“Time heals all wounds” – except for those with a distaste for pumpkin beer. For haters it is a mortal wound that only a double IPA or Category 12 Zombie Repellant Ale 2 can remedy. Not holding the same disdain, pumpkin ales, for me, parallel Christmas carols because they’re fun at first, but quickly lose…
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Exploring the world one beer at a time.
Townsite Brewing: Lil’ Red 3.0
The pride of Powell River, Townsite Brewing has certainly not sided on the safe path when it comes to their lineup of brews. Having savoured their Zwarte Wheat I can tell you first hand they are an adventurous group. Tart like a tiger Pouring the light brown beverage, the tan foamy head dominated my glass….
Category 12: Zombie Repellant Ale 2
If ZRA2 doesn’t stave off the zombies you can always use the bottle to whack-a-mole them.
Beer Fact or Fiction #995: Canada’s First Nations people were also our first brewmasters.
Historians will generally go back to the early 1600’s when mapping out the origins of modern beer in Canada. However, long before the Jesuits were brewing up batches of frothy ales, our indigenous people were crafting their own spruce beers. A source of vitamin C, spruce beer was used by Jacques Cartier in 1536 to…
Beer Fact or Fiction #996: Beer makes you more attractive.
Okay. Maybe if you consume it and look in a mirror, but it doesn’t make you physically sexier to another person. However, through beer goggles, another person will find you more attractive and there is scientific proof to back that up. Do the math In a study commissioned by Bausch and Lomb Purevision, University of…
Beer Fact or Fiction #997: Beer was first named after a Roman goddess.
The Romans and Greeks of ancient days called beer “cerevisia” which is derived from Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, and “vis” which is latin for strength. This probably explains how indestructible one gets after a few barley sandwiches.
Beer Fact or Fiction #999: Hops and marijuana are kissing cousins.
“Perhaps that is why beer and nachos go so well together!”
Steamworks Summer Ale: Summer should be 365 days a year.
They say we live on the “wet” coast, and although that may be true, Steamworks Brewing Company is pouring a little sunshine into the glasses of Vancouver’s craft beer community. The only steam generated brewery in Canada, Steamworks crafts a nice bright range of beers. Their Summer Ale is one of my favourite beverages for…
Beer Fact or Fiction #998: The Czech Republic is the #1 beer drinking country in the world.
Famous for its pilsner style lager, the Czech Republic boasts an annual per capita consumption of some 156 litres of beer. That’s a whole lot of pilsner.
Stanley Park Sunsetter Peach Wheat Ale: Good vibrations
“Feel free to plop in a lemon if you’re so inclined, and kick back with some tunes.”
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