Category: st. patrick’s day

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following on my naming a brewery bit for cbc radio, read about how ben coli came up with the name for his brewery and what it means to him in this first part of nine in scout magazine about opening up his own belgian-inspired brewery

23 american beers to try before you die

20 belgian beers to try before you die

the ultimate top five list – the top 5 beers in the world

brewdog takes all the angst out of deciding which beer to drink tonight
provided of course it’s brewdog beer you’re craving

video of beer pairings for st. paddy’s day

interactive chart helps you pick your next beer
(and note in the comments how many people hate pumpkin ales!)

craftbeer.com is calling all west virginians to lobby the gov’t

7 craft beer professionals named james beard award semi-finalists

gigantic ben love video – innovative and tasty beer

yeast van is hopping

bc craft beer industry is hopping

legacy liquor store

“Exciting things are happening around Legacy, including an exclusive deal with Vancouver’s first micro-distiller, Long Table Distillery. You’ll be able to pick up a bottle of their vodka or gin exclusively at Legacy Liquor Store for the next six months, so get down here and see where the craft distillery market will take you.

St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend and you know what that means – beer and lots of it – and we’ll be in high spirits running a gauntlet of beer tastings both West Coast craft and classic Irish. What more could you ask for? Well maybe some sun, but that’s up to Mother Nature.

March 15th Diamond Knot & Lazy Boy Beer Tasting, 4pm-7pm

March 16th Whistler Beer Tasting & Snowbus giveaway, 2pm-6pm

March 17th St. Patrick’s Day Beer Tasting, 2pm-6pm”

new and exciting beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver:

Townsite Brewing – Perfect Storm Oatmeal Stout – $6.15Our friends from Powell River have come out with a beer to celebrate the cohesive team that is Townsite Brewing. It’s also a real gem. Brewed with flaked oats and toasted barley, this rich, round, oatmeal stout is a must!

Central City Brewing – Imperial IPA – $10.00
Brewers of fine beer and owners of finer hearts, proceeds from Central City’s Imperial IPA go towards supporting Autism Research. Rich in flavour and full in body, the play of grapefruit and hops makes this beer a real treat.

Phillips Brewing – Cabin Fever Imperial Black IPA – $6.95
The folks at Phillips have been churning out great beers for some time now, but they just keep raising the bar. Inky black in colour with piney hops, caramel and malt make Cabin Fever an outstanding edition to the Black IPA genre.

legacy liquor store

new and exciting beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver:

Russell Luck of the Irish – $6.95
A locally brewed beer to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the right way. Rich red in colour courtesy of roasted barley, its palate of toffee and caramel make this malt forward beverage a must for any Irish festivity.

Driftwood Twenty Pounder – $8.95

When has Driftwood ever done us wrong? Their Double IPA drops an IBU bomb of Cascadian citrus hop, with citrus and everything nice bouncing around on the nose and palate. Pick it up before it rolls out the door.

Tuatara Mix 6 – $23.85

From Pilsner to Porter this special New Zealand six-pack has something for everyone, showcasing Tuatara Brewery, New Zealand and the local craft beer scene.
 
i had the 20 pounder last night
as good as i remember it from last year!

green beer – naturally

from saltspring island brewing:

Because we get asked about this every year, we did some research for ya: here’s how to make green beer for St Paddy’s, sans chemicals. So, if you insist on imbibing your beer a-la Lephrechaun this Saturday, you may do so more naturally. (makes sense if you’re drinking organic beer 😉 Note: because beer is already ‘yellow’, blue coloring is the way to get green beer.

Do It Yourself – Homemade Natural Blue Food Coloring

Ingredients:
Half head red cabbage (yes, I said “red cabbage!”)
Water
Baking Soda

Method:

1. Wash the cabbage and cut out the stem.

2. Chop into small pieces.

3. Place cabbage pieces in a pot and add water until the cabbage is covered.

4. Simmer for 10 minutes and then drain.

5. The resulting liquid will be purplish.

6. Gradually add baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until you get a nice blue hue. Be careful, because the baking soda will add flavor to the coloring. If you are using the color for something you will be eating then you need to be especially careful how much you add. Since it is the alkaline quality of the baking soda that causes the red cabbage juice to turn blue, you can also add spinach juice, green tea, or another alkaline ingredient.
7. Notes: The color in the cabbage juice, itself is not particularly sensitive to temperature, but the mixture of the baking soda with the juice is. So you will want to add the color after the food item has cooled, or else only add it to food items that will not be heated.
Recipe courtesy of wholenewmom.com