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[Mr_E_Squirrel]

New management is making some positive changes at VIB 

 

https://bringyourpor...rewerys-19-ipa/

[thundergun]

Phillips Brewery buys former Sports Traders building, in what I think is a brilliant move. Hoping they create a proper tasting room and have the capacity to keep on growing.

 

 

Brewery founder Matt Phillips will be using the former Sports Traders space of about 16,000 square feet as the company’s wholesale distribution centre. Phillips’ current distribution hub is several blocks away.

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Once the wholesale centre relocates, Phillips said the company will be able to do all of its wholesale operations from there and “basically bring all the team together in one location.  “It just feels right, and feels better for everybody and makes for an easier operation.”

 

http://www.timescolo...entre-1.9777512

[VicHockeyFan]

That's an old building. I guess this change of use does not trigger any major upgrades.

[Rob Randall]

^I assume it still has its old industrial zoning. Let's hope it kickstarts a little development activity in that neighbourhood.

[nagel]

What's happening at VI Brewing?  I went to fill my growler there last week for the first time ever, opened the door and it was a construction zone.  So I hopped back on my bike and filled up at Driftwood instead.

[thundergun]

^ I think they're rebranding and maybe refreshing their location, perhaps with a tasting room.

I'll wait until they improve their beers before I drop by. So far they've just put some new, but sub-par, branding on their old beers. Meh.

[Edkaye]

They got bought by  by Bob MacDonald, who co-owns Ontario-Based craft brewery Muskoka, and also founded a large motor oil distribution company. The packagine is not great.

 

https://bringyourpor...island-brewing/

[JanionGuy]

 I hopped back on my bike

 

 

Hopped?   Ha Ha!  nice one!

[VicHockeyFan]

Beer Week Mar 3 to 11 I think.

[Mike K.]

Holy smokes. And not a shred of advertising that I've seen yet.

[VicHockeyFan]

Holy smokes. And not a shred of advertising that I've seen yet.

 

I ran into a nice glossy brochure the other day.

 

https://victoriabeerweek.com/

 

One event is at the harbour airport, one is at Centennial Square.

 

I really wish when one makes a calendar of events, they'd include the day of the week, in addition to the date.  That's important to most people.

[Dietrich]

The majority of the beer week advertising seems to be on Facebook, the events have been up for quite some time now. 

[nagel]

There's advertising in the local breweries but yeah print advertisement is going dodobird.  more effective to buy FB posts.

[Mike K.]

That's odd. I haven't seen anything of their Facebook advertising, none. Zilch.

 

And I like beer.

[VicHockeyFan]

There's advertising in the local breweries but yeah print advertisement is going dodobird.  more effective to buy FB posts.

 

Ya, and none of them are mass events really, except the ones at the Market.

[JanionGuy]

Despite the lack of traditional advertising, every beer event i've stumbled across in Victoria during the last few years has been bursting at the seams. 

[VicHockeyFan]

Strath Beer Fest next Saturday.  At $20, I think a good deal.

 

The Best of The West
The Strathcona's 8th Annual Beer Fest
Saturday February 25th, 1pm-7pm

Russell Brewing (Surrey ) 
Eastern Promises Czech Pilsner
Punch Bowl Grapefruit NWIPA
Root Beer Milk

Stanley Park Brewing (Delta ) 
Winter Glow Mandarin IPA
Noble Pilsner
Feelin F'whiskey - Barrel Aged Sour IPA

Phillips Brewing (Victoria)
Phillips Pilsner
Space Cat Dry Hopped Oat Pale Ale
Hammer Imperial Stout

VIB (Victoria)
48 Dark Lager
Carmanah Ale
Piper's Pale Ale

Sooke Oceanside Brewery (Sooke) 
Stuck in the Mud Coffee Porter
Boneyard IPA

Hoyne Brewing (Victoria) 
Dark Matter
Helios Dortmunder
Hard Rain IPA

Strange Fellows brewing (East Van.)
Talisman Pale Ale
Jongleur Belgian Wit
Goldilocks Goldenstrong

Caledonia (Saanich)
Drouthy Neibor IPA
Holy Willie's Robust Porter
Keekin Glass Pilsner

Steamworks Brewing (Gastown Vancouver)
Flagship IPA
Steamworks Pilsner
Salted Chocolate

Riot brewing (Chemainus)
LipSlide Lager
Life Partners Pale Ale
Junk Punch IPA

Parallel 49 (East Van)
Mystic Skull No. 5 Dark Chocolate Mole Cerveza
Craft Lager
Wobbly Pop Pale Ale

Red Arrow (Duncan)
Heritage River Hefeweisen
Old Style Lager
Midnight Umber Ale

Lagunitas Brewing Company (California)
Lagunitas IPA

Creemore Springs
Creemore Springs Lot 9 Pilsner

Granville Island 
Granville Island Small Batch Scottish Ale
more to come..

Tickets on sale on at the Strathcona Hotel - $20
Tickets include 2 - 4oz tasters & a bite of food
Additional tokens $2

 

 

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[thundergun]

Has anyone tried out the beers at Caledonian Brewery? And do they have bike racks there? If I want to try a few beers, it's out in burbs and would take longer to get there by bus.

[Mike K.]

The 31 will get you right to the doorstop. As for connecting to them via bike, take the Lochside to the Saanich cop-shop, deke down Douglas Street (yes! Douglas!), then once you get to McKenzie keep going down Douglas then take the pedestrian overpass to Pacific Christian where you'll connect with a path that will take you along the highway and to Vanalman. From there take a right onto Glanford and then onto Enterprise Crescent. Bam!

 

On the way back hold tight and watch for traffic.

 

My old office was in their building a few years back

[nagel]

The man knows his bike routes. That's the way to go.