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Fat
Cat Brewery Changes Hands
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Brewery
owners Bunny Goodman and Rob Haseloh write in to announce the sale
of Nanaimo's Fat Cat Brewery
to
two voung couples:
"After
11 years Rob and I, Bunny would like to announce that we have sold
Fat Cat Brewery Ltd. to two young couples. Rob and I will be here
at the brewery to help the new owners get acquainted with the
brewery operations. These new owners are eager to get started; they
have some good ideas and I believe they will do well."
Thanks
to Bunny Goodman and Rob Haseloh for their eleven years producing
great craft beers here in BC.
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Tickets
to The Whip's
fourth annual Feast of Five Firkins are on sale
today. With five brewers on hand, five firkins, five
courses and limited seating, this is a very popular event. Tickets
can be purchased at The Whip.
Get your tickets soon -- last year's event sold out in a
day.
This
week features two beer dinners around Vancouver, both
featuring Red Truck Beer.
On Sunday St. Augustine's hosts
a beer dinner featuring
Red Truck's latest seasonal, a Dunkel, paired with venison in a
juniper demi-glace and cherries jubilee for dessert. On
Tuesday Central Bistro hosts
their own Red Truck beer dinner,
pairing five Red Truck beers with five courses, many of which
incorporate Red Truck beer as ingredients in the dish as
well.
cheers,
Ryan
O'Connor
Editor,
CAMRA Vancouver
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A letter
to members and supporters,
CAMRA
Vancouver, greater than the sum of all its parts.
Much has
been discussed in quiet groups and corners as to what CAMRA
Vancouver really is all about, what we are doing and what we should
be doing. Perhaps this is the time, before we launch into our next
AGM, to start the discussion...
read on.
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Casks
Yaletown Making it Real
(Ale)
December 16 @ 4:00pm
Brewmaster Iain Hill will tap a cask of
his seasonal Cascadia Dark Ale at this Thursday's Making it Real
cask event. This CDA was originally released back in October
andsold out quickly; thankfully Iain saved a
cask to serve over the holidays. Iain dry-hopped this CDA with
Amarillo and Centennial to give this beer a classic northwest hop
flavour and aroma, and used chocolate malt to add a roasted,
biscuity malt profile.
Sunset Grill Kits
Cask
December 16 @
7:00pm
The
Sunset Grill usually holds their monthly cask event on the Last
Thursday of the month. Due to Christmas and New Year's, however,
The Sunset Grill has elected to hold this month's cask event early.
This Thursday The Sunset Grill will tap a cask of Russell Brewing's
Winter Porter.
London Pub
December 17 @
5:00pm
London
Pub at Main St. and E. Georgia has hosted a weekly cask event on
Fridays since they opened in November. This week's cask is from
Central City. No details on the cask yet, but knowing brewmaster
Gary Lohin you won't want to miss this cask. Watch @RedRacerBeer and @CAMRA_YVR for updates on the
cask.
The Whip Real Ale
Sundays
December 19 @ 4:00pm
This Sunday The Whip will tap a cask of Central City's
award-winning Red Racer IPA. Canada's best IPA, cask conditioned with even
more hops. Need we say more?
St. Augustines's Manichean
Mondays
December 20 @ 6:00pm
St.
Augustine's will pour a cask of Driftwood Brewing's Blackstone
Porter this Monday. This is a seasonal offering from Driftwood,
brewed only for the winter months. Driftwood's Blackstone Porter
has a bittersweet chocolate profile that's offset by Driftwood's
use of a partial sour mash to leave this porter dry and
roasty.
Railway Club Rail Ale
Tuesdays
December 21 @ 5:00pm
The
Railway Club has a cask of R&B Brewing's Auld Nick Winter Ale.
This seasonal from R&B is a rarity of sorts that seems to get
bigger and bigger each year. Come on down for a pint of this
strong, dark ale, straight from the cask -- a perfect way to spend
the shortest day of the year.
Guilt & Co. Tapping
Solstice
December 22 @ 6:30pm
From
Guilt and Company: "A 6:30pm tapping of Russell`s Brewmaster
Series, A Wee Angry Scotch Ale, will christen the night of
celebration. At 7:30, a second tapping of Black Death Porter from
the same series, will welcome the later crowd who may miss out on
the earlier rounds. There will also be cheese portions paired with
our casks, offered throughout the night."
Upcoming
Casks
There are many monthly cask events around
town in addition to the weekly events mentioned above. Watch out
for the following upcoming casks later in the month.
Taylor's Crossing Firkin
Friday
December
31 @ 5:00pm
Sample
Taylor's Crossing brewmaster David Varga's latest cask-conditioned
creation on the last Friday of each month.
