Author: CAMRA Vancouver
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Community Supporters, What Has Changed?
Recently we have heard some of our community partners ask for classification about how their relationship with CAMRA has changed now that we don’t take money from them in the form of yearly Corporate memberships.
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Liquor Review Implementation Update
Today I was invited along with Powell River Branch President Paddy Treavor to a teleconference set up by John Yap MLA and Douglas Scott, Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager of the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch in BC.
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Railway Club
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. This week we chat to Steve Silman from Vancouver music institution the Railway Club.
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CAMRA Bottle Openers a Big Hit
At CiderWISE and the AGM we released our newest membership benefit, a very different kind of bottle opener and you members seem very happy with it!
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CAMRA T-Shirt Contest
We have completely sold out of our CAMRA T-shirts! Thanks to everyone who bought one or more. We need a new design, something that incorporates our logo and passion for craft beer, the rest is up to you. Just keep it clean and make sure it will appeal to as many of our members as…
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#yvrcaskmeetup
Ask and you shall receive! Recently we’ve been noticing the lack of a centralized CAMRA cask night and our members have noticed it too. You are now all officially invited to our Weekly Cask Meet Up, or #yvrcaskmeetup, if you will.
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Odd Society Spirits
Odd Society Spirits is a recently opened craft distillery down on Powell Street near to the Powell Street Nano Brewery and is the first provincially designated craft distillery using local ingredients exclusively. We took a moment to talk to Distiller and Owner Gordon Glanz about the new operation.
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Busy Times for CAMRA
People said we were crazy to plan 2 events on back-to-back weekends but we did it! The first CiderWISE was a huge success, lots of new faces came out to try the ciders and GF craft beers on Saturday afternoon. Then a week later the AGM at the Biltmore Cabaret went beautifully with nearly 200…
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Liquor Review Moves to Next Stage
On January 31st 2014 John Yap MLA and his team released their lengthy list of recommendations based on the liquor review last autumn. Until now we had heard a few tidbits of information about farmers markets (#31)and supermarkets (#20) however, the full review makes 73 points which seem to cover almost every aspect of alcohol in…
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Previous CAMRA Award Winners
As we get closer to the 2014 AGM and CAMRA awards let’s look back at the previous winners to see who has form!
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The August Jack
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. This week we chat to Andrea Cyr, from Kitsilano’s newest tapas bar and Vancouver’s only food and craft beer pairing restaurant, The August Jack.
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Our Wonderful Supporters
Over the last few months the CAMRA BC Executive has been discussing how the nature of the organisation has changed from a small group in Victoria to a thousand members all over the province actively engaged craft beer advocacy, education and promotion. We could not have done this without the support of wonderful corporate partners.…
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The Craft Beer Guide to Dine Out Vancouver
Dine Out Vancouver Festival just kicked off this weekend and runs through to February 2. There are hundreds of scrumptious food events and menus to be had across the city. This year also features some great craft beer establishments, including a special East Van Culinary and Craft Brewery Tour which is the brainchild of our…
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New Beers Resolutions
The excess of the holidays often leads to remorse in the dark days of January as we count the cost of the party season, financially and physically. However all is not lost! Moving into 2014, let’s pledge to make a new beers resolution to stand us in good stead for the coming year. It’s up…
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2013 Year in Review
When I took over the Presidency from the esteemed Paddy Treavor in January I knew I had some big shoes to fill but I really had no idea what I was in for. However I knew that the new Executive knew what to do so I spent the first month with my mouth shut. I…
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Corporate Supporter Spotlight: Storm Brewing
The Spotlight is a series of interviews with organizations who support CAMRA and the craft beer heroes behind them. This week we chat to James Walton, chief mad scientist, owner, head brewer and delivery driver at East Vancouver’s Storm Brewing.
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Join in the Fun with CAMRA
It was at this time last year I considered running for the CAMRA Vancouver Executive. Sure I was busy (aren’t we all) but then I thought about all the time I spent watching those “must-see” TV shows and disappointing Hockey games and realised that I should put some time aside to get involved. It’s so…
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Beer in Supermarkets Could Be a Bad Thing?
John Yap again mentioned today in a press conference that the main recommendation coming from the Provincial Liquor Review would be booze in supermarkets. Naturally this is something that people in BC want and it seems crazy that it has been illegal for so long. If we look past the fact that they won’t be…
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Corporate Supporter Spotlight: R&B Brewing
The Spotlight is a series of interviews with organizations who support CAMRA and the craft beer heroes behind them. This week we chat to Barry Benson, one of the men behind venerable East Van beer institution R&B Brewing, which has been serving up micro brews for locals since 1997.
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CAMovember
This month your CAMRA Vancouver Executive have been raising money for Men’s Cancer charities by growing our mo’s! so far we’ve raised over $1000 but with less than a week to go it’s time for a final push!