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[Holden West]

A friend was given the opportunity to sample Rickard's new Oakhouse lager. He pronounced it undrinkable and directed the server to dispose of it and return with a Lighthouse IPA. This reviewer seems to agree.

tl:dr, strong oak flavour overpowers light bodied lager. Try Innis & Gunn instead.

[amor de cosmos]

i just tried saltspring's whale tail. definitely a tasty brew, especially if hops aren't your thing.

[amor de cosmos]

PRINCE GEORGE – Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas Rich Coleman today confirmed the Province has instituted a new mark-up policy which will make it easier for B.C.-based breweries to grow and be successful.

Under the new policy, the mark-up rate will increase incrementally between 160,000 and 300,000 hectolitres (hL).

The change moderates the mark-up rates in a manner that will help small breweries to grow.

Prior to the change, the upper limit to qualify for the favourable rate was 160,000 hL. At 160,001 hL, a small brewery was taxed at a rate of $1.75 per litre for packaged beer and $1.20 per litre for draft beer for every hL produced, including the first 160,000.

Now a brewery will have a favourable mark-up rate up to 300,000 hL. For instance, at 160,000 hL the mark up rate is $1.16 per litre for packaged beer and $0.81 per litre for draft beer. For packaged beer, this rate slides upward by about two cents for every 5,000 hL of production between 160,000 and 300,000 hL. For draft beer, the rate slides upward by approximately one cent per 5,000 hL.

http://www2.news.gov...0053-001890.htm
http://www.canadianb...reweries-expand

[amor de cosmos]

http://phillipsbeer....ed-rocket-whale

[amor de cosmos]

has anyone tried this one yet? they nailed it. it's not any kind of ipa though, more like a paler pale ale, or golden ale. I can see people having about 10 on a patio this summer


http://www.thebeerre...hree-new-beers/

[amor de cosmos]

i also finally got to try this one recently. good for the non-hopheads

[mik]

Moon is producing some great beers now. The Weizenbock being my favorite.

[OSJ]

I have been bringing in some cool beers at Garrick's Head.
Had a keg of Gigantic's Black friday a couple weeks ago. Have some kegs of Green Flash's west coast ipa to go on tap this week. Pouring Phillips Trainwreck barley wine right now, after its done it will be Phillips Hammer.
We also have the only kegs of Driftwoods Blackstone Porter.
In a couple weeks we will have Parallel 49's Vow of Silence.

[dirtydeeds]

India Dark Ale availlable March 9th
Tasting Notes from Facebook page: Roasted chocolatey malt with a solid Northwest hop presence
Looks like it will be in their 650ml Bomber bottles, and love the label!

[amor de cosmos]

never heard of a glow in the dark label before


http://www.beerontherock.com/?p=1651

[Mike K.]

Phillip's Matt Phillips talks to the National Post about beer labels and how a judges recent decision to throw out Molson's legal claims against a foreign brewer seeking to copyright a beer name in Canada affects the Blue Truck/Red Truck ruling from eight years ago (man, it's been that long?).

http://news.national...oloured-labels/

[OSJ]

never heard of a glow in the dark label before


http://www.beerontherock.com/?p=1651

it will be on tap at Garricks head as well.

[amor de cosmos]

Phillip's Matt Phillips talks to the National Post about beer labels and how a judges recent decision to throw out Molson's legal claims against a foreign brewer seeking to copyright a beer name in Canada affects the Blue Truck/Red Truck ruling from eight years ago (man, it's been that long?).

http://news.national...oloured-labels/

he's not allowed to brew any truck-themed beers?!

[G-Man]

^ That was seriously the dumbest thing ever. I mean who gets confused between beer and wine?

[mik]

It was Red Truck Brewing (Vancouver) that sued Phillips, not Red truck Wines (California). I'm sure that it's just a coincidence that there are lawyers in the ownership group of Red Truck Brewing.

[Holden West]

Just over a Buck-A-Beer is back after last years production problems with a new Honey Brown lager to compete with Bowen Island and the other cheapies. I declare it...passable. Thirty bucks for a two-four.

[VicHockeyFan]

Calling all BEER SNOBS...

Brink Events presents an upscale brewery crawl fit only for the most sophisticated ale drinkers. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the craft brewery scene in Victoria. Learn about the history of each brewery, while savouring 3 taster samples at each stop. Scorecards will be provided so you can rate each beer!

TICKETS: http://qvbc.eventbrite.com/#

Oh, did we mention you will be escorted via limo bus? This isn't your typical university pub crawl. Please dress gentlemanly and lady-like for this swanky beer excursion.

The 5 stops on this brewery crawl are (in order from start to finish)...

-Spinnakers Brewpub
-Lighthouse Brewing
-Hoyne Brewing
-Vancouver Island Brewery
-Moon Under Water Brewpub

There are only 50 spots available, and these will be broken up into 3 groups. Start times are 3:00pm, 3:45pm, and 4:30pm. All tours start at Spinnakers and end at Moon Under Water. The full tour takes approximately 3.5 hours.

Tickets are $60. Space is very limited with only 50 tickets available.

We look forward to hosting you on this sudsy occasion! Raise a glass!

Cheers!

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[amor de cosmos]

Fat Tug vs. Red Racer: The Final Call
April 4, 2013. 8:00 am • Section: Food

http://blogs.theprov...the-final-call/

[Sparky]

^^ Thanks for the heads up VHF on the Brewery Crawl. I snagged a couple of tickets from my phone while having lunch.

I realize there are limited tickets, I would have missed out if it wasn't for your post.

Just another reason why I love this forum.

[amor de cosmos]

Lighthouse Brewing becoming a beacon of craft-beer creativity
April 9, 2013. 8:00 am • Section: Food



Beet Junkie hibiscus/beet saison; Toxic Avenger imperial porter; Chai Hard chai pale ale, 50 Shades of Brown; ANZAC Ale made with oats, wheat, toasted coconut and golden syrup; imperial berry wit – these are some of the crazy brews being cooked up on a pilot-scale brew rig by the Lighthouse crew as they bid to brew a 50-litre batch of a different beer EVERY WEEK.

McLeod says these beers will be available directly from the brewery via growler fills, and some may make it further afield as one-off casks.

In recent days, McLeod has announced on Twitter casks of Hop Cross Brun hoppy bun-spiced Belgian brown ale, HopCore Choc Orange IPA, and a truly bizarre sounding Cascadian dark ale/witbier hybrid called Cascadian Half-Wit Méthode Exceptionale (CHeW ME – I’d love to hear what this was like).

Lighthouse Barnacle Wheat IPA labelIt’s hoped the experimental cask drive will inspire one new bomber release a month, brewery capacity permitting. One of these, the Barnacle Wheat IPA, has just been released (after making its debut at Hopapalooza III last year); the Mountain Goat Maibock will follow in the middle of the month.

http://blogs.theprov...eer-creativity/