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Have your say against the 30% additional tax about to be charged on growler fills by Rich Coleman, The Liberals and the LCLDB.
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Aimed at getting licensees to comply with the law by posting their serving size-price lists and by urging the LCLB to enforce the law to help protect the consumers of BC.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Are you a whiz with Word Press? We're looking for some help with keeping our website up to date. Please email Monica for more information.
CAMRA Vancouver Volunteers
Would you like to be on our list of volunteers for future events? Perhaps you're interested in getting involved
with advocacy or education?
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The above blogs have a primary focus on craft beer in Vancouver and British Columbia. These blogs present commentary of our local craft beer scene, and as such, contain content and opinions that CAMRA Vancouver may not share. We welcome your comments or suggestions.
Know of a local beer blog that you think should be added to our list? Email communications@camravancouver.ca
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Membership
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The count as of today for members in CAMRA Vancouver is 812 individuals and 90 corporate supporters. The more members, the louder the voice!
Membership has its benefits and is open to everyone. We offer single, joint and corporate memberships.
Want to let a friend know what we're all about? Give them our updated
Member Brochure.
Interested in getting involved? Volunteer in one of our Committees.
Join us in support of Craft Beer!
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"The information in this Newsletter is collected and broadcasted for the benefit of all CAMRA members and readers. CAMRA Vancouver, while making every effort to ensure accuracy and a timely delivery, assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. "
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Hello Everyone,
CAMRA Vancouver and The Portside Pub are pleased to present:
 challenged to brew a low ABV ale, full on taste & flavour. There will be a People's Choice award, as well as a prize for best ale under 4.5% ABV, based on BJCP standards. Breweries involved will feature lots of local favourites and some of the new kids on the block. Tickets are $30 ($25 for CAMRA Members) and includes a 6oz taster glass (yours to take home) and 3 drink tokens. Additional drink tokens will be available for $1.25 each. Tickets are on sale tonight @ 8pm here. Interested in volunteering? Email Amanda at volunteer@camravancouver.ca. Shifts are assigned on a first come basis and SIR is mandatory.
Introducing the "Brewed Awakening Feature Tap at Pat's Pub & Brewhouse." I just love craft beer community stories like this one. Jan Zeschky, beer blogger for The Province, was called with a very special offer; would he like to choose the beer for the pub's rotating feature tap? It's part of a draft list expansion for Pat's Pub, which has been serving craft beer for 12 years now and has now seen fit to boost its tap count to 20 due to demand. His first choice is the Powell Street Craft Brewery Dive Bomb Porter. Read the full story here.
Casks! Cask nights are popping up all over town. A few of you have told me that you miss the updates in the Newsletter and aren't on Facebook or Twitter. Not to worry; we have something even better! On our website in the Events calendar we have the various regular cask night locations and times listed and will be adding special one offs too. Then, to find out what the actual cask is (which is what we post on Twitter and Facebook on the day of) you can simply refer to the Twitter Feed on the right side bar of our web page. You might have to look for a few seconds to see the location you're interested in come up in the rotation. We generally tweet mid morning what the cask(s) will be for the evening. I hope that's a good solution.
Craft Beer Around the Web
LDB's Growler Grab Marks Another Low in Liquor Legislation - This story by Jan Zeschky of The Province's Brewed Awakening best sums things up. "It's been a roller-coaster month or so in terms of B.C.'s liquor laws and how they relate to the province's burgeoning craft-beer industry."
Speaking of Growlers...Tired of your growlers going flat before you have a chance to finish them? Well then drink faster! Just kidding - you should look into a TapIt Cap. This clever new gadget fits over your growler's opening, ensuring that the beer in your growler stays fresh, carbonated, and ready to drink. Thanks to a slot that accepts standard-sized CO2 canisters and a built-in tap and tap handle, it turns your growler into a handheld keg and tap, perfect for barbecues, social gatherings, or anytime you want fresh, draught craft beer.
Quirky Beer Words
Dry-hopping. You will hear that often when referring to casks and how they were prepared. It is the addition of dry hops to fermenting or aging beer to increase its hop character or aroma.
Cheers,
Monica Frost
CAMRA BC and Vancouver, Communications Director
communications@camravancouver.ca
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Executive Update
Update from our President, Adam Chatburn
"I've been using the CAMRA website as a bit of a soapbox lately so I thought I would hand control over to you guys this week. Save the Growlers has really caught on (over 1800 signatures to date!) so our way via the petition and social media."
*These are your opinions (edited slightly for brevity) and not necessarily the views of CAMRA BC.
Update from our Education Liaison, Danny Seeton
"Our new Education Series, in partnership with the Legacy Liquor Store, is about to get started. Our first session on April 4th, Craft Beer 101, is SOLD  OUT! Tickets go on sale Monday 25th at 11am for the next two courses. Class description and tickets are available in the links below."
