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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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BC Liquor review "CAMRA BC fights for craft beer and consumers" updated Sept 18/13 Updates coming soon.
FUSS
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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Membership
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The count as of today for active (paid up to date) members in CAMRA Vancouver is over 1000 individuals and 121 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.
Join us in support of Craft Beer!
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Volunteer Opportunities
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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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CAMRA BC Newsletter November/December 2013 issue. It features articles submitted by local bloggers on all things craft beer. Jan/Feb will be out next week.
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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,
Happy Holidays! Just quick issue this time to catch you up on a few things coming up and then you can get back to your turkey leftovers, movie marathons, tasting room tours and holiday festivities.
Last week another new craft beer brewery opened in BC. Green Leaf Brewing is located in North Vancouver and had their soft-opening on December 20th. More details below in Craft Beer Community Spotlight. Our Corporate Supporter Spotlight has morphed into Craft Beer Community Spotlight. The goal is to feature and celebrate the overall craft beer community and the people and establishments that make up and support this community - establishments, brewers, bloggers, and you, the enthusiasts.
We've teamed up with UnTapped to present CiderWise, a cider and gluten-free beer tasting event on February 8th at The Wise Hall. More and more people are finding themselves gluten-intolerant and that can make enjoying craft beer difficult, however more and more gluten-free options exist, such as most ciders and the increasing number of Gluten-reduced and Gluten-free craft beers. We'll be showcasing ciders and gluten free beers made locally and from the US. Tickets are on sale now! More details below in Events.
An eight day series of events highlighting a broad selection of craft breweries while educating Victorians about craft beer. The week will kick off with a Cask Event featuring all participating breweries at the Victoria Public Market on March 1, with smaller tastings, seminars, and micro-events happening in between at various venues.
Craft Beer Around the Web
Switch Taps - craftbeer related Kickstarter. Their objective: To create an interchangeable tap handle system that is affordable, available and professional looking for home brewers, kegerator owners and growler users.
Tudor Beer Making in the 16th Century. CAMRA Vancouver President Adam notes points of interest: 7:41 Collecting Wild Yeast,10:27 Malting Barley, 20:35 Kilning Malt & Mashing, 32.53 Parti-Gyle & Brewing, 36.22 Racking
Cheers,
Monica Frost
CAMRA BC and Vancouver, Communications Director
communications@camravancouver.ca
  Recent past issues of our Newsletter can now be found here on our website.
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CAMRA Vancouver Executive Update
CAMRA Vancouver Members save the date! Our Annual AGM will be on February 16th at The Biltmore from 12 - 3pm. Full details and how to RSVP here. CAMRA Vancouver Members will be getting a formal notification by email shortly.
Update from our President, Adam Chatburn
2013 Year in Review
"When I took over the Presidency from the esteemed Paddy Treavor in January I knew I had some big shoes to fill but I really had no idea what I was in for. However I knew that the new Executive knew what to do so I spent the first month with my mouth shut. I listened to them all, I listened to Paddy, I listened to BC President Rick Green and I did my best to remember everyone's name. Once I had my head around what was going on I met with each member of the Executive individually and talked to them about their work, specifically what we could do to make it easier, efficient and better for members...read on.
Update from our Education Liaison, Danny Seeton
Beer History 101 - Jan 28th @ 7pm SOLD OUT
Beer and Food Pairing 101 - Feb 8th @ 7pm. Wine has long been held as the beverage that compliments food perfectly. This is a conspiracy. Beer is in fact a superior partner to food. This class will teach the basics of how to pair beer with different foods and even how to incorporate beer into your food. Guest presenter: Chester Carey, Canada's first Certified Cicerone®, a Sommelier, homebrewer, and award winning BBQ'er (Check out Re-Up BBQ) Tickets on sale NOW!
A bit about Danny Seeton, CAMRA Vancouver's very own Education Liaison; he's an award winning homebrewer, a National rank BJCP beer judge, and has been lecturing about beer history and brewing at UBC and for the VanBrewers homebrew club for the past 4 years.
Visit our YouTube page for videos of past classes.
Please email education@camravancouver.ca if you have any questions.
