What's Brewing BC

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: WHITETOOTH BREWING For BC's breweries, 2020 has been a year like no other. But most haven't ridden the roller coaster like Whitetooth Brewing Company. Surviving the pandemic was the primary focus during Spring 2020. Half a year later, Golden BC’s craft brewery became the most golden of them all, winning three gold medals and five total at the 2020 Canadian Brewing Awards.... Let’s hear what 2020 been like directly from brewery founder Kent Donaldson. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/10/whitetooth-brewing-2020/ Photo: Kim Lawton

#Hopline No.247: BC's Weekly Craft Beer Newswire ------------------------ http://eepurl.com/he1Ay1 HEADLINES... * BC Craft Beer Month Kicks Off! * Smugglers' Trail Caskworks Ltd. Opens Today in Langley * Alberni Brewing Planned for Early 2021 * Bones Brewing: Victoria Gets New Contract Brewery * Beer Canada Requests Tax Freeze * Beer Store Donated $2.3 million BREW REVIEWS * WB Tasting Panel presented by JAK's Beer Wine Spirits: BC Session Beers * Whitetooth Brewing Company: Icefields Belgian-Inspired Pale Ale * New Tradition Brewing: Liquid Tuxedo Schwarzbier BEER CAREERS * Central City Brewers + Distillers * Direct Tap Plus Ed Kaye's events listings! It's all at http://www.hopline.ca

MOD BEVERAGE INC. ACQUIRES TBA BEVERAGE ASSETS * Former Factory Brewing and Craft Collective Beerworks enters new phase of life * Multi-brand beverage start-up MOD Beverage Inc. has acquired assets from the now-defunct TBA Beverage, including the brewing facility at 1575 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, B.C. launched in 2017 as Factory Brewing.... https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//mod-beverage-inc-acquires-tb/

NEW KPU BREWING AWARD ENCOURAGES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION A grassroots initiative dedicated to supporting diversity in the B.C. craft brewing industry has resulted in a new scholarship award for Kwantlen Polytechnic University's KPU Brewing and Brewery Operations brewing students. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//new-kpu-brewing-award-encour/

SMUGGLERS TRAIL CASKWORKS OPENS IN LANGLEY BC - After three years as a beer brand, Smugglers' Trail Caskworks officially opens its own physical brewery & restaurant in Langley today, Oct 1 2020. Beer friends gathered for a soft launch on Friday Sept 25th. https://smugglerstrailcask.com

CHEERS TO VERNON’S OKANAGAN SPRING BREWERY Company produced first brew 35 years ago on Oct. 19, 1985. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//cheers-to-vernons-okanagan-s/

Great Little Box Company/ Ideon Packaging Stands Out at Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards B.C.-based company wins in fall packaging competition for corrugated and labels. VANCOUVER, B.C., September, 2020 -- Great Little Box Company Ltd./Ideon Packaging (GLBC) announced today that it has received two awards at the 34th Annual Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards, the industry's only competition recognizing the highest level of printing quality and technical achievement across the full range of packaging segments; labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, corrugated packaging, and displays. [ 178 more words ] https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//glbc-stands-out-at-packaging/

TASTING PANEL IN SESSION: Five Quarantine-Approved BC Session Beers https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/panel/2020-03 From the Fall 2020 issue of What's Brewing Magazine, presented by JAK's Beer Wine Spirits... Low- and no-alcohol drinks may have found their ideal moment in 2020 with the advent of isolation and its related tendency to overconsume at home. In that spirit, our Tasting Panel is set to assuage the guilt of pandemic drinking with these five sessionable moderate ABV beers, perfect for self-imposed cocooning. Featuring beers from Central City Brewers + Distillers, Dageraad Brewing, Howe Sound Brewing, Persephone Brewing Company and Strange Fellows Brewing. Reviewed by our beer team Lundy Dale of Pink Pints BC, Warren Boyer of Pacific Beer Chat, Abby Wiseman of Small Batch Magazine, Carnell Turton of BREWard Inlet and Adam Chatburn of Real Cask. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/panel/2020-03

