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Great Food, Great Beer – Ulis

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | Beer, Food and Recipes, Review | 2 Comments

It is no longer a challenge to find a restaurant or pub in Vancouver that offers a good selection of craft beer, thanks in part to the efforts of CAMRA Vancouver for helping promote a craft beer culture in Vancouver.  It is also not a challenge to find great food in Vancouver.  Those who live in the Vancouver area are fortunate enough to enjoy a food & drink culture that is diverse, and for the most part,  unpretentiousness and affordable.  Although at times this unpretentious laid-back approach to food migrates so far from an exclusive haute cuisine experience that an establishment once again develops and air of exclusivity where entry is determined by the tightness of ones pants and the number of speeds on ones bicycle (one is preffered).  Do keep in mind that these comments, particularly the latter, come from a kid born and raised in the sticks and still living in the backwoods of Vancouver’s quiet suburbia.

Restaurants come and go.  The successful establishments rise above their competitors and remain standing by either continually adapting their menu to remain current with foods trends or transitioning themselves into a local institution that resists change but maintains a high level of service and food.  I will travel a good distance for a good meal, but it is somewhat rare that I will return a second time.  The options in this city are too great to not try something new.  But occasionally a place worthy of a second visit emerges.  And if the second visit impresses, the second will quickly turn into a third and so on.

Uli’s, a long-standing White Rock establishment has managed to win my business time and again simply by offering good beer and consistently delicious food in an unpretentiousness atmosphere.  I have been a semi-regular at Uli’s for over two years and the quality of the food has continued to rise with every visit and the selection of beer has remained seasonal and well thought out.  I now find myself close to being a regular.

Uli Blume, restaurant founder, has passed the daily operations over to his son Tyson.   After sitting at a table for only a few minutes it becomes clear that Tyson has a passion for what he does and takes time to personally ensure that his customers enjoy their dinning experience.  He also has love for good beer and keeps the cellar well stocked as the seasons change.  Tyson and a number of team members approach and serve beer from the perspective of true fans continually searching for the next best beer.  Tyson is always happy to chat about his current favourites and what he would suggest.

Instead of offering a large quantity of craft beer on tap, Uli’s has opted for a limited selection of draft beer with a well stocked and regularly rotating bottle selection.  The most recent selection includes two Saisons from Fantome (both delicious) and the Westvleteren 8 and 12, the latter being a hard to find Trappist ale.

The menu is typical Westcoast fare with a number of modernized European classics.  The dishes are not over-the -top creative, but are always flavourful and cleanly platted.    The most popular item on the menu seems to be the 2.0 burger, which is easily one of the of tastiest burgers I have ever had.  It seems one of every two plates arriving at a dinner table is the 2.0 burger.  The burger alone is enough to warrant visiting, but it’s the combination of good food and good beer that will keep me coming back.

Cheers,

Erik

Tags: 2.0 Burger, Fantome, Uli's, Westveletern, Whiterock

Boonies Southern Soul Now Open

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 | Beer, Food and Recipes, Review | 7 Comments

About a year ago I posted about a restaurant called Boonies BBQ & Soul Food that was located in the Cloverdale curling rink.  Bonnie, the head chef and proprietor, quickly outgrew the curling rink as his reputation for delicious BBQ and comforting soul food grew larger than the curling rink could handle.  Boonie has recently relocated to Langley and with a larger location and a full menu – including beer and southern classics such as Jambalaya, black-eyed peas, red beans and rice, cornbread and more.  This new restaurant is aptly named Boonies Southern Soul.

Boonie and his wife Tina realized that Southern food and beer belong together and invited Chris and me to make a few food and bee paring recommendations.  Chris had a hard time justifying a flight out to Vancouver just for this, so I went in solo.   I helped put together a list of four different ales from local craft brewers that will all compliment different menu items.

Boonies Southern Soul is the real deal and I would encourage anyone with a passion for good food to go and check it out.   Here is a sample of the current beer menu.

