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Bow Bar Hop Off

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Apr 20, 2012
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Another day, another Edinburgh beer event. The Bow Bar are hosting a hop-based showcase at the moment, so with Richard still away, beercasters Grooben, Shovels and the esteemed Mr. B headed down to sample some hoppy goodness. The showcase features British brewers, and with most of the beers clocking in at between 4% and 5% […]

Edinburgh Bar Launch – The Southern

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Apr 17, 2012
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Exciting times for Edinburgh beer drinkers this week as we see the opening of the Southern, the new bar from Fuller Thomson, owners of BeerCast favourites Holyrood 9A and Red Squirrel. Head BeerCaster and all-round Renaissance man Richard is away in Berlin this week, but colleagues Grooben and Shovels stepped into the breach to sample […]

Lagerboy (2) Speaks

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Sep 1, 2007
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Greetings, As John mentioned in his comment, lager has been somewhat under-represented of late so here’s an indication that Americans arent totally clueless when it comes to beer. In the 1800’s Brooklyn was home to over 45 breweries, producing a wide variety of beers. The onset of Prohibition in 1920 (one of the American governments […]

This is not what we’re like

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Jul 10, 2007
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Heres a review of a Canadian beer from another beer-reviewing website run by the Beverage Tasting Institute. A slightly different style from our good selves I think you’ll find – Brasserie Theillier La Bavaisienne Bière de Garde“Brilliant amber hue with a nice dense froth. Pronounced barnyard, wet hay and asparagus-like spice aromas follow through to […]

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 […]