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Author: thethirstypanda
Exploring the world one beer at a time.
Savouring a flight after a hard day on the water.
Lunchmeat and I had just spent a few hours wandering the banks of the Chilliwack/Vedder River, casting a variety of juicy flies but catching only low lying branches and snaggs on the riverbottom. With a lack of fish on the horizon we headed over to the Old Yale Brewing Company’s tasting room for an inaugural…
Pike Brewing hits one out of the park for ALS.
I must admit that I tend to be a bit leery when it comes to companies that donate to charities. It seems to be the “in thing” to ride the coattails of a charity or cause. The skeptic in me wants to know if they are jacking up prices only to have me cover the…
Beer Fact or Fiction #1000: India Pale Ale was originally called October Ale
Problem: Back in the late 1700’s you couldn’t brew beer in India because it was too darn hot, and the standard brews of the day couldn’t make the 6 month journey from England. The British Empire being well steeped in barley sandwich tradition could not go without, and the need for a solution was paramount….
Stanley Park DayTrip West Coast Lager: Double-take.
I don’t normally pick up mixed packs of beer because I generally want to do my own picking thank you very much. But we were having company over and the Stanley Park Concession Stand looked like a safe choice to offer up some options to our guests. Besides, the Mrs. Panda was in the van…
Green Lead Burning Rock Ale: A different brewing process to say the yeast.
All craft beers need to tell a story on the label, and, with very little real estate, they generally need to quickly sell me on the contents. Seeing the bottle’s simple and oddly styled label I picked it up and went in search of a story. Two things jumped out for me enough to lay…
This seems a little bit cheezy to me.
Who doesn’t like a good old pot of macaroni and cheese? Add some mystery meat and you’ve got a gourmet meal that’s cheap, easy, and checks off all the boxes. Now imagine my surprise when I walked into my local Liquor Barn, only to be met at the door by a display stand full of…
How to take 2 main ingredients and create a killer salad
Here’s a little secret for you… keep it simple! This is a salad that you can throw together in a couple of minutes, and only need 2 main ingredients plus the usual condiments – tomatoes, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt. Chop, add, pour, mix, and eat. Yummy for a panda’s tummy! AND! If…
Red Arrow Old Style Lager: Something’s a brewin’ across “The Pond”
The narrow span of saltwater separating us Mainlander’s from Vancouver Island is lovingly referred to as “The Pond”. Â This thin sliver of H20, and the isolation of being accessible only via the preposterously expensive BC Ferry system, has created a unique culture, foreign to us landlocked souls. Woven into the Island’s fabric is the…
R&B Stolen Bike Lager: Hey dude where’s my bike? And other things you ask for in East Van.
Taking a moment to reminisce My first true beer-crush goes way back to the ’86 World’s Fair in Vancouver, when I fell in love with Beck’s at the German Festhaus. It was unusual then to drink a beverage not labelled Blue, Canadian, Extra Old Stock, or the budget friendly, yellow labelled, No Name Beer. For most,…
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