Amber Ale
The best match for this beer would be the pulled pork sandwich but it also pairs wonderfully with a good portion of the menu.  Amber Ales tend to have a sweet malty flavour with a medium hop bit, which will work with the sweet and spicy flavours in many of the dishes.
Tree Brewing Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale

Pale Ale
Pale Ale is hoppier (citrusy, pleasant bitter flavour) than an amber ale and works well with spicy foods, but can also match earthier flavours, such as jambalaya.   It would also work nicely with the BBQ Smoked Ribs, Cajun Chicken and the Hot Link Bites.
Tree Brewing Cutthroat Pale Ale

Nut Brown Ale
Nut Brown Ale is brown coloured ale with a mild hop flavour and a medium roasted malt flavour.  This would work great with less spicy dishes such as BBQ Chicken or a Burger.
Dead Frog Brewing Nut Brown Ale

Stout
A Stout is a classic partner with smokey BBQ. A dark ale with mild hop flavour but tons of roasted malt flavour and has an almost sweet, smokey molasses flavour.  This beer would work great with Burgers, Cheese Steak and would be wonderful with the BBQ Smoked Ribs!
Nelson Brewing Blackheart Stout

Cheers,

Erik

Tags: Boonies Southern Soul, Cutthroat Pale Ale, Dead Frog Nutbrown, Nelson Brewing Black Heart Stout, Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale, Tree Brfewing

Refuel

Monday, January 25th, 2010 | Beer, Food and Recipes, Review | 2 Comments

I went to the reincarnation of Fuel yesterday, now known as Refuel. This Vancouver establishment is well known amongst locals for serving quality local cuisine matched with an impressive beer and wine menu. I was beginning to tire of recommending Fuel/Refuel based solely on other’s opinions – I have read so many great reviews that I felt almost as if I had actually eaten there and was comfortable enough to recommend Refuel to some of my food loving friends with an interest in craft beer. Now that I have actually visited Refuel I am pleased to say that my recommendation still stands.

Fuel started out serving locally sourced food to hungry Vancouverites a number of years ago and quickly became a local favourite. Following the recent economic recession, Fuel began to realized that their customers would appreciate the same great food but at a more wallet friendly price. Fuel closed down and re-launched as the more affordable Refuel; the food may be slightly less “sophisticated”, but still delicious, which aside from sustenance and survival is really the reason for eating.

After looking through the menu and the great local beer list I ended up with Vancouver Island Brewing’s Herman’s Dark Lager and a juicy medium rare burger. Yes, that is correct, burger served medium rare and no I am not sick and yes it was delicious. I had to resist the Polderside fried chicken which I have read so much about, but irrelevant of how amazing the other menu items look, including fried chicken, all I really want to eat is a burger with melted cheese and bacon. It also helped that the fries were hand cut and made fresh. The food was delicious, the beer menu was well thought out and that atmosphere was unpretentiously welcoming.

Thank you Refuel for serving a burger made with care that for once is not overcooked and for offering quality local beer that a beer loving food enthusiast can get excited about.

Cheers,

Erik

Tags: Fried Chicken, Fuel, Hermans Dark Lager, medium rare burger, Refuel, Vancouver Island Brewing

Beer Review Generator

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | Beer, Review | 8 Comments

I don’t really like beer reviews.  I find most of them unhelpful and many of them rather pretentious.  I recently read a review on Beer Advocate that suggested star fruit notes were present in the aroma of a beer.  Really?  Star fruit?  Couldn’t think of anything more obscure?  I seem to recall trying star fruit sometime when I was on vacation in Hawaii, but I can’t even remember what it looked like, much less tasted like (turns out it looks like a star).  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Beer Advocate very much for its wealth of information (BeerFly is great for traveling).  I look up almost every beer I try on BA, but usually to get a general sense of the beer and learn more about the brewery.  In fact, I am about to dive into a Tin Whistle Black Widow and happened to come across this excerpt in a recent review:

The initial sweetness soon becomes backed by a sourness that is not as easy to look past as it was on the nose. Dark pumpernickel-ish breadiness balances the sweetness (as does a touch of sour). The bitterness is low to nil. The chocolate is in the way of cocoa powder. The dark fruitiness is of plum and dates, in a mild sort of way. There’s some “wet cardboard” that is not too interfering. This has some potential if the maltiness were bigger, I suppose.

