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Lavender Drops, Heated Patios, Easter Festivities

Your weekend primer

Author

Joseph Lavoie
April 15, 2022

Things you discover when you meet soccer parents at team parties:

  1. Making homemade hummus makes you an instant hit.

  2. Tell them about your day job? Reverses all the good will the hummus brought you.

  3. Tell them you write about beer? They become your best friend.

I'll lead with beer next time. Have a great weekend!

~Joseph

What to drink

Seasonal release: lavender, honey and lemon drop

Farm Country Brewing is releasing one of its seasonal beers today and this one screams springtime. Untapped raters have had good things to say about this one in previous years, calling it pleasant, bright, light, warm, crushable, floral, and mellow.

The specs:

  • ABV: 5.5%

  • IBUs:20

Brewer's notes

Our Farm House Ale features lavender from Tuscan Farm Gardens in Abbotsford and honey from the KPU beekeeping program in Langley. Honey added during the boil gives this beer subtle sweet floral notes and a dry finish. Dry hop additions of lavender and lemondrop hops further accentuate the lemony floral flavours and Lithuanian Jovaru yeast provides light peppery highlights

Farm Country Brewing

Where to go

Hit up a heated patio near you

The weather is looking promising across the province this weekend. A bit of sunshine and temperatures in the early teens means all we're missing is a heated patio to take the edge off. Not sure if your local brewery has a heated patio? No sweat, here's a cheat sheet (all links take you to Google Maps📍)

Lower Mainland

Vancouver Island

What to do

SOLD OUT: Shipyards Easter Crawl

The Easter Crawl started yesterday and will run you through to Easter Monday at the Shipyards Brewing District. Looks like we're all hankering for beer events, and this one is already sold out. If you got you tickets already, well, good on you for planning ahead.  

**If you can't make it and want to sell your ticket, let us know and we'll find a happy buyer!**

Games Night at Kind Brewing

Kind Brewing Facebook

If you're in Kelowna and want to put down that X-box controller for some old-school gaming, make your way to Kind Brewing where a wide selection of board games will be on offer. Kids are welcome, so if you're without a sitter tonight, this seems like a hell of a deal.  The specs:

  • April 15

  • 5:00-9:00pm

  • Free to get in

Frieda Whales Easter Extravaganza Drag Show

Back by popular demand, Frieda Whales is putting on a show at Slackwater Brewing in Penticton. The details:

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