Granville Island Fun

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Jun 30, 2007
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Hello again all… After the rip-roaring success of my last post, here’s a follow-up on our local microbrewery. The Granville Island Brewing Company was founded in 1984 by a gentleman named Mitch Taylor, making it Canada’s first microbrewery. Originally based on Granville Island in Vancouver, the main hub of operations has now moved to Kelowna, ...

Captain George Vancouver

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Jun 22, 2007
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Hello all, This is my first foray into the world of blogging so apologies if this is a shoddy affair. Thought i’d do a special entry from Vancouver on an interesting beer I came across today. First though, I must agree with Craig AS about the standard of Canadian beers. Having only tried Molson and ...

Sacre Bleu! – Montreal Beer Festival 2007

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Jun 19, 2007
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One of the enduring perceptions of North America is that it is a Budweiser-soaked desert when it comes to good beer. This is a tad unfair on our Colonial brethren and certainly not the case in Francophone Canada. Every June, the Mondial de la Biere rolls into Montreal’s Gare Windsor like a hops-laden locomotive, the ...

BeerCast #1 – Count the Shillings

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Jun 11, 2007
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BeerCast #1 – Count the Shillings. Welcome to the BeerCast! A brand new podcast for all your beery needs. Richard and Shovels broadcast from a secret location in Edinburgh, reviewing beers and discussing news from the brewing world. In our debut podcast, we tackle the classic Scottish style – 80/-

1. TSA William Wallace (4.5%)
2. Belhaven St Andrews Ale (4.6%)
3. Caledonian Golden Promise (4.5%)

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