I’ll have to watch out for the pumpernickel and wet cardboard then.  I mean, do people really find this kind of stuff in tasting beer?  I’m sure there are a few odd ducks out there with super palates, but I really feel like there is a lot of BS being thrown around in the average BA beer review.  It is for this reason that I got a real kick out of this Beer Review Generator I found while blog surfing.  With a few clicks, you too can have your very own beer review.  To be honest, I can’t really distinguish the generated reviews from the typical serious reviews I read online, which I find sad.  Here is one of my generated reviews:

Pours an opalescent amber with a soft, pillowy head. Heavy lacing. Intense flowery aroma, with overtones of rosewater and orange. Lovely boozy flavor, punctuated with strawberry and chocolate. Creamy mouthfeel and long finish.

Not bad, eh?  Now I must say that I do love tasting different beers and comparing perceived flavor notes.  Discussing the characteristics and subtleties of a beer can be great fun, but you lose me when it gets to picking out specific undertones like rosewater, star fruit, pumpernickel, and wet cardboard with certainty.  You are probably losing a lot of people really, and likely not helping put forward the craft beer movement.  Beer isn’t wine, why try and elevate our prized brew to the same levels of snobbery and exclusivity?

Cheers,

Chris

Tags: Beer Advocate, beer review, beer review generator, beerfly, black widow, star fruit, tin whistle

Red Thai Curry and Hefeweizen

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 | Beer, Food and Recipes, Review | 5 Comments

Red  Thai Curry served alongside Bavarian Hefeweizen is my new favourite food and beer pairing.

I was out for lunch last Friday at Joeys with some friends from work.   Joeys is a relatively small restaurant chain where new world cuisine and a charged atmosphere melds with hip comfort. This means a globally diverse yet distinctly North American menu is creatively served in an attractive manner by even more attractive woman – and quite honesty, it works.

One of my colleagues, who happens to be a passionate Irishmen with a solid respect for good beer, recommended a pitcher of Hefeweizen – I gladly accepted.   Joeys serves a selection of house brand beer  that is brewed by none other than Whistler Brewing, better known as KB Brewing.  Once the beer was ordered my choice of food became quite simple, I had no option other than to order the Panang Prawn Curry Bowl.  Proper Hefeweizen has a subtle too strong banana flavour with a hint of cloves.  Although A Red Thai Curry uses neither banana or cloves as  ingredients, the spicy tropical flavour found in most Thai curries seemed to be a natural match with Hefeweizen.

My food was delivered by an attractive woman and was creatively platted with a large banana leaf garnish on the side.  The banana leaf suggested that I had hit a home run with my food and  beer selection.  The fork reached my mouth and in went the Thai curry -  it was delicious, pleasantly sweet with a tropical coconut flavour countered with a spicy finish.  Down went the fork and up went the glass of beer – had I been working at my job for over a month I would have jumped up and down victoriously, the pairing was a success.  I subdued my reaction to a small grin, although in my head I was doing a victory dance, and carried on savoring my lunch.

Those who say Singha and Thai food are a match made in heaven are wrong – sorry, but it is the truth.  If you ever happen to find yourself in a Thai restaurant that serves a well brewed Hefeweizen I highly recommend taking full advantage of this spectacular flavour combination.

Erik

Tags: Hefewiezen, Joeys, KB Brewing, Singha, Thai Food, thai red curry, Whister Brewing

The fuss about Mill Street Brewing

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | Beer, Breweries, Review | 8 Comments

In a previous post, I accused Taps Magazine, “Canada’s Beer Magazine”, of focusing overly on Ontario brewers.  One fellow from Taps was kind enough to comment on our blog and let us know that Taps will increasingly be spreading its coverage throughout Canada.  I think what Taps is doing is great and I understand that, as a young magazine focusing on a niche subject, it might be hard to cover our vast nation coast to coast, especially when based in Ontario.  All that aside, I found that I read an awful lot about Mill Street Brewing and their greatness in early Taps issues.  Their prevalence in Taps coupled with their great success at the Canadian Brewing Awards got me rather curious.  Is Mill Street really Canada’s best brewery? Or are they Canada’s best brewery like the Leafs are Canada’s best hockey team (because they are from Toronto)?

