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Here are 18 new beers released in B.C.
From passionfruit to wheat ale, we've got a list of all the new releases
Joseph Lavoie
June 21, 2022
Hey Beer Loopers!
It's has only been one month since we launched the Beer Loop and we have already passed 1,200 subscribers! 🎉 Thank you for giving us space in your inbox, we appreciate it greatly.
To our new subscribers, welcome! BC's craft brewers continue to produce an impressive number of new beers and this week is no exception with 18 on offer. We also geek out on thiols and beer festival humour. Let's dig in!
— Joseph Lavoie
NEW BEER RELEASE
Honeydrop pale Ale
Having first released this beer last year, Superflux has brought one of its newest favourites back to its starting lineup. It's different than most Superflux beers in presenting a malt-forward profile.
Available: At the brewery, and online.
Location: 505 Clark Dr., Vancouver | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
Redrop
33 Acres has released its newest experimental beer, Strata Hazy IPA, a self-described heavy passionfruit bomb with multidimensional sweetness. It promises juicy strawberry notes
Description: Aromas of fresh Summer strawberries and passionfruit; flavours of fresh berry jam, cool cypress, fresh guava and bright starfruit.
Available: At the tasting room, online shop, and select retailers.
Location: 15 W 8th Ave., Vancouver | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
Smoothie-style kettle sour
Patina Brewing has a new sour available for a limited time at the brewery. It is loaded with a lot of real fruit. Pineapple, peach, pink guava, passion fruit, and papaya, oh my.
Available: For a limited time at the brewery
Location: 2332 Marpole Ave., Port Coquitlam | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
Cherry rosé sour
Bakery Brewing in Port Moody has a fruity and funky sour ale aged in Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and Bourbon barrels with wild yeast and aged on cherry purée. When we sampled it, Cherry Rosé Sour had a mild funk nose, a beautiful deep pink colour, a very crisp and tart body with tannins that lingered. As it warmed up, we also detected vanilla and cherries. A great patio sip
Available: Exclusively on tap and in 750ml bottles at the brewery
Location: 2617 Murray St., Port Moody | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
Juicy blueberry wheat ale
This limited edition Juicy Blueberry Wheat Ale from Old Yale Brewing is a clean American-style Wheat Ale with a load of blueberries should make the cold spring blues go away.
Available: At the brewery, online, and at liquor stores
Location: 44550 S Sumas Rd. #404, Chilliwack | Map
Even more beer releases
Strange Fellows has a new old-school West Coast IPA with big fruit and pine.
Settlement Brewing has re-released its Watermelon Gose.
Foamer's Folly Brewing's Mango Mojito Snazzy is available at the brewery, liquor stores soon.
Persephone Brewing offered a sneak peak of their upcoming Berliner Weisse.
Jackknife Brewing has released a Nordic rye double hazy pale ale.
Bayview Brewing used 220 lbs of peaches in this peach crumble sour.
Crossroads Brewing and Distillery has a new summer mix pack coming to a liquor store near you.
Bright Eye Brewing conditioned a classic saison on copious amounts of plum puree.
Powell Beer's latest Phandan Baby is a Hazy IPA with coconut, pineapple and sweet citrus flavours.
Field House Brewing has a new Hazy Citra Lime Pale Ale packed with tropical and citrus notes
BNA Brewing in Kelowna has a west-coast pilsner with pine and citrus flavours.
Russel Brewing has used new-age wine-grape powder to release thiols in this new saison. (What's a thiol, you ask? Check out beer school further down this email.)
Batch 44 has a Hefeweizen that packs a 7% punch.
Main Street Brewing is celebrating its eighth anniversary with a Pacific Ale.
THE GREAT BC BREWERY RANKINGS DEBATE
The rankings debate
For people that don't like reading and/or want to get straight to the arguing, here's where we now stand!
there is AT LEAST one remaining place that people will be upset is too high and i'm excited to see what it ends up being
— Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy)
5:38 PM • Jun 20, 2022
Justin McElroy continues to release his 2022 brewery rankings, releasing his list of breweries in his average and good tiers. We're curious to get your views on these rankings. What do you dis/agree with? Shoot us a reply! We'll circle back with our final thoughts on Friday. For now, we want to hear from you!
ONE FUN THING
Let's be honest, we've all been to an event like this...
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Thiols — the next big thing
If you caught it, one of this week's new releases showcases thiols, a term we're seeing gain a lot of popularity in the last year, and one we think will become all the rage in the next year.
Thiols are highly aroma-active compounds that can give very intense fruity flavour to predominantly dry-hopped beers. Thiols were only discovered in recent years, and for a short while, we assumed they were derived exclusively from hops. However, yeast labs like Canada's own Escarpment Labs have recently released yeast strains that unleash these flavour compounds.
Why are they all the rage? Thiol compounds smell like Sauvignon Blanc wine, gooseberry, guava, grapefruit, and passionfruit — flavours that beer lovers can't get enough of right now.
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WHAT ELSE IS BREWING?
British Columbia
Behind the scenes at Vancouver's Craft Beer Week. [What's Brewing]
The City of Surrey is considering zoning changes so that it can catch up to other municipalities and encourage new breweries to set their roots there. [City of Surrey]
There's a massive arts festival coming to east Vancouver next month. [Curiocity]
Canada
Things are looking up for Nova Scotia breweries. [CBC]
Three new breweries to check out on your next trip to Calgary. [Avenue Magazine]
International
Beer bars now craft coffee to draw in the morning crowd. [The Wall Street Journal]
Infographic: Top Hops going into 2022. [Craft Beer and Brewing]
Here's a first: beer developed by artificial intelligence. [WJTV]
How about an £80.15 pint? [Metro]