St. Patrick’s Day—a day where every Irish pub in town is filled to the brim with drunken laughs, bagpipes, and green beer. This clover-coloured beverage has been a symbol of the holiday for nearly 100 years. There’s irony in how the term “green beer” has turned into something positive. It hasn’t always been the…
The Steamworks Espresso Stout is a light-bodied heavily malted beer perfect for the winter season and for lovers of both coffee and beer. Steamworks infused this beer with 7,000 shots of espresso per batch (that’s a lot), this is very obvious in the flavour as it tastes more like a coffee than any stout I’ve…
Faculty Brewing, 1830 Ontario St, Vancouver, BC, V5T 2W6 Vancouver based companies Faculty Brewing Co. and Silk Road Tea collaborated this year to create a tea-infused ale, named “London Fog Ale.” If you’re like me and you look to your favourite craft breweries for new unique flavours, give this one a try. At first, I was…
Congratulations on finishing your first week of class (let the countdown to winter break begin). And what better way to celebrate finishing your first week than getting out for some fun, budget-friendly activities? So, finish up your homework, this is BCIT after all, you are very likely going to have homework, and check out this…
The Art of Cellaring Beer: Ever had a beer that tasted like cardboard? That’s a stale beer – one that’s been left on the store shelf a few months too long. It’s a golden rule – beer is meant to be drank fresh. Right? Actually, not always. And hidden amongst you is a small secretive…
BC Craft Beer month is about recognizing just how far our province’s brewing and beer culture have come, according to co-founder Lundy Dale. With several new craft breweries opening every year and more choice than ever at bars and liquor stores, autumn celebrations offer a chance to get the word about BC beer out. “It is…
Do you love warm seasonal spices but hate the cloying sweetness of artificial syrup? If you crave pumpkin flavour, but lattes and pie just don’t do it for you, there’s another way to get your spiced pumpkin fix: Pumpkin beer! Most breweries now produce seasonal beers. At my last count, a well-stocked liquor store took…