To answer this question, I set out to try as many of Mill Street’s brews as possible, which turned out to be rather challenging.  Nowhere in BC can any Mill Street products be found in draught form, but I did manage to track down bottles at a few places.  Brewery Creek carries their Belgian Wit and used to carry their Stock Ale, until I bought the last six pack.  The Irish Heather also carries bottles of the Belgian Wit, as well as their much heralded Tankhouse Ale.  I made a special trip to the Irish Heather just to taste the Tankhouse Ale.  I have now tasted both the Stock Ale and the Tankhouse Ale, both gold medal winners at the Canadian Brewing Awards.

As for the beers themselves, I first tried the Stock Ale in the comfort of my own home.  My first impression of the Stock Ale was nothing whatsoever.  I don’t think I noticed taking a sip.  It really reminded me of macro brewed lager.  I was really expecting great things, and was disappointed as such, but I can’t say that this was bad beer.  It’s just everybody beer.  You’d serve this beer to people who don’t like beer or you’d drink this beer if you wanted to drink 15 beers in one sitting.  I suppose it was true to style, but I expected a touch of genius.

I next tried the Tankhouse Ale at the Irish Heather.  Now this is Mill Street’s flagship beer, and having read so much about it, I was really expecting the greatest beer of all time.  I think it was only the build up that had me disappointed, because I really did enjoy the Tankhouse Ale.  I found it to be good pale ale and I would gladly buy it again.  It has an amber colour, is a little spicy, and a bit hoppy. I found it to be very well balanced.  I read on Mill Street’s website that they use Cascade hops to brew this one.  This got me thinking, most Pacific Northwest brewers use Cascade, which were originally cultivated in Oregon, in a good portion of their brews.  The Tankhouse Ale was quite good, but it is of similar quality to the pale ales I regularly get hereabouts (Phillips Blue Buck for example).

Tasting two beers probably wasn’t a fair assessment of Mill Street (I bet they have some great seasonal and draught beers), but I wasn’t particularly impressed with Mill Street.  I held off originally on the Belgian Wit (not my favorite style), but I will endeavor to try some the next chance I get.  What I find more alluring of what the East Coast has to offer is Dieu du Ciel.  I’ve had three of the six varieties I’ve purchased so far and each one has been an experience.  I plan to do a write up of my Dieu du Ciel experiences in the near future, but I definitely recommend trying any that you come across in the mean time.

To sum up, I think I’ve decided that Mill Street is the best brewery in Canada in the same way that Luke Schenn is the second coming of Bobby Orr (it’s the Toronto factor).  Ontario is always going to get more attention at the national level and I can deal with that (especially when the Leafs are losing).  I’m just happy to be living out West where there is an abundance of great beer, right here in BC and coming up from Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.

Cheers,

Chris

Tags: belgian wit, brewery creek, canadian brewing awards, dieu du ciel, irish heather, mill street brewing, phillips blue truck, stock ale, tankhouse ale, taps magazine

Big Ridge Brewing Company

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 | Beer, Breweries, Pubs, Review | 9 Comments

A second guest post in two days! This latest contribution to the Love Good Beer fold is written by Peter Chandler, a good friend of mine and a stellar human being.  A technical writer by trade and a seasoned beer traveler, he spins a good yarn. ~ Chris

Mats Sundin’s debut with the Canucks earlier this month was a special occasion for all Vancouverites. Like many of the team’s supporters, I decided that this night was a momentous enough occasion–either that or it was just a good enough excuse for my wife–to trek out to my local Big Ridge Brewing Company to enjoy the game with a few friends and a few pints.

For starters, I ordered their seasonal offering, an Espresso Stout, which sounded like it would be awesome, with a side of poutine (that turned out to be the best poutine west of the Rockies). Unfortunately, to me the seasonal tasted like a melted 7-Eleven Slurpuccino filtered through a dirty ashtray. Okay, maybe that was a bit harsh; the pint probably wasn’t that bad. After all, I was able to finish it, though I certainly didn’t order another one. For seconds, I grabbed a Black and Tan, which was more suited to my palate and more flavourful than the bottle of Bud that the guy beside me was drinking. The Black and Tan blended fairly quickly, tasted very smooth, and quickly cleansed my memory of the previous pint. I guess that is why I love Big Ridge. Within their small selection of microbrews there is enough flavour and variety for everyone–everyone except for that dude who was drinking a bottle of Bud–to find something to their liking. It is that process, the quest for the perfect pint, which I enjoy the most.

