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THE JOURNAL OF BC'S CRAFT BEER MOVEMENT VOL. 00 ISSUE 0
A What's Brewing Special Edition Produced by Line49 Design Group Inc. 300-1275 West 6th Avenue Vancouver BC V6H 1A6 info@whatsbrewing.ca www.whatsbrewing.ca Social: @whatsbrewingbc Editorial Group Editor & Publisher: Dave Smith Co-Editor: Paul Morris Associate Production Editor: Navin Autar Copy Editors: Wendy Barron, Ivana Smith Contact: editor@whatsbrewing.ca Illustrations: Emile Compion, aka Montevarious Web & Admin: Navin Autar, Ligia Margaritescu, Susan Jones Advertising & Corporate Sales: sales@whatsbrewing.ca © 2018 What's Brewing
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Do you dread the pressure to come up with nifty gift ideas every holiday season? You're not alone. But wait: remember how so many of your friends and relatives have been discovering craft beer lately? What if their love of beer could help somehow? Relax. What's Brewing is here with its annual lookbook full of ideas for your craft-loving friends and family.
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TOURing & TASTING A gift card for a brewery tour is a super way to treat a loved one to a great day or night out on the town (especially if you get to come along). So are early bird beer festival tickets!
Vancouver Brewery Tours What to get for the beer lover who has all the "stuff"? How about the ultimate craft beer experience with Vancouver Brewery Tours. Gift Certificates are available for purchase in our online shop and make the perfect holiday gift. vancouverbrewerytours.com/shop
Canadian Craft Tours Give the gift of a "Locally crafted experience" with Canadian Craft Tours. Brewery & Winery tours are a great gift for that special someone who has everything. www.canadiancrafttours.ca
West Coast Brewery Tours Victoria’s original brewery tour company since 2014 has got you covered this Christmas! There are tours for everyone including Brewery, Distillery, Food & Brew, Wine & Cider. Rated Victoria’s #1 brewery tour on Tripadvisor 4 years in a row! westcoastbrewerytours.ca
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Don't forget BC's other craft beer tour operators in your area!
Vancouver : Vine and Hops Tours, Vancouver Beer and Wine Tours, and Taste Vancouver Food Tours Mid-Island:: Cheers Cowichan Tours and Vancouver Island Expeditions South Okanagan: Grape Friends, Hoodoo Adventures
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Vancouver Craft Beer Week Turns Ten! VCBW Festival is celebrating its 10th annual event on June 8th & 9th, 2019! Take advantage of Holiday Special and Early Bird pricing, starting at $29 for single day tickets while supplies last! vancouvercraftbeerweek.com
Craft Beer and Wilderness Retreat! The 2nd Annual Craft Beer and Wilderness Retreat in Nootka Sound, June 8th-12th 2019, is an unforgettable all-inclusive luxury retreat experience like no other! Unplug, relax and enjoy a range of activities including fishing kayaking, dockside yoga and eco tourism. Then learn to brew craft beer with our special guests: star BC brewers from Boombox Brewing, Crannog Ales and Luppolo! Lock in your savings with an affordable deposit by Dec 25. Save $400 until Dec 25th @ craftbeerandwilderness.com
The What's Brewing Beer Caddy Because sometimes It’s Good To Be Empty-Handed! Where do lucky people at beer festivals get those amazing handsfree tasting glass holders you've seen? From us! Completely adjustable, holds any size glass from tiny taster to fullsized pint. Only $10, including tax & shipping within Canada! What a great stocking stuffer for a beer lover. whatsbrewing.ca/beercaddy
24th Annual Okanagan Fest of Ale Early Bird tickets for Fest Of Ale 2019, to be held April 12th & 13th, are on sale just in time for holiday gift giving! Perfect for every style of craft connoisseur on your list. Weekend passes only $42; Single Day only $26. Early Bird tickets on sale until Jan 15th @ festofale.ca
More Spring 2019 Beer Events 6th Annual Victoria Beer Week March 1-9 victoriabeerweek.com Hopwired Festival: Vancouver Feb 23 hopwiredfest.com Great Okanagan Beer Festival Kelowna May 9-11 gobf.ca
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seasonal Beverages Strange Fellows Brewing: The Fellowship FELLOWSHIP III - THE gift for aficionados with a taste for extraordinary beer. Includes 8 bottles of barrel-aged, vintage and exclusory limited release beers, 15% off growler fills for 1 year, 2 private events, shirt & tasting glass. strangefellowsbrewing.com/#fellowship
Beer. It's the most convenient gift for both the giver and the recipient. Gone are the days when anyone has "tried all the beers out there." Here are some beer and cider gifts for those from newbie to advanced.
