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Seattle International Beerfest
Blown Glass Tree/Space Needle Over 210 unique beers from 15 countries – that’s Seattle International Beerfest which ran July 6 – 8, 2012. We made the decision earlier that week to partake in...
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New York - Neon Hell, Craft Beer and Dino Bits
We’ve had a trip to New York planned since October – when you’re using Aeroplan points, you have to plan ahead. So it was a long wait from October until June but it finally arrived. Vancouver was...
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Howe Sound Brewing Visit - Time for a 4 Way Right from the Source
We’ve made trips this year to Seattle and Portland to visit breweries and partake in a couple of beer festivals, but we haven’t spent time discovering what’s in our own backyard. Howe Sound Brewing is...
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Smiley’s Public House Beer Drinker’s Dinner with Sierra Nevada
My husband Kelly and I enjoy attending longtables to experience new beers and to see how the chefs pair the various styles of beer to food. Thus, when I heard that one of my lunch haunts, Smiley’s...
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Pumphouse Pub & Beerthirst July Long Table
We missed the last Pumphouse long table in June as we were in New York, so a pretty good excuse, but it was the bacon inspired dinner! Bacon. We missed you, bacon. But the lovely chef, Daniela Iaci,...
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The Only Thing I Want Frosted are Cakes
We’ve all seen restaurants and bars advertise for people to come in for a “cold, frosty beer”. Of course, they’re doing this when the weather is hot and beer drinkers are parched, but as we know,...
View ArticleWomen Don't Like Craft Beer? Think Again!
Women are an untapped market in beer sales. That’s the title of the article posted in the Vancouver Metro and other Canadian newspapers this morning. If you haven’t seen it yet, read this ill-informed...
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Keith’s Is a Lager Project
A real IPAThose of you who follow me on Twitter have likely seen my #KeithsIsALagerProject #ChangeYourName tweets. I’m on day eleven of these daily tweets, which I should say are not slams against...
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Great Canadian Beer Festival
This year’s Great Canadian Beer Festival was their 20thanniversary! It took multiple attempts online to secure tickets to Saturday’s festivities in Victoria, BC, but it was worth the wait. The event...
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Pumphouse & Beerthirst September Longtable
Summer has now passed, which not only means that the great autumn beers are back, but the Pumphouse Pubresumes their Beer Tasting Series! I’m always curious to see what Chef Daniela Iaci will create...
View ArticleA Letter to Labatt Brewing Company
October 16, 2012Barry BenunPresidentLabatt Brewing Company207 Queens Quay WestToronto, OntarioM5J 1A7Dear Mr. Benun:Recently, I had a conversation with two beer industry professionals from the United...
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A Conversation with Alexander Keith’s…
Well, it only took 68 days of daily tweets and one letter to the president to get a response from Labatt Brewing. To be fair, with a protected Twitter account perhaps they’re not all that in tune with...
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Portland...Beervana
We went to Portland for the first time in April and as we didn’t cover nearly enough beer territory, the long weekend called for us and so, on to Beervana!I know people say they see the light or have a...
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Biercraft & Driftwood Brewery Dinner
Dinner at Biercraft? With one of my favourite breweries as the pairings? Well, yes please! It’s no secret I like beer dinners. I love seeing how the chef pairs food with what is usually a wide array of...
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BC Craft Beer Month – Cocoa Nymph
Not only was this event pairing BC beers with Cocoa Nymph chocolate during BC Craft Beer Month, but it was also my first Pink Pintsevent! Six beers, two combo beers and seven chocolate pairings. Yummy!...
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Beer vs Wine Dinner: Pumphouse Pub
As a spin on the regular beer pairing dinner, The Pumphouse Pub did a Beer vs. Wine dinner this past Friday. I’ve been to many wine paired dinners, as well as beer paired, but have not had the...
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Tour de Richmond - Beer, not bikes!
Welcome to the Beerthirstsecond annual Tour de Richmond! If you’re expecting a lengthy bike race and a post-race Lance Armstrong fueled pee test, read no further as this is all about 65 people on a...
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Beerthirst & Sharkey’s Rogue Ale Dinner
Thanks to Twitterverse, we became familiar with Sharkey’s Seafood Bar & Grille this year and head tweeter, owner, Dre. We’ve visited twice this year – once on a fabulous, sunny day when we dined...
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The Evolution of a Craft Beer Geek
A year ago, I was excited to write my first longtable review for the Pumphouse Pub’s New Year’s Eve dinner. When I went back to look at my post from December 23, 2011, my first thought was that it was...
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How to Lure a Beer Geek: A Guide for Restaurant & Pub Owners
The craft beer scene in the Vancouver area continues to expand thanks to our amazing local breweries as well as the valiant efforts of a number of craft beer agents/importers. But unfortunately for us...
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