THE T-SHIRTS OF GCBF

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The Great Canadian Beer Festival held every September in my hometown is my favorite event of the year. I have been attending almost every year since I was 18 and have watched it evolve into a well orchestrated symphony of Organizers, Volunteers, Breweries and Beer-Lovers respectively. The 25th birthday of the …

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A PLEA TO THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY TO KEEP YOURSELVES “IN CHECK”

I have loved many alcoholics in my life already, coming from a long line of them, but none as beautiful, wonderful or tragic as Melinda Lee. I had been bartending and selling booze for over half my life by the time that I decided to focus on BC craft beer …

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Spinnaker’s, Canada’s Oldest Brew Pub, Catches Fire

Spinnaker’s is Canada’s oldest brew pub. They were the first to get the licensing to have a brewery and pub at the same locating.  Up until 1982 liquor laws in canada did not allow for this scenario as most of the beer available for consumption were owned by the big …

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White Sails Brewing Co. turns One !

I have been so broke lately, I am missing all the good stuff!!  Vancouver Island has opened four new breweries in the past few weeks and I have missed it all! One thing I decided not to miss however, is the first birthday party over at White Sails Brewing Company …

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Lucky’s Liquor hosts Brew Master’s Dinner with Longwood Brewery

Longwood Brewery is running like a well oiled machine.  The brewery located on Boxwood road here in Nanaimo BC opened in the spring of 2012 and has since began to produce some of the finest brews that Vancouver Island has to offer.  They have doubled their capacity since their first batch of …

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