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Here are 19 new BC beers released in BC this week
Gummy bears, creamsicle, and nitro round out this week's new BC beer releases
Geoff Sharpe
July 19, 2022
Good morning!
Joseph is off attending a brewery workshop in Portland. Let's just say I'm a little jealous. That means you're stuck with me this week.
I'm currently travelling in Ontario and I have to say, congrats to everyone in BC, because it's clear we're still number one for Canadian craft beer.
A big congrats to Matthew, Dan, Anastasia, Sam Ellis and Marc who all correctly guessed the location of our BreweryGuesser location on Friday. The brewery featured was Strange Fellows.
Today we've got some passionfruit and gummy bear beer releases, how beer is soured and an update on the Langford Beer Festival.
— Geoff Sharpe
NEW BEER RELEASE
Sunshine, passionfruit and lime
Steel and Oak has a new beer out just in time for the good weather. Chasing the Sun is the perfect summer beer, brewed with passionfruit and lime purees. It's described by Steek and Oak as a "refreshing, tropical forward beer with a firm tartness, and delightfully zesty finish".
NEW BEER RELEASE
Yes, it's gummy bears
Sweet and sour notes balance the new Gummy Sour, Raspberry Tangerine from Steamworks Brewing. An ode to the nostalgic 5-cent candy aisle that only millennials will understand, the refreshingly sour beer is only 4.5% and is the perfect beer to enjoy at the patio.
Available: Not yet available but arriving soon.
Location: 375 Water St, Vancouver | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
Sorbet nitro
I love sorbet ice cream so this beer really speaks to me. Copper Brewing has a new Lemon Sorbet Nitro Wheat Ale Creamy. Aged in bourbon barrels from Okanagan Spirits, it's got a fresh lemon taste with a creamy finish from the nitro.
Location: 1851 Kirschner Rd #102, Kelowna | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
Creamy peach
Farmhouse Brewing has a new tart ale called Peach Creamsicle Tart Ale. Combining BC peaches, lemon and lactose sugar, this sweet, tart beer will have you craving those frozen treats. But no matter what the photo shows, we recommend eating both separately.
Location: 6385 Lickman Rd, Chilliwack | Map
NEW BEER RELEASE
New Zealand zest
Camp Beer Co has a new seasonal wheat ale. Summer Camp (clever name) is a light, refreshing beer with juicy citrus made with New Zealand hops, orange and lemon zest. It's a thirst-quenching beer designed for this time of year.
Available: At the glass, growlers and cans in their taproom.
Location: 19664 64 Ave, Langley | Map
Even more beer releases
Farmhouse launched their new fruity and tart Pineapple Gose.
Ace Brewing is experimenting with Thiols in their new Socked In Double Hazy IPA.
After nine months of trials, Pemberton Brewing released their Just Everything Hazy IPA.
Luppolo Brewing released a new bottle, Albicocchina, a barrel-aged sour with Naramata apricots.
Barnside Brewing is embracing strawberries with the return of their Westham Island Strawberry Sour.
Like mango and coconut? Get this new Hefeweizen from Nelson Brewing Company.
Shoreline Brewing released Ritcher's Radler. With only 3%, it's perfect for a long day outside.
Greenleaf Brewing released their new pomegranate sour.
It's cocktail time. Dead Frog Brewing announced a Grapefruit Basil Gin Saison.
Ice cream float anyone? Try out House of Funk's new coffee porter Nyx.
Bakery Brewing released three new beers - Lively Breakfast Ale, Cucumber Watermelon Sour and Blueberry Muffin Sour
Dageraad Brewing has re-released their annual Pride beer Rozedag.
SOME BEER NEWS
Another Beer Co. has beer slushies. Yes, that's a thing. It's different beer types topped with Tequila and Peach Schnapps.
Strange Fellows has a new online shop. Deliveries are only $5.
Nelson Brewing Company is giving away free tickets to their 7th Annual Beer Goggles Fest. Enter here.
As someone who lived in Victoria, Race Rocks was always a go-to beer. Now you can save $1 off a six-pack at select BC Liquor Stores until July 31st.
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
How is beer soured?
With so many breweries releasing many interesting sours, we thought it would be a good time to talk about souring methods!
What makes a sour different? It's all in the bacteria. When a brewer is making beer they typically want to inoculate it with yeast and hope the yeast will pick up fermentation before any other bacteria beat it to the punch. But with a sour, they deliberately add bacteria to help the beer turn sour. The bacterias of choice?
The first is lactobacillus - yes the same bacteria that makes yogurt taste slightly sour.
The second is pediococcus, a bacteria in the same family of lactobacillus that can also create diacetyl, a compound that has a buttery taste.
The third is a domesticated wild yeast, brettanomyces, which doesn't sour the beer but adds layers of funky notes like kay, barnyard, and earthiness, among others.
JOB BOARD
Yellow Dog Brewery is looking for a territory manager
Parallel 49 is looking for a brewer
Russell Brewing Company is hiring a vice president of food wholesaling
Central City Brewing is hiring a financial data analyst
Patina Brewing is hiring a restaurant leader
SOMETHING FUN
Estonia's Koduõlu
Koduõlu is a signature national beer style from Estonia. It's a farmhouse-ale style beer, hazy, usually opaque and pale yellow.
"It has little carbonation, like every other traditional farmhouse ale. It tends to be sweetish, full-bodied, and juicy, with a fairly full mouthfeel, finishing with faintly bitter juniper notes. Above it all floats the signature green, straw-like, umami raw-ale flavors, as does the strong banana-like aroma from the baking yeast the brewers typically us". [Beer and Brewing]
Learn a little more about Etonia's national beer style.
WHAT ELSE IS BREWING?
British Columbia
Canada
Amsterdam Brewing is now part of Royal Unibrew. The multi-national beer company bought the Toronto-based brewery for $44 million, to help expand in the Americas. [Vancouver is Awesome]
International
Because of a cooking oil shortage in Europe, a Munich brewery is accepting payment by sunflower oil for beer. [Global News]
New data from American brewers indicates that 2021 craft beer production levels still haven't recovered from the pandemic. [Craft Brewing Business]
Beer and Brewing has a new recipe for SpindleTap Houston Haze, a best-selling hazy IPA.
This craft beer is taking over Africa. [Daily Maverick]