Upcoming Events

June 29 @ 5:00pm
The Railway will pour a cask of Storm Brewing's Juniper IPA this Tuesday. This IPA has been dry-hopped with Juniper, which should compliment the hops profile nicely. Think IPA meets Sahti, the traditional Finnish beer flavoured with Juniper berries.

July 1
No cask this week due to the Yaletown Grand Prix, a bike race through the streets of Yaletown.

June 29 @ 5:00pm
Stella's Biersto has been tapping a cask from R&B every Tuesday since Vancouver Craft Beer Week. No word yet on the details of this week's cask.

July 2 @ 4:00pm
Firkin Friday at Taylor's Crossing this week will feature a cask of brewmaster David Varga's Pale Ale. Dave has dry-hopped this cask with UK Kent Goldings to keep it true to style and has primed it with honey.

The Whip Real Ale Sundays- The Whip Restaurant and Gallery, 209 E. 6th Ave. (From CAMRA newsletter)

July 4 @ 4:00pm
This Sunday The Whip will tap a cask from Steamworks. No word on the cask specifics yet.

St. Augustine's Manichean Mondays

June 28 and July 5 @ 6:00pm
Tonight St. Augustine's will tap a cask of R&B's Red Devil Pale Ale. No word on what this classic English-style pale ale was dry-hopped with. Next week St. Augustine's will have a cask of Longwood brewmaster Harley Smith's IPA. This is an English-style IPA, brewed with Northern Brewer, Fuggle, and Kent Golding hops. A similar cask of Harley's IPA will be at the Alibi Room shortly too -- try to spot the differences!

July 1@ 6:00pm
St Augustine's will tap a rather fitting cask of Russell Brewing's IP'Eh to help celebrate Canada Day. This cask has been double try-hopped, fist with Cascade and Willamette hops then with Alsatian Strisselspalt hops, which is sometimes described as having a black currant aroma.

Celebrating Hamilton Street Grill's 13 beyond-fabulous years in Yaletown

Monthly wine Tasting and Mixer at Hamilton Street Grill June 28th and June 29th, 2010

Hamilton Street Grill Presents Winemaker Randy Picton with Nk’Mip Cellars Wine

In keeping with the popular monthly format, try a sampling of three new wines and have three savoury, wine-inspired food tasters while learning from a wine expert as they take you through a sit down yet casual style tasting
5:30 to 7 pm – 3 wines, 3 appetizers $25 per person

Hamilton Street Grill
1009 Hamilton Street, Yaletown, Vancouver
Reserve at 604-331-1511

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Friday June 25
BLUE BRIDGE DOUBLE PALE ALE DRY HOPPED WITH CENTENNIAL HOPS
Alpha Acid - 7.5% - 11%
Blue Bridge has been one of our biggest hits in the last little while, and while it has a massive alcohol content at 8.2%, this hop profile will blow your mind. Centennial hops are citrusy and flowery, building a stronger flavour profile from the already fully flavoured double pale ale.
* Best experienced with our BC Noodle Bowl

Sips Artisan Bistro is located in the heart of James Bay Village at 425 Simcoe Street.

Wine School Mondays - NEW DATE
The next session of Wine School Mondays will begin Monday, July 12. Each class will be held on four consecutive Monday nights. Each installment covers the various wine-producing regions around the world.

** Classes fill up fast and advance enrollment required. Email larry@spiritmerchants.ca

Winemaker Wednesdays The Rotten Grape, Kelowna. Wednesdays, 5-7pm For the princely sum of $12, you'll enjoy a feature flight of stellar wines, a paired "flight of bites" and the opportunity to hang out with winemaking luminaries. Often, you'll get a sneak preview of upcoming releases in the form of a barrel or bottle aging sample. Plus, special pricing on the host winery's wines all night long. The Rotten Grape offers "grape food, grape wine and grape friends" at 231 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna. For more information, call 250-717-8466, or click here. (from Wine & Dine BC)