Merridale Craft Cider Tall Cans
Granville Island Seasonal Ales! Granville Island Brewing has the perfect pairing of winter brews to gift for the holidays. For coffee lovers, there’s Mocha Porter, brewed with Coffee from local Vancouver roaster JJ Bean. Or look for limited edition 12-pack holiday cartons filled with the vanilla and chocolate flavours of Lions Winter Ale. Learn more at www.gib.ca
Stuff your stockings with cans of cider! Two favourites from BC’s oldest craft cidery—Cowichan Dry and Merri Berri—are now available in cans. Grown, fermented and canned in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. merridale.ca/cidery
BC Brewery Advent Calendars! Count down with your favourite local brewery calendars like Red Racer x Parallel 49's Great White Wonder box set, because nothing says 'holidays' quite like 24 beers in 24 days.
Custom Gift Baskets! Legacy is making gift-giving easy with custom beer baskets. Have a beer style or brewery in mind? Their beer team will work with you to put together the perfect gift. Or choose one of the ready-to-crack sets at legacyliquorstore.com/shop
Dead Frog: Seasonal Beers and Mixer Packs!
CRAFT Beer Market: Gift Card Bonus!
Give the gift of extraordinary craft beer this holiday! Winter brews like Redrum Spiced Red Ale and Nutty Uncle Peanut Butter Stout are perfect gifts for any beer lover. Available in bottles, cans and seasonal Dead Frog Dozen Mixer Packs at liquor stores and at the brand new Dead Frog brewery & tasting room in Langley! deadfrog.ca
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…to give beer! This holiday season, for every $50 worth of gift cards purchased, get a $10 bonus gift card. For every $100 in cards purchased, get a $20 bonus. Buy them at the restaurant or online at craftbeermarket.ca/vancouver/giftcards
Feeling crafty? Check out my easy step-by-step guide to making your own Super Awesome Beer Advent Calendar™. - WB Columnist Lynn McIlwee
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Learning & Appreciation
If you’re looking for some education to pair with your beer gift, there are a number of choices.
Join BC's pre-eminent beer enthusiast's society for comradeship, education and insider discounts. CAMRA BC has five established branches. Individual Membership: $25/year. www.camrabc.ca/branches
Serious Beer by Chester Carey is offered at PICA from time to time. It offers a broad spectrum of beer style history, brewing mechanics, beer tasting, analyzing off-flavours, and food/beer pairing. picachef.com/classes/beer-school
Recommended Reading with Ted Child Ted Child reviews books for What's Brewing. Here are a few items Ted recommends searching out. Best Beers (Pocket Beer Guide)
Stephen Beaumont
Brewing Revolution
Frank Appleton
Craft Beer Revolution
Joe Wiebe
Comic Book Story of Beer
Jonathan Hennessey & Mike Smith
The Beer Wench's Guide to Beer
Ashley Routson
How to Have a Beer
Alice Galletly
The World Atlas of Beer
Timm Webb & Stephen Beaumont
The CiceroneⓇ Certification Program prepares beer servers and enthusiasts to appreciate, share and serve beer at a higher level. It therefore provides a number of gift ideas for potential learners. You can purchase a gift card for any of their study materials, courses, and exams, such as the Certified Beer Server exam.
Road to Cicerone® Course Books!
What's Brewing: One year home delivery!
Enhance your professional credentials while making progress toward Certified Cicerone®! Earn a “Specialist” designation with Road to Cicerone® courses. cicerone.org/us-en/course-books
Like to read What’s Brewing in hardcopy? Don’t blame you; it’s fabulous in its glorious glossy printed format. Gift a year of home delivery (4 quarterly issues) including postage for only $20. www.whatsbrewing.ca/order
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At Home: Bar & Brewing Homebrewing is easy and a great way to learn about beer. Here are some gift ideas that will get things brewing for you and yours.
How about a homebrew club membership? Vanbrewers annual membership: $30. Visit www.vanbrewers.ca or refer to our regular feature Brew Club Corner for a list of other BC clubs.
KPU's Brewing and Brewery Operations program is for people that would like a career in commercial brewing. Check the next Open House session at www.kpu.ca/brew Malt or hops-embedded business card holders from Mashed In $20 Tip: make your home brew stand out with custom bottle caps ($0.14+ each) and bottle labels ($0.60+ each) from Bottlemark bottlemark.com
Custom Tap Handles & Beer Paddles You can have a custom tap handle made for the homebrewer in your life. Talk to Vancouver-based Smooth Edge Design. smoothedgedesign.ca
Craft Your Own Beer! Get your basic brewing equipment as a starter kit. 3-Gallon kits starting at $66 and 6-Gallon kits starting at $86. Available at Barley’s Homebrewing Supplies. barleyshomebrewing.com
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