By the way, I love Big Ridge, so much so that I went there on my wedding day. Chris (a key member of my wedding party) showcased his usual creative frugality, proclaiming, “This guy is getting married”, while pointing at me, “do we get any free stuff?” The waitress, preparing to make a quick escape from our table, raised her right eyebrow, tilted her head and replied without giving Chris an answer, “This is the saddest stag I have ever seen”.

Fair enough, if that really was my bachelor party, I, too, would have been underwhelmed. Incidentally, my stag was a legendary affair. Sun-soaked Osoyoos, bathwater-soaked hotel room, golf, wine touring and the epic Sage pub. But this is not a tale of debauchery and hooliganism, this is a story about fresh, delicious beer, pleasant surroundings, and good times. I’ll leave that story for another time.

Peter

Tags: big ridge brewing, black and tan, espresso stout, mats sundin

Review: Lost Coast Brewery Winterbraun

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 | Beer, Review | 3 Comments

We are currently working on creating a base of guest writers for this site.  This will help bring diversity to our writing while helping to generate a regular stream of content.  It brings me great pleasure to introduce our first guest post, written by one of my closest friends, Brad Wiens.  Brad has a growing passion for beer and has an impressively straight forward  approach to beer – if it tastes good, it is good.   Brad will hopefully become a semi-regular contributor to Love Good Beer.  Without further ado, I present to you, Brad Wiens. – Erik

Since this is my first post and also my first beer review , I will give you a little bit of background about me and my beer history.   Sadly, when I was a young lad I did not enjoy beer, it tasted awful. I managed to drink a few pints to not seem like a wuss in front of my friends, but my stomach hated me for it. It wasn’t until my cousin ordered me a Rickard’s Red that I tasted the difference in beer.  Previously I had only tried beer such as Molson Canadian and Bud Light because when I was “younger” that was all that was available at parties (at least from my experience). Rickard’s Red was a whole different kind of beer to me, it had flavor and guts.  My taste buds and my stomach instantly said “more please”.

For a long time my beer of choice was Rickard’s Red, until my good friend Erik started to branch out from standard beer.  Over the past few years I have started to develop a friendship with beer, and now I am madly in love with it. Erik’s homebrew has frequented my fridge and I always look forward to his next creation, and helping out with the rather messy but fun homebrew process.  Well, enough about me and onto the beer review.

Winterbraun is a slightly richer, stronger version of Lost Coast Brewery’s Downtown Brown, classed as an English Brown Ale. At first glance while looking at the bottle, I thought Winterbraun would have been a tad darker than it was. I poured a small amount into a clear glass to get a good look at the color, it was reddish brown. It smelt warm and inviting, and tickled my nose  with a slight caramel smell. I poured the rest into my beer stein, which is what all my beer is drunk out of. The Winterbraun is quite mild, but it has a great taste to it. I thought of a Newcastle Brown Ale with more of a kick near the end. The first half was nice, slightly sharp but with as smooth lingering aftertaste. After about halfway through, the beer’s sharpness  went away and I could taste the full body of the beer. I think after warming up, the beer began to open up and taste better.

I tend to think of foods that go well with the beer that I drink. I thought for awhile about what I would like to eat while drinking Winterbraun. Surprisingly I could think of no food that would go extremely well and enhance the flavor. I thought this was rather odd at first, but later on realized that this was a beer that I could drink alone. No food, no snacks, nothing but a beer. Of course it would go with a nice BBQ, but I think this is a beer I would tend to drink by itself.

Overall I am quite pleased with the Winterbraun. It is a nice mild mannered beer that I will definitely be purchasing again. With a nice color and a surprisingly warm feel, I recommend this beer to anyone  looking to sit down on a couch and enjoy a beer, a beer that goes well with a second Winterbraun.

Brad

Tags: lost coast, winterbraun

Update: Bowen Island Brewing, KB Brewing and Whistler Brewing

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Beer, Breweries, Review | 1 Comment

I received a response from the NorthAm Group just a few hours ago with a great explanation of their three brands. It is true that all three brands (Bowen Island, KB, and Whistler) are brewed in Kamloops; however, they are in the process of moving Whistler Brewing to Whistler. As Chris pointed out in a previous comment, 40,000 liters of Whistler water is trucked into Kamloops every week, which must be expensive, not to mention harmful to the environment. This move makes a great deal of sense and brings more honesty to the Whistler Brewing brand.

