Tag: CAMRA Media
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New CAMRA BC Branch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2013 THE CAMRA BC FAMILY IS EXPANDING Surrey, BC – On September 21, 2013, we will see the formation of a new Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale Society of British Columbia. In light of the tremendous volume of public interest in craft beer consumer rights outside of Vancouver,…
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Unanimous Support from Vancouver City Council
Today the movement to allow beer lounges in Vancouver took a big step forward thanks to a motion tabled by NPA Clr George Affleck which formalized the fact that the city zoning and licensing offices are working on a way to allow Beer Lounges in Vancouver.
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Future of Vancouver Brewing Debated at City Hall
Vancouver BC – April 17th 2013 Former CAMRA BC – Vancouver Chapter President Paddy Treavor recently met up with NPA Councillor George Affleck at Vancouver City Hall to discuss the fact that Vancouver City Council is denying the applications of many local breweries to open “Beer lounges” despite the Provincial Government green-lighting them.
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Growlers Saved?
Today I had the pleasure of visiting Rick Dellows at the R&B brewery in East Van along with the Paddy Treavor of the Van East Beer Blog, Nigel Springthorpe and Conrad Gmoser from Brassneck Brewing but it wasn’t a social call, we were there for an announcement from NDP liquor policy critic MLA Maurine Karagianis.
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CAMRA BC Opposed to Misguided Growler Tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2013 CAMRA BC Opposed to Misguided Growler Tax
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When a Pint’s Not a Pint: CAMRA Petition Calls for Draft Beer Serving Sizing Clarity
Have you ever ordered a pint of beer and then been a bit miffed after being handed a glass smaller than you expected?
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Do You Know How Much Beer Is In Your Pint? Bet You Don’t
Campaign for Real Ale Vancouver (www.camravancouver.ca) is pressing the government and the service industry to confess to the true size of their so-called pints.
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October is BC Craft Beer Month
As if you needed another excuse to head out to pubs, liquor stores and breweries across the province.
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Are You Man Enough for This Beer?
India Pale Ale is the new darling of the cask and tap set. The bold, bitter libation has craft brewers falling over themselves making new hoppy blends. But a beer with 151 IBUs? Are you hopping mad?
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CAMRA IPA Caskival Was Just Too Hop to Handle
Originally published in The Province on Tuesday August 9th, 2011 By Jan Zeschky of Brewed Awakening. The corner of Commercial and Grandview went hopping mad a couple of weeks ago.
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Session Ain’t No Regression at CAMRA Spring Sessional
I’ve had my eyes opened wide concerning beer over the past year. Covering the craft beer community in B.C. has exposed me to an enormous range of styles, including massively hopped West Coast IPAs, imperial beer of numerous hues, Belgian-style farmhouse ales and all manner of bocks.