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CAMRA Vancouver Newsletter – January 12, 2010
Posted by rodney on January 12th, 2010 and last modified on February 4th, 2010· Filed under Newsletter Archive
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Campaigning for Real Ale, Pubs, and Drinkers’ Rights |
CAMRA Vancouver Newsletter
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January 12, 2010
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Darby’s Meet The Brewmaster: Tim Brown
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Saturday January 23rd is the third installment of Darby’s Meet the Brewmaster Series, this time featuring Tim Brown from Mission Springs. Tim will be on-hand to lead a casual tasting of Mission Springs craft beer, including Mission Springs Big Chief Cream Ale, Olde Sailor’s IPA, Bombshell Blonde Ale, and Fat Guy Oatmeal Stout. In addition, Darby’s chef Alex Rotherham has put together a special selection of appetizers to pair with Tim’s beers. This is a great opportunity to get to know your local brewer and to better understand the processes involved in producing you favourite local craft beer. Tickets are available for purchase at Darby’s for $25 ($20 for CAMRA Members). Tickets include appetizers and beer.
January 23 @ 3:00pm
Darby’s Meet The Brewmaster with Tim Brown (Mission Springs)
Darby’s Pub
2110 MacDonald St., Vancouver
Cost: $25 ($20 for CAMRA Members).
Tickets: available at Darby’s Pub.
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 Please welcome our latest corporate sponsor, Red Truck Brewing:
“The Freshest Beer on Four Wheels
Red Truck Beer is
built on the values of a simpler time-when bars only served beer and
whiskey, when trucks were working vehicles, not status symbols, and
when business deals were sealed with a hand-shake and a toast, not by
lawyers and email. That’s why we make our beer from only the four basic
ingredients with no preservatives or pasteurization, why our trucks
still go to work each day, and why we run a business that’s based on
integrity and commitment. Maybe it’s not the modern way, and it’s
definitely not the easiest way, but it’s the way we are committed to
doing business: making great beer, spending time with our customers,
and rolling up our sleeves when we need to.”
Red Truck Brewing
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, the Beer Wars screening has been postponed to
January 31 at 4:00pm. To make up for the extra wait We’ll have local breweries on-hand serving their own craft beer, including Steamworks, Yaletown, Granville Island, and Red Truck. Tickets are $25 for CAMRA members ($30 for non-members), and include entry and beer. To attend you must purchase you tickets online.
This Friday is the inaugural Cask Night in the ‘Burbs, Amber Jack’s monthly cask ale programme. Craft beer lovers outside of Vancouver now have a cask night closer to home. An oak-conditioned porter from Russell Brewing will be tapped this Friday at 7:30pm. CAMRA Vancouver members can vote for their new executive and the CAMRA Vancouver Awards the the AGM is this Sunday at the Alibi Room. Note that this is a member’s only event, but memberships can be renewed at the door.
Lastly, Dockside Brewing is looking for a brewmaster for the end of January! This is a great opportunity to work for a local craft brewery. Contact brewmaster Peter Haupenthal at peter@docksidebrewing.com by telephone (604)
685-7070.
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan O’Connor
Editor, CAMRA Vancouver
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Casks
This Friday marks the start of Amber Jack’s monthly cask programme, which aims to bring real ale closer to the many craft beer fans outside of Vancouver. In other news, Dustin Sepkowski, Spinnakers’ malt enthusiast, has started to blog Spinnaker’s cask ale lineup. Spinnakers taps a cask of real ale every day at 4:00pm — stop by if you’re ever heading to Victoria. This week’s casks can be found here. Yaletown Making it Real (Ale)
January 14 @ 4:00pm
Brewmaster Iain Hill has a cask of Pale Ale dry-hopped with lots of Columbus. This is one of the ‘Big C’ hops (Cascade, Columbus, Centennial). Iain’s pale ale should present this big, resinous, and citrusy hop nicely.
Dix Cask Thursday
January 14 @ 5:00pm
If your a fan of Derrick’s IPA you won’t want to miss this. DIX Brewmaster Derrick Franche will tap a cask of his IPA for us this week. This is a big, yet balanced IPA with a noticeable grapefruit hops profile.
Amber Jack’s Cask Night in The Burbs
January 15 @ 7:30pm
Amber Jack’s will kick off the start of their cask programme with a cask from Russell Brewing. Brewmaster Jack Bensley has brewed an oak conditioned porter hat will be tapped at 7:30pm. This is an exciting beer to start a cask programme with; oak conditioning usually adds a smooth vanilla character, and sometimes similar to roasted coconut. Live music will be provided by The Mojo Stars, a highly
original blues/rock band with roots in R&B, funk and jazz.
The Whip Real Ale Sundays
January 17 @ 4:00pm
This Saturday The whip will have a cask from Daniel Knibbs at Dead Frog. Daniel has a cask of his Extra Dark Ale, loaded with Cara malt and chocolate malt and aggressively dry-hopped with whole Cascade, Centennial, and Zeus hops. 6.5% ABV.