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May 30, 2010 - 1st Annual South Okanagan ½ Corked Marathon Hosted by the South Okanagan Winery Association Oliver/Osoyoos Walk, run, jog....17.1kms, 17 wineries! Wooohooo! Inspired by the world-famous Marathon du Médoc in Bordeaux, France, this race is for the "fun at heart" and promotes a healthy, balanced lifestyle in one of Canada's most beautiful wine growing regions. The 17 km course will lead you along two acclaimed benches, winding through the Golden Mile and across the valley to the Black Sage Bench. Rolling hills and beautiful vineyards will be the surrounding scenery as you (or at least your enthusastic supporters) sample the wines of the South Okanagan at wineries along the route. For much more information, a satellite view of the course and to register, click here. (From Wine & Dine BC)

Beer tastings every Friday at 5:30 pm. Wine tastings every Saturday at 2:00 pm. Specialty Kegs. More info: www.maltandvine.com

"TIE ONE ON!" PINTS FOR PROSTATES, PIKE BREWING COMPANY AND Us TOO PRESENT

WEDNESDAY - JUNE 16, 2010 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. PIKE BREWING COMPANY - MUSEUM ROOM 1415 1ST AVENUE, SEATTLE, WA 98101

To commemorate Father's Day, Pike Brewing will host a Pints for Prostates event on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Pike Pub and Brewery, 1415 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA.

Pike will donate a percentage of the day's profits to Pints for Prostates and there will be a special fund-raising event that evening.

Cheers, Bottoms Up, Down the Hatch... Men have hundreds of words for drinking, but a very Friday, June 18 Washington Brewers Festival St. Edwards Park, Kenmore 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Celebrating Our State's Great Craft Beer! Friday night is 21+ only

Celebrate Father's Day and Washington State's Great Craft Beer! The Mother of all Beer Festivals.

All Ages! 30+ Washington breweries? "Flowmotion" on the Music Stage/ Select Food Vendors

Join Pike Brewing Co. owners Charles and Rose Ann Finkel for a beer dinner at Elliott Bay Café!
Chef Tamara Murphy will no doubt create some amazing dishes that pair well with the 5 beers being served. The menu will be finalized shortly and posting will be updated on the Pike events calendar! $75 includes tax + tip - Call for reservations 206.682-6664

Friday 12:00 - 9 p.m. / Saturday 12:00 - 9 p.m. / Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Save the planet, one beer at a time. Taste Pike's Naughty Nellie Golden Artisan Ale ("Naughty is Nice") and Pike Dry Wit ("It may rain in Seattle, but our Wit is Dry!")

Come join us Friday, July 2nd from 8-11pm to celebrate St. George Absinthe Verte. Check in begins at 7:30pm with the event starting promptly at 8pm.

Enjoy Absinthe cocktail tasters, appetizers, live music by Alameda’s own Frisky Frolics, Naia Gelateria’s Absinthe Gelato for desert, and the ‘Root of All Evil’ cocktail.

As an added bonus, every guest will walk away with a mouth blown absinthe bubble glass (a.k.a. the chalice), as well as a 15% discount off of all purchases made during the event.

Tickets for Absinthe Night are $60 per ticket. Space is limited to 75 guests. Call 510.864.0635 any time between noon and 7pm. Wednesdays through Fridays to reserve your tickets.

September 17-19
30th Burton & South Derbyshire Beer Festival
The Town Hall, King Edwards Place, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
Cost: £6.00/8.00, airfare & accommodation not included
Info: e-mail May Arthur at fmarthur@hotmail.co.uk or call +44 1283-542656
- 100 kils of ales, real cider/perry/country wines, hot fresh-cooked food; entertainment includes famous Wurlitzer Organ at lunch times, plus groups live on stage in the evenings

Check out the Delerium Cafe in Brussels - serving over 2000 types of beer and 500 gins! "Our Beer Collection; come and make a choice out of the collection of more than 2000 beers; Beers around the world, rare and collectors beers. For every taste, from starter to advanced amateur!"

Zythos Beer Festival, March 7&8, 2009, Stadtsfestzaal, St. Nicklaas, Belgium. Two hundred beers from more than 60 breweries; free admission. Website is in Flemish only.