#Hopline No.250: BC's Weekly Craft Beer Newswire ------------------------ http://eepurl.com/hgP8qD HEADLINES... * Fermenting Tanks Stolen from upcoming PoCo brewery * North Vancouver Makes Park Drinks Permanent * Craft Beer Superfan Spotlight: Mike Ansley, the BeerRater * Election night provisions * Trench Brewing Partners With PG Humane Society * CBMAs Go Global In 2021 BREW REVIEWS * BC Ale Trail's Explore BC IPA Collab * Love Shack Libations: Jaihu Are You? * New Beer Releases Plus Ed Kaye's events listing, beer careers and more! http://eepurl.com/hgP8qD

PORTLAND CRAFT PRESENTS OKTOBERFEST & HALLOWEEN EVENTS! Join us in celebration of Oktoberfest 2020 from September 29th to October 4th featuring a lineup of new beers and food features. Also, drop by on October 31st wearing your best Halloween mask for your chance to win prizes! https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//portland-craft-presents-okto/

CRAFT BEER INFLUENCER SPOTLIGHT: MIKE ANSLEY https://beermebc.com/2020/10/21/mike-ansley The Fall 2020 issue of our magazine celebrates some of BC's biggest craft beer advocates in a section about 'Getting The Word Out'.... In case you haven't met him, let us introduce you to one of BC's top Craft Beer Superfans. Presenting our full interview with Mike Ansley from thebeerrater.com. https://beermebc.com/2020/10/21/mike-ansley

THIRD BREWERY ON THE WAY FOR PORT ALBERNI Alberni Brewing Company hopes to open in early 2021. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//third-brewery-on-the-way-for/

DRINKING IN PARKS HERE TO STAY AT SOME SPOTS IN NORTH VANCOUVER The City of North Vancouver council voted unanimously Monday night to approve making a summer pilot project, that allowed the public to drink alcohol within designated areas at nine civic parks and plazas, permanent with a few tweaks. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//drinking-in-parks-here-to-st/

BEER TANKS WORTH $20K EACH STOLEN FROM METRO VANCOUVER BREWERY Police are searching for surveillance video after someone stole two large beer tanks from a new brewery under construction in Metro Vancouver. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//beer-tanks-worth-20k-each-st/

ELECTION NIGHT PROVISIONS: DRINK OPTIONS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA’S SWING RIDINGS If you are looking to enjoy some cider, wine or beer with a political twist, here are 13 drink suggestions from 15 swing ridings. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//election-night-provisions-dr/

#Hopline No.246: BC's Weekly Craft Beer Newswire ------------------------ http://eepurl.com/hemj1j PIC OF THE WEEK... It's Fresh Hop Season! TBT Thursday: Vern Lambourne of Parkside Brewery with Gary Lohin of Central City Brewers + Distillers during fresh hop season in 2016. Photo: Dustan Sept HEADLINES * Getting Reel in #Kelowna with Susi Foerg of Rustic Reel Brewing Co. * Former Central City Employee Makes Human Rights Complaint * Welton Brewery Brings British Beer Back To BC * Beer Flavoured Edibles Are Now a Thing * Nespresso for Beer BREW REVIEWS * Howe Sound Brewing Super Jupiter Mango ISA * Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. - Glitter Bomb Hazy Pale Ale Plus Edward Kaye's events and opinions columns! It's all there at http://www.hopline.ca

WELTON BREWERY BRINGS BRITISH BEER BACK TO BC By Adam Chatburn https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/09/welton-brewery A few months back, What’s Brewing reported that Kelowna’s Boundary Brewing Company had closed. It was a sad day, but a second act was about to begin, as Welton Brewery poured their first newly-brewed beers in their tasting room last month. ... What's Brewing was in Kelowna recently for a brewery tour. Let's have a word with the proprietor, Simon Welton. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/09/welton-brewery

