.com
- Washington Beer hosts their first Belgian beer festival, featuring Belgian-style from over 20 Washington State breweries. There will be two sessions, one from 12:00 to 4:00pm, and the next from 6:00 to 10:00pm. Tickets include a tasting glass and ten 4oz. tasters.
Don’t forget there are many more events listed on the CAMRA Vancouver Calendar.
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