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9 new BC beers released this week
BC’s breweries are packing a lot of flavour in these new beers
Joseph Lavoie
August 16, 2022
Good morning!
A big welcome to our new subscribers! You’re part of a growing community of craft beer lovers and we’re delighted to keep you in the know on the latest beer releases, events, and beer news in BC.
While we may be inching closer to the end of summer, we can thank BC’s breweries for keeping the summer vibes going for some time to come. This week our amazing craft brewers have indulged us with fruit and tropical-forward beers that are best enjoyed on a sunny patio.
Today we’ve got nine new BC beers, we learn how Cold IPAs are brewed, and share some brewery/bike-related deals. Plus we found a portrait of the perfect pub (in the UK).
— Joseph Lavoie
NEW BEER RELEASE
Iced Tea
This limited release from BREWHALL caught our eye on the weekend. Brewed with black tea from Silk Road Company, Plunge was conditioned on fresh lemon zest 🍋 for a refreshing patio beer. This isn’t your grandmother’s iced tea. And it’s not your grandpa’s lawnmower beer.
Available: On tap and in limited quantities to go
Location: 97 E 2nd Ave, Vancouver | Map
Strawberry Shortcake Sour
BC breweries continue to put out summer-themed releases and this one might be a first. Beacon Brewing’s Strawberry Shortcake Sour was designed to be one part decedent and one part deceptively light, at only 4.9% ABV. 🍓🍰.
It promises “loads of strawberry on the nose, with the first taste showcasing the large addition of milk sugar and strawberry puree, but quickly transforming to an effervescent experience.”
Available: In the tasting room and for off sales
Location: 9829 Third St, Sidney | Map
Key Lime and Coconut
If strawberries aren’t your thing, this one might catch your eye. Shaketown Brewing released Keylime Wishes and Coconut Dreams over the weekend, brewed with key lime juice, real coconut, and Kveik yeast.
It promises aromas of “coconut cream, lime, citrus, and subtle pineapple. When it hits your lips, you are immediately transported to a yacht in the Florida Keys, the wind blowing in your hair with Steely Dan playing whimsically in the background.” 🥥
Available: On tap at the brewery, and in cans to go.
Location: 288 Esplanade E #105, North Vancouver | Map
Strawberry and Basil
We previewed this beer on Friday before details were released, and now we have those details. Old Yale Brewing teamed up with the BC Strawberry Growers Association to add hand-picked, field-ripened BC strawberries to this wheat ale.
You can expect a juicy, vibrant, fruit-forward beer with a “subtle herbal earthiness from fresh basil.”
Available: in 4-packs at the brewery, online, local delivery, or select local private liquor stores
Location: 44550 S Sumas Rd #404, Chilliwack | Map
MORE BEER RELEASES
Coast Mountain Beer has a new Cold IPA.
Moody Ales released a mango and berry smoothie sour, which has a bright red colour.
Ace Brewing has an NEIPA landing Thursday.
Batch 44 is pouring a raspberry farmhouse ale.
Cerveceria Astilleros has launched its Agua Fresca series, featuring table beers with fresh tropical flavours. First up, a cucumber, mint and lime combo. Brewing with cucumbers looks messy.
GIVEAWAY
Six Months of Free Beer? Oh Yeah!
We've teamed up with Craft Co. Home Delivery to giveaway their surprise dozen pack. For six months you'll receive 12 random BC beers delivered directly to your door. It's a great way to discover new BC beer.
How to enter: Visit our contest page and input your email. It's that simple.
If you've never heard of Craft Co., don't worry, it's because they're pretty new! Created by, and for, local manufacturers, they offer same business day delivery of locally produced beer, wine, cider, spirits, RTD and non-alcoholic beverages to the Lower Mainland plus courier shipping province-wide! Click here to check them out.
WHAT'S BREWING AT BC BREWERIES
Until August 21, local businesses in neighbourhoods across Vancouver are offering bike-related deals. Today through Thursday, Luppolo Brewing is offering a Bike to Shop Happy Hour.
The next time you’re in Penticton, you’ll want to check out Abandoned Rail’s new picnic area
3 Dogs Brewing has a new line of Hawaiian shirts.
Faculty Brewing’s Bar Manager, Neil, celebrated 6 years with the brewery. Congrats Neil!
Land and Sea said goodbye to Abby, one of its OG team members.
Cumberland Brewing has a new spicy pork boa on the menu.
Monkey Nine Brewing has canned one of its best-selling tap beers, Guava Loves Mango Hazy IPA.
Luppolo Brewing is giving away tickets to Made in Italy, a coming-of-age theatrical production.
Backcountry Brewing is bringing back staff-favourite Deacon N’ Son, a proper English ESB on August 19.
Strange Fellows has a new lager mix-pack featuring four diverse IPAs. We quite like the Scarab super dry rice lager in this pack.
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
What is a Cold IPA?
With a Cold IPA making this week’s lineup of new releases, we thought it would be appropriate to explore this style further.
As the name suggests, a Cold IPA is an IPA that has been fermented at a lower temperature than what an IPA would normally ferment at. To make this work, brewers usually rely on a lager yeast instead of an ale yeast to get a clean fermentation profile.
By changing the yeast strain and the fermentation temperature, you end up with an IPA that is super crispy and crushable like a lager, with some of the stronger hop flavours you’d expect from an IPA. Really, it’s the perfect summer beer.
Did you know? Cold IPA is a relatively new style, invented by Wayfinder in Portland. The Beer Loop recently enjoyed the original Cold IPA and loved it.
Listen to this podcast from Craft Beer and Brewing, which goes deep with Kevin Davey of Wayfinder on what it takes to make this beer.
Where to get one? Container Brewing’s Frostbite, Phillips’ Revenge and Fernie’s Vantage are all examples of Cold IPAs you can get in BC.
JOB BOARD
Fisher Peak Brewing in Cranbrook is looking for servers and support staff.
Barn Owl is hiring a taproom server.
Fernie Brewing continues to search for a territory manager and a tasting room manager.
Bomber Brewing is hiring for a tap room manager.
Rewind Beer Co. needs your bartending skills.
BEER ART
Peaches and Mountains
We love how a fresh take and this beer art has us looking at things differently.
Beer photographer R.J. had a realization when carving up a peach, noticing a similarity between the peaks and valleys of the peach pit area to that of a mountain range. That inspired him to design this new landscape with Driftwood’s Broadwing Peach Sour.🍑 Here’s how he did it.
BEER LOOP PICKS
How do these craft beer predictions from 1998 hold up? Pretty well. [Appellation Beer]
A portrait of a possible perfect pub, the Southampton Arms in Kentish Town, London. [Pellicle]
We’ve mapped our the best brewery patios in Vancouver and North Vancouver. Check them out!
More buzz for one of BC’s newest brewery, Small Gods Brewing. [Victoria Buzz]
Speaking of new breweries, Railside Brewing has opened in Kelowna [Canadian Beer News]
We drink a lot of beer. In case you missed it, here’s the top 10 beers we drank in June. [The Beer Loop]