We live in an era of confusion, irony, and hypocrisy. Desiring deep interpersonal relationships while fixated by handheld devices. Applauding simplicity, yet driven by stuff. Liking the pictures of Instagrammers in the great outdoors while binge watching Netflix (sometimes while in the great outdoors). Turn the clock back 150 years. Here we find a simpler…
Category: Lager
Hoyne Brewing: Helios Dortmunder Golden Lager
Time and time again I’ve been disappointed by breweries that tout their beverage as “German” style. More often than not they ultimately try to appeal to the new era palate by tossing in some Cascade or Citra hops and kicking it up a notch. If I buy something to experience a little bit of “Germany”,…
Steamworks: Winter Lager, Angry Rob, and Sturgeon
The mighty Fraser River hosts some of the biggest fresh water creatures known to mankind – the incredible white sturgeon. It’s not unusual to hook into a fish that’s 9′ long or more, but when they hit 12′ you’ve just hitched that wagon to a freight train and you’re going for a ride! In this…
Stanley Park Noble Pilsner: A pleasant and comfortable brew
“one of the better west coast pilsners I’ve had of late”
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…
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…
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”. 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,…
Whistler Bear Paw Honey Lager: Who’s been drinking my beer?
It’s smooth, goes down all too easy, has a gentle sweetness, and warm malty overtones…
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