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The OG brewery with a great patio
A beer crawl to check out, two brewery patios worth your time and a why black IPAs are polarizing
Geoff Sharpe
July 22, 2022
Happy Friday!
We've got some new patios to check out, a fun bike/beer crawl and some deals/merch launches from local breweries.
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Enjoy the weekend!
—Geoff Sharpe
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WHERE TO GO: FEATURED PATIOS
Strange Fellows
One of Vancouver's favourite tasting rooms, thanks to its very friendly and welcoming staff, Strange Fellows also has a patio which serves as the resting place for the countless number of outdoor events the brewery puts on all summer.
🍺 What to drink: While you could go with the brewery's very popular Talisman American pale ale, try something rustic with the equally popular Strange Resemblance farmhouse saison.
Callister Brewing
We should all pay a visit to Callister Brewing at some point in our travels. It originally launched as an incubator for other breweries and in some ways, without Callister, you wouldn't have Superflux, Night Owl, Boombox, Real Cask Ales, among others. So, when you're ready to pay tribute, or support a business that has supported so many others over the years, you can do so knowing delicious beer and a great patio awaits you.
🍺 What to drink: With 12 rotating taps, including three cask engines for those looking for a proper British beer experience, you have plenty of options. Try the Cuban Taxi, a guava gose. Lots of tropical fruit, and a soft luscious mouth feel.
Read all of our reviews: The Ultimate Guide to BC Breweries and our Guide to Vancouver Patios.
WHAT TO DO
Seventh Annual Art, Bike and Beer Crawl tour & fundraiser
Love art? Biking? Beer? Then you'll need to visit this event in East Vancouver. You'll discover new artists and art in the community, participate in three brewery tours with tasting flights, and finish off at Strange Fellows with chances to win some amazing prizes.
Details: July 24, 1 to 5 pm
Tickets: $50 at Create Arts Festival
Location: 1000 Parker St. | Map
Breweries featured: Bomber, Callister, East Van, Luppolo, Off the Rails, Parallel 49, Strange Fellows, Strathcona, Storm, and Superflux
The Dark Days of Summer: A barrel-aged beer event
The Barley Merchant is celebrating their first anniversary with a huge party. They're cracking some "big, bold and dark" barrel-aged beers. Why? Because according to them, "it's always stout season."
Details: July 23, 12 pm to 11:45 pm
Location: The Barley Merchant, 20090 91a Ave., Langley | Map
Breweries featured: Driftwood, Strange Fellows, Vancouver Island, House of Funk and many more breweries serving stout beers.
Other events:
July 27 | Brews on Wax | A-Frame Brewing | Squamish | Spin your favourite vinyls next Wednesday
July 27, every Wednesday | Funk Bingo | House of Funk | Vancouver | Music bingo. Need we say more?
August 8 | Summer Field Trip | Acorn Restaurant + Barnside Brewing | Veg tasting experience at Barnside and a farm tour
OTHER NEWS
Strange Fellows has new wine tumblers, beer koozies and tank tops at their online store.
Container Brewing is taking orders for their CSA boxes from Hazelmere Organic Farms. Sign-up now until August 27th.
You can pick up free swag by Steamworks by purchasing beer.
Get a Taiyo Dog, with grilled onions, kewpie mayo, teriyaki sauce and furikake on Friday, July 29th over at Superflux.
Steel & Oak is going all-in with fried chicken. They’re partnering with Jukes and DownLow chicken for a special menu collab this saturday.
Four Winds’ has new tacos this month, including a prawn aguachile tostada, chicken chorizo and fried tofu
From Monday-Wednesday, all 12oz beers at Shaketown Brewing in North Vancouver are $3 until 5pm.
BEERLOOP QUESTION
Your forever brewery?
We asked our Instagram subscribers if they had to drink one brewery's beer forever, what brewery would it be? Head over to Instagram and share your favourite. Some answers include Phillips, Camp Beer Co and Five Roads Brewing.
SOMETHING FUN
A good boy
As a dog owner, I can't help but share brewery dog picks. Barnside posted what can only be described as an extremely cool pup.
GAME TIME
BreweryGuesser
Google Maps
Last week Strange Fellows was the BreweryGuesser answer. This week is a little harder - which brewery is featured in the image?
Reply with your answer and name, and you'll be mentioned in the newsletter (if you guess correctly).
If you're a brewery and want yours featured, let us know!
BEERLOOP COMMUNITY
Langford Beer Festival problems?
One reader chimed in with their opinion about the Langford Beer Festival:
"Let’s hope the next Langford Beerfest is a lot more organized – access took over an hour and the venue was shoulder to shoulder crammed with far too many people for it’s size. Wait times for samples were running 15-20 minutes for the popular stuff. Expand it onto the field or sell half as many tickets next year."
Agree or disagree? Let us know.
Your favourite BC beer?
We're always looking for new and fun beers to suggest to the BeerLoop community. Reply with what you drank this week and we'll feature it in the newsletter.
🗞️ Long Reads🗞️
Just for fun:
Black IPAs can be polarizing. Here’s what they are and how they are gaining popularity once again. [Hop Culture]
What food pairs best with hazy IPAs. [Hop Culture]
Here’s a wonderful review of Munich’s oldest brewery Augustiner-Bräu and how it’s reinvented itself. [Tempest in a Tankard]
Vinepair ranked the best states for beer lovers. Closer to BC, Washington ranked 12 and Oregon ranked third. Can you guess number one?
Is this brewery, 100km south of Burns Lake, BC the most remote in the world? [The Tyee]
Beer industry news:
The carbon footprint of hop production can vary. Here are some that have a smaller environmental impact. [Beer and Brewing]
How smaller craft breweries are improving their environmental sustainability. [Corporate Knights]
Check out this webinar on air and liquid filtration needs for breweries. [Craft Brewing Business]