KB Pale Ale is no longer in production – Bowen Island Extra Pale Ale is a slightly reworked version of the original KB Pale Ale. If you were a fan of KB Pale Ale I’m sure you will like Bowen Island Pale Ale. The Bowen Island brand was revived a few years ago to fill the demand for value priced BC craft beer, a niche that was missing in BC until recently.

Bowen Island Brewing goes to prove that price and quality do not go hand in hand. It may not be the most creative beer ever made, do not expect a Belgian Saison anytime soon, but a quality session beer will always be appreciated. Instead of serving generic macro lager at this year’s Super Bowl party, why not try Bowen Island Brewing – it is cheaper and far tastier.

Erik 

Tags: Bowen Island Brewing, Kamloops, KB Brewing, Northam Group, Pale Ale, Whistler Brewing

Review: Bowen Island Brewing

Monday, January 19th, 2009 | Beer, Review | 15 Comments

I am on round number two in my search for BC’s best value priced beer. I picked up a six pack of Bowen Island Brewing Extra Pale Ale at the liquor store for $8.45 earlier this week. With help from Chris and my lovely wife I am now down to the last can, which I am nearly finished with at this very moment.

I bought this beer assuming it was brewed on Bowen Island, which I think is a fair assumption, but it is not. Bowen Island Brewing started out as a small cottage brewery off the coast of Vancouver on Bowen Island. The brewery changed hands multiple times in the late nineties eventually to become a brand owned by the NorthAm Group. The NorthAm Group is one of BC’s fastest growing brewing companies owning three popular BC beer brands; Bowen Island Brewing, KB, and Whistler Brewing all brewed in Kamloops at the KB Brewery.

The good people at the NorthAm Group are playing a sneaky game by selling beer, all of which is brewed in the same facility, under three separate brands with different pricing. I am intrigued by the similar reviews that KB, Bowen and Whistler Pale Ales share on Beer Advocate and Ratebeer.com. If all three brands are brewed at the same facility and under the supervision of the same brewmaster how can they be dramatically different from one another? Bowen Island, KB and Whistler all offer a Pale Ale – but are they different?  Does Whistler beer use more expensive higher quality ingredients? Beer drinkers have a right to know this pertinent information.

I tried to get to the heart of the matter by sending an email to Bowen Island and KB Brewing – none have replied as of yet. Perhaps there is a perfectly good explanation and each brand is brewed with completely different recipes or my sources are incorrect and all three brands are completely unrelated, but without a response from the brewery I have no way of knowing. This unimpressive display of customer service is not making their beer taste any better. I have no desire to drink beer brewed by a company that is not honest with their customers. Over the next week I am hoping to solve this puzzle – I will post any new information as soon as possible. In the meantime, I have put together a breakdown of the three NorthAm brands:

Bowen Island Brewing – local value priced beer

KB Brewing – quality BC craft beer

Whistler Brewing – premium craft beer, leveraging Whistler’s international reputation

By now, the last glass of Pale Ale has vanished and I am feeling all the better for it – time to review. Bowen Island Brewing Extra Pale Ale is a surprisingly impressive beer for its price. It is a rich, copper coloured English Style Pale Ale with good head retention. Upon pouring, the beer releases a powerful aroma with sweet caramel leading the way followed by earthiness and a mild floral note. Similar to the aroma, caramel flavours are quite dominant but are somewhat balanced a medium hop finish. I would prefer this beer to be hoppier, but I tend to like hoppier beer. It was a bit thin, lacking any significant body. It is nice to find a pale ale from the Pacific Northwest that does not have a strong citrus flavour, not that I don’t like citrusy hops, it is just nice to change it up now and again.

This is a great session beer that is well suited for students, the unemployed (like me) or people who are just plain cheap. However, until I get to the bottom of NorthAm’s game of smoke and mirrors I do not feel comfortable recommending the beer to anyone.

Erik

Tags: Beer, Bowen Island Brewing, Craft Beer, KB Brewing, NorthAm, Pacific Northwest, Pale Ale, Review, Whistler Brewing