#Hopline No.249: BC's Weekly Craft Beer Newswire ------------------------ http://eepurl.com/hf-54D BIG WEEK OF BC BEER NEWS... There's a busy events calendar this week from editor Edward Kaye, and a ton of news including a Beer Week, a grand opening, and two new BC breweries you haven't heard of. HEADLINES * Penticton Beer Week Kicks Off * Superflux Beer Company To Open Lounge on Friday * Wild North Brewing Coming to Creston * Unleashed Brewing Co. Coming to Kelowna * Red Bird Brewing Inc. Plans Large Expansion * Foamers' Folly Brewing Co. Beer Named After Norweigan Ancestor SPOTLIGHTS * Drinking In Isolation with Central City Brewers + Distillers' Gary Lohin: Cutting Back On Booze, Not Beer with Red Racer Beer Street Legal IPA * COVID Comebacks: Andrés Amaya & Andina Brewing Company BREW REVIEWS * Main Street Brewing Screaming Sasquatch Fresh Hop Tart IPA * House of Funk Brewing Co. Radegast Double Sour IPA It's all here: http://eepurl.com/hf-54D

CRAFT BEER MARKET AIMS TO HIRE 200 PEOPLE FOR ENGLISH BAY RESTAURANT The new 11,000-square-foot restaurant is set to feature a year-round covered patio. The plan is also for it to have a beer store where customers can buy craft beers, including some exclusive products. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//craft-beer-market-aims-to-hi/

In case you missed it: check out the big two-hour special 10th Anniversary episode of Just Here For The Beer Radio, here in their podcast archives: https://www.justhereforthebeer.com/podcasts Or catch just the segment about What's Brewing BC here in our YouTube channel, complete with commemorative slideshow https://youtu.be/RaR6QnwKuV8

IF YOU LIVE CLOSE TO ONE OF THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES, YOU WILL BE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER Apparently living in close proximity to a local watering-hole like Cheers, a place where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came, can be beneficial for your health. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//if-you-live-close-to-one-of-/

PENTICTON NOW HOME TO AN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED CRAFT BEER WEEK Home to a flourishing beer scene, the city's mayor crowned Oct. 16 to 24 Craft Beer Week. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//penticton-now-home-to-an-off/

COVID COMEBACKS: ANDINA BREWING https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/10/andina-brewing In our Fall magazine, Whats Brewing reaches out to BC breweries for an insider view of their 2020 survival experiences. Today, we feature the brightest brewery on the block: Yeast Van’s Andina Brewing Company and founder Andrés Amaya.... Andina's Head Brewer Ben Greenberg has been turning out some extremely solid and inventive beers. Check out our photo tour of this nice brewery and make plans to drop by: https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/10/andina-brewing

BREWERY GOES TO THE DOGS The owners of a soon-to-be completed craft brewery on Vaughan Avenue in Kelowna's industrial district don't think their idea is full of fleas at all. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/news/brewery-goes-to-the-dogs/

GETTING REEL IN KELOWNA WITH SUSI FOERG, Owner, Rustic Reel Brewing Co. By Lundy Dale https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/09/susi-foerg-rustic-reel... From the first time I read about Susi Foerg back in 2017, I was I intrigued! The owner and operator of the now one-year old Rustic Reel Brewing Co. seemed different, as did her approach to opening a brewery. It was a woman’s approach. Susi certainly comes across as a strong woman who has carefully thought out and planned her operation. Here is my virtual meetup with Susi Foerg. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca/2020/09/susi-foerg-rustic-reel

MILLENNIALS DRIVING SURGE OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER According to consumer data from Budweiser Canada, millennials aren't drinking to get buzzed, but rather, for the taste. https://www.whatsbrewing.ca//millennials-driving-surge-of/