Beer From Start To Finish

After my last post, I have been thinking about what this discussion is all about. What will I talk about and who should I talk to?
I think I will cover the industry of beer locally, Provincially, Nationally and the International side as Craft beer is one huge industry and growing at a phenomenal rate.
I will of course be talking about specific beers available to drink, but also the breweries themselves, the people behind the scenes, their suppliers, and the pubs and restaurants the Brewers supply.
I will also want to speak on the history of beer from the very beginnings, to the growth of beer in all corners of the world and how it has all morphed into today's market.
It sounds huge and I think it really is but we'll start slowly and build from there.
My next post will be on the burgeoning beer industry in my local area, Port Moody. They now have four breweries which need to be talked about.
Until then, sit back, enjoy your beer and let's discover what this amazing drink has, does and will offer everyone.

Sláinte

Beer

Vancouver Craft Beer Week

Having been to the final weekend of the Vancouver Craft Beer Week for the past three years and this being the second year the event has been held at the Western end of the Pacific National Exibition grounds, VCBW is becoming a must attend event for the beer lovers on the Left Coast.

The security and safety for the event was well controlled, the layout of the participating breweries, the music being offered and the food vendors was perfectly spaced for the attendees to move freely throughout the grounds. 

My wife, Cathy and I attended on the last Sunday of the weeks celebrations. From all the conversations I had with the Brewers, the day before was "a gong show" compared to the day we attended. There was probably 2000 to 3000 people who were there when we were, but with that amount of people, it did not seem busy or cramped to move around the grounds.

Between myself and Cathy, we tasted 22 different beverages from stouts, ales, saisons, ciders, pilsners, ESBs, IPAs, Biere de Guards, dunkles and lagers.  

The Vancouver Craft Beer Week had 100 different Brew 

Houses attending with almost 400 different beers and ciders to choose from. Too many for this beer lover to sample in one day but with some planning, we tasted all the libations we wanted to.

As this even grows every year, the business development by Paul Kamon, Event Director Leah 

Heneghan and Technical Director Tylor Olsen, this event will become better and better for years to come. 

Here is the list of beers that I tasted:

Alameda Brewing Black Beer Stout XX

Lagunitas Brewing A Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale

Steel and Oak Tu Meke Saison

33 Acres Brewing 33 Acres of Sunshine

Hoyne Brewing Appleton ESB

Parkside Brewing Dusk Pale Ale

Lighthouse Brewing Race Rocks Ale

4 Mile Brewing Tangerine Dream Ale

Trading Post Brewing Captain Coopers Cranberry Ale

Be Right Back Brewing Kentucky Comon

Real Cask Brewery Melon IPA

Brewhouse Whistler Biere de Guarde

Main St. Brewing Begian Bonson Single Hop Ale

Brookside Brewery Flagship IPA

Erdinger Dunkel

Affligen Blond Ale

KPU Brewing Golden Lager