For more information contact Danny Seeton education@camravancouver.ca
Cheers,
Your CAMRA Vancouver Executive
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CAMRA Corporate Supporter Spotlight
Join us in welcoming our newest Corporate Supporters:
2095 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
"Tangent Cafe brings together a rare blend of great craft beer and authentic Malaysian cuisine. We are committed to great beer, with an all craft line-up featuring 10 taps and 20 bottles of local, American and Belgian brews. With 5 of our taps constantly rotating, we've always got something new in our line-up and we try to keep things interesting." - Nate Coli
 "Eureka Beer Guide is Ken Beattie, brewing industry veteran with 25 years of sales experience who is now applying his passion to beer education. Ken teaches Prud'homme Beer CertificationŽ to both consumers and hospitality students and staff who desire to increase their knowledge,
skills and appreciation for the world's best beverage. Ken is also available for corporate and team building events where his goal variety of dynamic beer events that will both educate and entertain in a 2 hour program called The Beer SchoolŽ" - Ken Beattie
Twitter
Want to become a Corporate? Visit our Corporate Supporter page on our website to apply.
Cheers, Sammie Gough
CAMRA Vancouver Corporate Liaison
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Homebrew Happenings
2013 VanBrewer Awards Competition
The Vancouver Homebrewers Association is excited to announce the 2013 VanBrewer Awards competition. We will be accepting entries in BJCP categories 1 - 23 for an entry fee of $6.00 (Cheque or paypal only). Registration will open on Wednesday March 20th 2013 at vanbrewerawards.ca and will close on April 20th 2013. Entries can be shipped or dropped off at Parallel 49 Brewing Co. 1946 Triumph St, Vancouver, BC V5L 1K5 between April 6th and 20th, during tasting room hours 11am - 7pm daily.
Would you like to share a story, a homebrew recipe or an event? Please email communications@camravancouver.ca
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Upcoming Events
*Please click on the event name for full details.
March 22nd
VanCity Buzz reports: Parallel 49 Brewing Hosts the 2013 VCBW Collaboration Beer Brew Day
Parallel 49 Brewing is proud to host the production of the 2013 Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW) Collaboration Beer at its facility in Vancouver, BC on Friday, March 22nd. In celebration of BC's largest craft beer festival, over thirty of BC's finest breweries will band together to brew a unique classic from Vancouver's brewing history. Using top-quality grains donated by Country Malting and BC grown hops donated by Hops Connect, the collaborative brewing project is being led by Graham With (Parallel 49 Brewing) and James Walton (Storm Brewing).
March 25th @ 6pm
Beerthirst is teaming up with local restaurant Cibo Trattoria for a one night special collaboration dinner at the Vancouver Italian Cultural Center. The meal will be influenced by Chef Faizal Kassam of Cibo, and Italian Cultural Center Chef Nevada Cope. Five courses will be paired with craft beers by Odin Brewing, and Alameda Brewing courtesy of Viti Wine & Lager and Beerthirst. Tickets are $80 and are availableERE
March 25th @ 7pm
Beer Drinker's Monthly Dinner Series Feat. Wolf Brewing Co. at The Butcher & Bullock
Join fellow beer drinkers for a beer drinker's pairing dinner. Interesting beers and brewers showcase their wares as award winning development chef Alivn Pillay creates custom menu selections. This month they are hosting Wolf Brewing Co. Tickets are $35 and include a four course dinner paired with Wolf Brewing brews.
April 5th @ 4pm - 9pm & April 6th @ 12pm - 6pm
18th Annual Okanagan Fest of Ales at Penticton, BC
Craft beer, great food, with proceeds going to charities, what could be better?! Tickets are only $20.00 per day and are only sold in advance. Hotel packages are also available. Get your tickets here.
April 6th @ 3pm - 6pm
4 East Vancouver Craft Breweries - 4 Craft Beer tours!
The Breweries: Powell Street, Coal Harbour, Parallel 49, and Storm Brewing.
Includes: Guided tour at each brewery plus 4x4oz tasters (1 per brewery) + a chance to battle with all your craft beer twitter friends for social media supremacy. There will be a photo contest and prizes!
SOLD OUT
April 6th @ 5pm
Belgian Beer Day, A Worldwide Toast to Belgian Beers
April 6, 2013 marks Belgian Beer Day, organized by the Captain Beerheart Foundation. It is a unique event uniting the world in a toast to Belgian Beer. More than 6000 people from 92 countries already support Belgian Beer Day and we want you to participate. At 5:00pm raise at your glass at your favourite Belgian Beer location and cheers for great beer.
April 11th @ 7PM - 10pm
4 course dinner specially paired with beers from Odin Brewing as well as a few others. Tickets are $39.99 for more information email whitney@tagpubs,com or call Hops at 604.522.0011
May 4th
Details as above. Tickets on sale TODAY, March 20 @ 8pm.
If you would like your event listed in our newsletter, please email your info to Jill at media@camravancouver.ca
Jill Plotnikoff
Newsletter Support Team
Events
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Seasonal Releases
Here's some tasting notes: Like many of Ninkasi beers this is an ale more than a specific style though we put it in the Northwest Pale category. A light toasted malt flavor is more reminiscent of a British Pale but the hops are bright and very Northwest. Flavorful and easy to drink!
Just like the eerie sensation that local cavers feel when going "lights out" in one of the Island's 1,000+ recorded caves, our IDA is a deep descent into your taste buds. Dark in colour with a prominent Northwest hop aroma, the body is balanced with semi-sweet malt flavours of roasted coffee and chocolate. So go on and take a sip into absolute darkness...
Powell Street Brewing gave us a little teaser of their Belgian Witbier with Ginger and Cardamom that they had just brewed this past weekend. Looking forward to this and what else they've got brewing!
Mike Willis,
Newsletter Support Team
info@camravancouver.ca
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