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[OSJ]

Garrick's head just got in some Parallel 49 Vow of Silence. watch our facebook to see when we tap it.

[OSJ]

So with our rotating beer lines we have some changes coming up.
on our high alcohol line (legions of doom) we will be done with the vow of silence pretty quick and next is Phillips Hammer, then on to Driftwood 20 pounder.
Also, we are almost done with our Green flash ipa and it will switch to Elysian's savant ipa.
also a new line will have Ninkasi's Total domination IPA.
always something fresh at Garrick's head.

[OSJ]

Now pouring Ninkasi's Oatis oatmeal stout, Phillips cabin fever, driftwoods 20 pounder, and in the next day or two Green flash ipa will be back. Tuesday we will have P49's Gypsy tears on.

[OSJ]

Just added our 45th line. Now pouring Somersby Cider as well.

[vicernie]

so, where to go for green beer on Monday?

[vicernie]

so, where to go for green beer on Monday?

Moon Under Water has green beer and chips. https://www.facebook...115209138522980

[OSJ]

haven't been very active in this thread lately. been busy with Garricks Head and Victoria Beer Week.  I am also building a new bar in our hotel lobby that used to house a coffee shop. i am installing a new 50 line draught system in there. the Garricks head now has 55 taps.  there will be no duplicate beers, 105 different beers on tap.

Its a great time to be involved with draught beer, so many options.

[OSJ]

Here is today's line up in The Churchill, and you can check www.garrickshead.com to see whats on there. 105 different beers in total.

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[VicHockeyFan]

Some Ontario company has bought VIB.

[Rob Randall]

I guess it's not a huge surprise and I guess it's an honour when a local company makes the big leagues....but I think I will continue to make most of my purchases "truly local"

http://vanislandbrew...e-june-15-2016/

More commentary:

http://barleymowat.c...d-brewing-sale/

Edited by Rob Randall, 16 June 2016 - 06:57 AM.

[todd]

Some Ontario company has bought VIB.

So now it's Ontario Brewery?

[amor de cosmos]

i wonder what sort of beers they'll have. their range doesn't seem to have changed very much over the years.

Edited by amor de cosmos, 16 June 2016 - 08:36 AM.

[Darren14]

Anywhere have Stanley Park's Windstorm on tap? 

[thundergun]

Personally not a fan of that brewery, but it appears on the draught list at Garrick's Head at the moment - http://garrickshead.com/draught/

[nagel]

That brewery is a sham.  Stanley Park brewery based in Delta, pretending it's environmentally conscious with the world's smallest wind turbine that probably powers a couple of computers.

 

They make Hell's Gate beer.  Enough said about their quality.

[Wayne]

Great news for those that like beer.

 

http://www.victoriab...bc-beer-awards/

 

Over the summer, Victoria was ranked #17 among the world’s best beer cities.

So it’s no surprise that our breweries are doing quite a few things right. Their creativity and the delicious ales and lagers that come out of it seldom disappoint.

This was proven once again at the 2018 BC Beer Awards, where 11 Vancouver Island breweries received recognition for their beverages.

• Twin City Brewing Company (Port Alberni): Best in Show award, #2 Dark & Strong European Beer, #1 Specialty Fruit Beer, #2 Specialty Wild Ale
• Sooke Brewing Company: Rookie of the Year award, #2 German Pils, #2 Amber German Beer, #3 Strong Ale, #2 Strong Belgian Ale
• Axe & Barrel Brewing Company: #1 International Lager, #3 North American IPA
• LoveShack Libations (Qualicum Beach): #3 German Pils
• Sooke Oceanside Brewery: #1 Dark & Strong European Beer,. #3 German Wheat Beer, #1 UK Brown Ale
• Spinnakers Brewpub: #3 Dark & Strong European Beer
• Twa Dogs Brewery: #3 Smoke & Wood Aged Beer, #2 Saison
• Vancouver Island Brewing: #2 North American Light Beer
• Category 12 Brewing: #2 North American Amber & Brown Ale
• Gladstone Brewing Company (Courtenay): #2 North American Porter & Stout
• Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company (Parksville): #2 North American IPA

[Bob Fugger]

Shameless self-promotion: the Fernwood Pizza Company has garnered rather the reputation for being a craft beer draw.  The Manager rotates a few of the taps rather regularly.  We've run through many of the beers listed above, and many others.  Earlier this month, for example, the taps were: Wolf Vine PA (Hoyne), So Fresh, So Green (R&B Brewing), Sartori Harvest IPA (Driftwood) and Time Warp PA (Townsite).  Nice collection of bottled beers, too.  They're usually posted on Instagram when changed up.

 

I think the FPC has more of a reputation for craft beer selection than the Inn (which also rotates through similar beers)!

[Cassidy]

As a dedicated drinker of Driftwood's Fat Tug (my favorite beer by far) ... what are the main differences between that, and Driftwoods Sartori Harvest IPA?

[Bob Fugger]

I'm not that much of a craft beer aficionado, but a coworker is and he waits patiently every year for Sartori.  The difference between the two is that Sartori is wet-hopped, as opposed to dry-hopped like most other beers, like Fat Tug.  I have no idea what that wet-hopped vs dry-hopped does to the flavour.

Edited by Bob Fugger, 26 October 2018 - 08:45 AM.

[Matt R.]

^ Get your preorder in for a 20 or 50 of Spinnakers chai brown ale. It’s their usual awesome nut brown ale brewed with Silk Road chai. Not as spicy as you might think, perfect balance. It’s in cans at the store now, kegs will be ready to roll next week or the week after.

Matt.