St. Augustines’s Manichean Mondays
January 18 @ 6:00pm
St. Augustine’s has a cask of cider from Storm Brewing for us this week. Storm brewmaster James Walton has brewed this traditional English style dry cider with organic apples from Salt Spring Island. Pressed in October, this is a relatively young cider that should be crisp and aromatic.
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New Beer Arrivals/Restocks/Seasonals
St. Augustine’s will be installing their new taps this week. By the end of the week they should have Rogue Mogul Madness and Deschutes Mirror Pond on tap, along with two more beers pending confirmation. St. Augustine’s is also in the process of updating their bottle list, so expect new things for the weeks to come. Tree Brewing, Howe Sound Brewing, and Russell are all aiming to release their latest seasonals in the next week or so:
- Tree Brewing’s
award-winning Hop Head Double IPA should be hitting shelves sometime
next week. At 8%, 85 IBUs, and five varieties of hops, this will be
sure to please the hop heads out there.
- Howe Sound’s Three Beavers Imperial Red Ale, the latest in there John Mitchell Series, should be out next week as well. Its 7.5% ABV and 45 IBUs. It should be a strong and malty red ale, with a large Cascade hops profile on the nose.
- Russell’s Black Death Porter is on its way too. It’s been brewed with UK caramel, crystal and black malt, and hopped with Willamette. 6.5% ABV.
Brewery Creek
3045 Main Street, Vancouver
11:00am – 11:00pm daily Buffalo Bill’s Blueberry Oatmeal Stout; Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale, Sweet Stout, Weizen, White Ale; Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine.
Darby’s Liquor Store
2001 MacDonald Street, Vancouver9:00am – 11:00pm daily
Anderson Valley IPA; Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye; Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat Ale; Mission Springs Big Chief Cream Ale, Bombshell Blonde.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (Vancouver)
Libations
962 West King Edward, Vancouver
10:00am – 9:00pm daily
Celebrator
Dopplebock; Stanley Park 1897
Amber Ale. Restocks: Anderson Valley
Oatmeal Stout; Cannery Brewing
Maple Stout; Hook Norton Double Stout; Howe Sound Oatmeal
Stout; Lighthouse Keeper’s Stout; R&B Dark Star Oatmeal
Stout; Rogue Shakespeare
Stout;
Southern Tier
“Jah-va” Imperial Coffee Stout; Swan’s Oatmeal Stout.
Point Grey Beer and Wine
3338 West Broadway, Vancouver
noon – 11:00pm daily Little Creatures Bright Ale, Pale Ale. Restocks: Noel de Silenrieux; Old Rasputin XII; Pelican Tsunami Stout. Viti
900 Seymour Street, Vancouver
noon – 11:00pm daily Central City IPA; Paddock Wood Winter Ale. Restocks: Brooklyn Lager, Local 1, Local 2; Central City Winter Ale; Lost Coast Downtown Brown; Paddock Woods Czech Mate; Pike Kilt Lifter.
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Upcoming Events
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 17 @ 2:30pm
CAMRA Vancouver AGM
The Alibi Room
157 Alexander St., Vancouver
info: camravancouver.ca
RSVP: online
- CAMRA
Vancouver will hold their AGM January 17th at the Alibi Room. CAMRA
Members will be able to vote for the 2010 CAMRA Vancouver executive and
the CAMRA Vancouver Awards. Please note that this event is for CAMRA Vancouver members only. Memberships will be available for purchase at the door. Please be sure to RSVP online in advance.
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.
January 31 @ 1:00pm
Crannog Ales 10th Anniversary Open House
Crannog Ales
706 Elson Rd., Sorrento
info: crannogales.com
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Crannog ales have been brewing their award-winning beers for 10 years, and to celebrate they will be hosting an open house at the brewery. There will be local food, live music, and Crannog beer of course! The open house will feature food from local organic craftspeople like Little Red Hen
Bakery (wood-fired levain bread), Gort’s Gouda Cheese, and many more. To top it all off, there will be a special cask tapped to celebrate the occasion.
January 31 @ 4:00pm
Beer Wars Vancouver Screening
District 319
319 Main Street, Vancouver
Cost: $30 ($25 for CAMRA Members).
Tickets: online
- CAMRA Vancouver is proud to host the first screening of Beer Wars in Vancouver Local breweries will be on-hand serving a diverse selection of craft
beer, including Steamworks, Yaletown Brewing, Granville Island’s new
limited release Chocolate Stout, and Red Truck Limited Release Porter. Note that the original screening of Beer Wars on January 17th has been postponed.
February 7 @ Super Bowl Kickoff (around 3:30pm)
Cask Night in The Burbs
Amber Jack’s
9850 King George Hwy, Surrey
- Amber Jack’s will host a very special cask night during the Super Bowl on February 7th. There will be a cask from Russell Brewing (no specifics yet) tapped at kickoff, which will be free to CAMRA members courtesy of Amber Jack’s and Russell Brewing.
Don’t forget there are many more events listed on the CAMRA Vancouver Calendar.
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