Month: July 2016
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Home Cidering
I don’t consider myself an expert in the field of home cidering, but what I can do it give you a simple how-to on how to get started! First you’ll need your vessel. I use a 3 gallon glass carboy, but if you’re wanting to do a smaller batch you can use a 1 gallon “jug”.…
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FUSS Update – July 2016
A few months ago I announced that CAMRA Vancouver was going to be reinvigorating an old initiative in the F.U.S.S. campaign. For those that don’t know, the Fess Up to Serving Sizes campaign was aimed at educating consumers on the legal requirements of bars and breweries when it came to posting the size of their…
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Homebrew Happenings: The Wit
With the hot weather recently we’ve been enjoying various summer beer styles and we thought we would detail one of our favourite styles to brew in summer!
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Community Spotlight: Faculty Brewing
Patience is a virtue. This is what I have been reminding myself since I first met Mauricio almost a full year ago to chat about Faculty Brewing, Vancouver’s newest kid on the Brewery Creek block. I was immediately excited and inspired by his vision, the tasting room space (although it was barebones at that time),…
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Farmhouse Festival and CAMRA’s Safe Ride Home Bus
Hard to believe my favourite beer festival of the year has come and gone! Farmhouse Wild Ale and Saison festival was a fantastic time. CAMRA Vancouver organized a safe ride home initiative to get people from UBC to easily accessible skytrain stations. Click here to read my thoughts on our initiative and a little tie…
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Events Update – July 2016
Happy Summer CAMRA members! June is behind us, and what a month it was!