Cascade Room
Cask
January 5 @ 5:00pm
The
Cascade Room taps a cask on the first Wednesday of each month.
Enjoy a pint of real ale in the heart of Main Street.
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New
Beer Arrivals/Restocks/Seasonals
Brewery Creek
3045 Main Street,
Vancouver
11:00am
- 11:00pm daily
Dogfish
Head Pangea; Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller; Lighthouse Navigator
Dopplebock. Restocks: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout; Dogfish Head
Chicory Stout; Rochefort 10
Central City Liquor
Store
13450 102 Ave,
Vancouver
9:00am
- 11:00pm daily
Driftwood
Old Cellar Dweller. Restocks: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout;
Propeller IPA.
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, Maple
Ridge
21755 Lougheed Highway, Maple
Ridge
10:00am
- 11:00pm daily
Abbaye Des
Rocs Speciale Noel; Anchor Christmas Ale; Binchoise Speciale Noel;
Cooper's Vintage Ale; Deus Brut des Flanders; Driftwood Old Cellar
Dweller; Eel River Climax Noel; Golden Pheasant Premium; Hitachino
Nest Ginger Ale; L'Abbaye de Val Dieu Brune; Moneuse Speciale Noel;
Nogne O God Jul, Imperial Stout; Phillips Instigator Doppelbock;
Tripel Karmeliet; Zatac Bright Lager. Restocks: Brooklyn Black
Chocolate Stout; Cooper's Best Extra Stout; Southern Tier Unearthly
IPA..
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales,
Vancouver
2857 Cambie Street,
Vancouver
10:00am
- 11:00pm daily
Anchor
Christmas Ale; Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale; Driftwood Old Cellar
Dweller; Granville Island Imperial Chocolate Stout; Lost Coast
Indica IPA; Nogne O #100, Imperial Stout, IPA, Pale Ale, Porter,
Winter; Phillips Instigator Doppelbock, Trainwreck Barley Wine;
Pike IPA; Pyramid Thunderhead IPA; Salt Spring Island Fireside
Winter Ale. Restocks: Brooklyn Brewing Black Chocolate Stout; Green
Flash Imperial IPA, Le Freak, Trippel; Rochefort 8,
10.
Tasting:
Friday, December 17, 4:00 - 7:00pm -- Howe Sound
Brewing
Viti
900 Seymour Street,
Vancouver
10:00am
to 11:00pm Mon-Sat, noon to 11:00pm Sundays
Central
City Winter Medley Packs; Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller; DogFish
Head Chicory Stout, Punkin Ale; Lagunitas (5 different beers);
Unibroue Blanche de Chambly, La Terrible, Raftman; Weihenstephaner
Hefeweizen. Restocks: Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus.
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Upcoming
Events
December
19 @ 6:00pm
St. Augustine's Beer Pairing Dinner (ft.
Red Truck Dunkel)
St.
Augustine's
2360 Commercial Dr.,
Vancouver
Cost:
$20
Reservations:
CLOSED
-"Featuring
venison with a juniper demi-glace paired with a spiced version of
Red Truck's Limited Release Dunkel conditioned with juniper berries
and oak. Dessert will be cherries jubilee, all for
$20.
December
21 @ 7:00pm
Central Bistro Brewmaster's Dinner (ft.
Red Truck)
Central Bistro
1072 Denamn St.,
Vancouver
Cost:
$50
Reservations: (604) 689-4527
More info: centralbistro.com
- Central Bistro will host a five course Brewmaster's dinner
Tuesday December 21st featuring Red Truck Brewing. Chef Robert
Erickson has prepared a five course menu to pair with five Red
Truck beers. Many of Chef Erickson's courses are not only paired
with Red Truck beer, but also incorporate Red Truck beer into the
dish itself, including Salt Spring Island mussels cooked in Red
truck beer and a special Stout float.
December
31
Central City New Year's Eve
Party
Central City Brewing
13450 102 Ave.,
Surrey
-"Come out to Central City
Brewing Co to enjoy great food, award winning beer, and live
music!"
January
9
Fourth Annual Feast of Five
Firkins
The Whip Restaurant
Gallery
209 East 6th Ave.,
Vancouver
Tickets:
Available December 15th. (604) 874-4687
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The fourth annual Feast of Five Firkins takes place this January
9th. Tickets on sale December 15th. More info to come...
January
22 @ 12:00pm
WABL Belgianfest
The Workshop at Warren G. Magnuson
Park
7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
WA
Cost:
$35 (USD)
More info: washingtonbeer.com
-"Featuring Belgian-style beers
by Washington brewers to spotlight the fascination beer culture of
Belgium. Tickets availible December 14th. Space is
limited"
Two sessions: 12:00 to 4:00 and 5:30
to 9:30.
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