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Rad Beer Festivals Coming Soon

Spinnakers is hosting their Spring Cask Beer Festival this weekend, Saturday March 20th.  Alas, I am too late in writing about it, for it is already sold out. It would have cost $30 for entry, souvenir glass, and three beer tickets, plus $1 for every extra beer ticket after that.  It will be good times for those lucky enough to have tickets.  The lineup is said to include beers from Driftwood, Phillips, Lighthouse, Vancouver Island, Central City, Elysian, Deschutes and more.

If you missed out on Spinnakers, don’t get too down because the Washington Cask Beer Festival is the following Saturday, March 27th in Seattle.  For $35, this one includes twenty tastes to drink from your very own commemorative cup.  I went last year and had a really good times.  With so many free tastes and such a stellar beer lineup, my group had a hard time keeping it together.  We had a really good time until things got out of hand.  Id’ say the Washington Cask Beer Festival is the best beer event in the Northwest, so don’t miss this one.

For those of you not willing to make the trip south of the border, you’ll soon have an opportunity to party in your hometown.  Vancouver Craft Beer Week is happening May 10-16, but I still haven’t heard what it will entail.  That being said, I’m sure it will be super rad and something to look out for.

Cheers,

Chris

Cool Vancouver Beer Events in early 2010

I expected to enjoy many good holiday beers this Christmas season, but instead my beer drinking and merry making have been derailed by a gastrointestinal virus.  Luckily for me, I’ll have plenty of chance to make up for lost time in the new year what with three cool events coming up.

  • Feast of The Five Firkins – The Whip restaurant hosts a five course feast with each course paired with a wonderful craft beer.  This is the third annual feast and I’ve heard each of the previous were wonderful.  The feast will be held January 10th and tickets are available from The Whip for $85 each.
  • Belgianfest 2010 – The Washington Beer Commission presents the first ever Belgianfest, a craft beer event featuring Belgian style beers brewed by Washington craft brewers.  The event will be held Saturday, January 23rd at Georgetown Studios at The Engine Room in Seattle (close enough to Vancouver).  Tickets are $30.
  • Beer Wars Screening – I don’t have many details on this one, but I’ve heard there will be a screening of Beer Wars at District319 in Vancouver on January 17th.

I hope your holidays have been better than mine thus far.

Cheers,

Chris

Washington Winter Beer Festival 2009

The Washington Beer Commission is holding the 2009 edition of their Winter Beer festival this December 4th and 5th.  I recently received an email containing the beer lineup and it looks to be a good one.  I attended the Washington Cask Beer Festival last Spring and really enjoyed it, so I imagine the winter edition is similarly epic.  Serious BC beer fans should consider heading down the I5 to take part in what promises to be a good festival.  I really considered buying tickets, but am planning on attending the Dix Winter Caskival on December 5th instead.  Both events will be good, but Dix is just so much closer to home!

Washington Winter Beer Festival 2009

 

Cheers,

Chris