Author: CAMRA Vancouver
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Events Update – July 2016
Happy Summer CAMRA members! June is behind us, and what a month it was!
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Summer Beer 2016 Recommendations
It is now officially summer in Vancouver! At the end of a long day biking the sea wall, working in the garden or hiking one of Vancouver’s amazing trails there’s nothing that quenches your thirst quite like a beer. Our local breweries have created some delicious summer beers, find out about our executive team’s favourites for…
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May Events & June Upcoming
May was a busy & beery month at CAMRA Vancouver! We were happy to see some of your friendly faces at our Member Nights at Big Rock Urban Brewery and Bridge Brewing where we were treated to an exclusive after-hours tour.
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Beer Tasting & Survival Guide
With festival season upon us, it seems like a great time to give people an idea on how to go about tasting these amazing beers that are available for us. VBCW boasts over 400 different beers this year, and though the festival is running over three days, trying everything just won’t be possible. With all…
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FUSS 2.0 – June 2016
Ever since we launched FUSS 2.0 last newsletter I have been very pleased with the amount of comments, tweets, and emails I have received. In case you missed it, click here to read last month’s post. While the reception has been overwhelmingly positive from the consumer community, I must say there are two things that…
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President’s Update: June 2016
Thoughts (or a quasi-rant) on California Drinking Laws and a bit of anger at BC’s reluctance to evolve A few weeks ago I had the chance to head to California for work (as much as I wish running this branch was my paid job, I do have an actual career.) After I was done, I…
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Community Spotlight: Beer Birds
Vancouver is undoubtedly notorious for its craft beer scene with small bloggers, connoisseurs, and even homebrewers in abundance. Heck, even I used to run my own blog. But, did you know that a few wonderful women are spearheading their own spotlight on the scene? If not, meet the Beer Birds.
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Celebrating Mild May
With the start of May it is officially “Mild Month” and CAMRA Vancouver is celebrating on Saturday, May 21 from 1-5pm with the Mild May Cask Festival at by The Belmont. Our guest blogger, Adam Chatburn of Real Cask Brewing is here to let you know all about #mildmonth and exciting local events to celebrate!
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Community Spotlight: Storm Crow Alehouse
If you have been drinking on Commercial Drive in the last 4 years, you may have heard of the Storm Crow Tavern – it’s a well-established bar on the drive that has a lot of character. Recently, they decided to expand their operation and opened a second location on Broadway (at Fir) called the Storm…
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Pop-Up City Hall and Liquor Policy Survey, May 1, 2016
The newly implemented liquor policy is now being reviewed again and the city is seeking your opinions on what that policy should look like. For a long time, alcohol has been demonized in our city, and with luck these restrictive policies are being critically evaluated. You can have your thoughts on the role of alcohol…
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FUSS Letter 2016
Dear pubs and restaurants of Vancouver, My name is David Perry, I am the President of the Vancouver Branch of CAMRA BC. CAMRA BC, or The Campaign for Real Ale Society of British Columbia, an independent and voluntary, consumer organization dedicated to advocating for Craft Beer consumers in the province. Our organization is completely member…
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Pop-Up City Hall: Liquor Policy at Nat Bailey Farmers Market, April 16, 2016
Calling all CAMRA Vancouver members, The time has come to make your voices heard. At the AGM this past years many of you told me that you wanted us to take a stronger advocate stance on liquor policy. Well, that doesn’t start and end with the Executive Team; that starts and ends with all of…
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Community Spotlight: White Rock Brewing
We have seen so many breweries open in the Greater Vancouver area over the last few years. We saw pioneers like Brassneck push the concept of a brewery lounge license, which totally changed the landscape in the lower mainland for breweries that want to serve beer to their clients coming in. At this point, you…
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Liquor Control and Licensing Branch Consultation – Liquor Consumption in Public Places
In mid-March, the provincial government opened up a public consultation on public drinking in British Columbia. Unfortunately, their call for commentary seemed to last just about 24 hours – and their document requesting interested parties and stakeholders send in suggestions seems to have completely disappeared from their archives.
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CAMRA BC AGM 2016
Hello, Vancouver members. This past weekend I had the honour of representing our community at the CAMRA BC AGM in Victoria. I must say it was a tremendous experience. In my little over a year serving as the president of this branch of this organization I have had the opportunity to represent your interests in…
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Detoxify While Intoxicating
A new spa in Oregon has put a new twist on the traditional spa experience that’s been making Jacuzzi-sized waves in the news. Forget the calming music and scented candles – these guys have found an even better way to relax.
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CAMRA VANCOUVER 2016 AGM
Hello everyone, It is hard to believe that another AGM has passed us by. On the afternoon of February 27th we were joined by a group of CAMRA Vancouver Members at the Biltmore Cabaret to take part in the procedure. The AGM is a crucial piece to our year as it decides the fate and…
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Callister Brewing Co.
The Spotlight is a series of interviews with the craft beer heroes behind local organizations who are helping grow the beer scene in our fine city. In this issue, we look at Callister Brewing Co.
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Contacting your MLA
With all the debate, ‘consultation’ and now changes in provincial liquor policy, many of our members have come to us looking for a way to get involved and tell their Political Leader what these changes have meant for them as consumers, small business owners and citizens.
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Bottle Jockey
The Spotlight is a series of interviews with the craft beer heroes behind local organizations who are helping grow the beer scene in our fine city. In this issue, we look at Bottle Jockey.