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Craftbeer Community Spotlight 
On December 20th another new brewery opened in BC...
Let us introduce you to Green Leaf Brewing Co. in North Vancouver  Founder Martin Ebadi and Brewmaster Tim Kramer  "Our philosophy at Green Leaf Brewing is to place Quality and Sustainability before profit or growth for growth's sake. All of our beers are brewed using carefully selected ingredients, patience and attention to detail, as well as genuine love and respect for the products. In the spirit of craft brewing we want to brew solid traditional styles as well as to push the boundaries of beer as we seek to innovate, explore and discover. Our beers are served in freshly-filled growlers, because we believe that freshness is of the utmost importance to your experience of our products. We are very excited to be opening our brewery in North Vancouver. Our goal is to inspire the Lonsdale Quay community about the wonders of craft beer. In addition to selling the freshest, most delicious beers possible, Green Leaf will also offer in-depth brewery tours and beer-tasting events. We keep the emphasis on our neighbourhood, by encouraging the creative use of beer in foods around the Quay and using exclusively locally-farmed ingredients for our special seasonal beers. The possibilities for craft brewing are endless, and it is our aim to demonstrate this not only through the beers we brew, but with the information and services we provide."Currently they can only serve one 12oz glass of beer per person per day but they have applied for a lounge license so things will change. The brewery fills both one and two liter growlers off their taps. It looks like they currently have a Pale Ale and a Stout available but as you know that can change quickly as things run out.
Mike of Mike's Craft Beer was on hand that day and wrote this post with photos.
Would you like to see a craft beer establishment in your community featured in our Spotlight? Please email me with details.
Cheers,
Monica Frost
CAMRA BC and Vancouver Communications
communications@camravancouver.ca
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Events
Jan 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, Feb 1st @ 3pm
East Van Craft Brew and Culinary Tour
Vancouver Brewery Tours is partnering with local culinary tour company Off the Eaten Track to create a tour that celebrates all things craft beer & food. Created exclusively for Dine Out 2014, the tour combines two breweries and three food stops in East Vancouver for one delicious tour.
To learn more about the East Van Craft Brew and Culinary Tour, please visit the Dine Out 2014 website to book a tour and for more information. $65pp
February 16th @ 12pm - 3pm
CAMRA Vancouver AGM at The Biltmore
Elections for the 2014 executive will take place at the CAMRA Vancouver AGM on Sunday, February 16th, 2014 at The Biltmore Cabaret, located at 395 Kingsway. To be eligible to vote, you must be a paid up CAMRA member and attend the AGM in person. (You can join/renew at the AGM or via our website http://bit.ly/amKEO5) CAMRA Members will be receiving a formal notification via email shortly. Please RSVP if you'd like to attend.
February 8th @ 12:00PM - 4:00PM
More and more people are finding themselves gluten-intolerant and that can make enjoying craft beer difficult, however more and more gluten-free options exist, such as most ciders and the increasing number of gluten-reduced and gluten-free craft beers. Join us at CiderWISE to try some of these unique and delicious alternatives. We'll be showcasing ciders and gluten free beers made locally and from the US. Tickets are $20.00 for CAMRA Members and $25.00 for non-members and are on sale now!
If you would like your event listed in our newsletter, Facebook or Twitter, please email your info to Jill.
Jill Plotnikoff
media@camravancouver.ca
Communications and Newsletter Support Team
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Seasonal Releases, Reviews & Tastings
New At Your Local LRS:
Double Mountain Fa La La
Barley Mowat: Howesound Woolley Bugger Barley Wine
Joe Wiebe (Thirsty Writer) Talks about BC Winter Beers
Tastings at your local Liquor Stores:
Granville Liquor Store:
Jan 10th 4-7pm - New Zealand Breweries MOA and St Joseph's
Seasonals section courtesy of Cathy. You can email her your submissions at editor@camravancouver.ca
Cask Updates
Follow us here for updates daily on what's coming up. Not on social media? Visit
our website and you can view the twitter feed there with the cask information.
Craft beer establishments - email us your CASK info! Shawna has taken over all things CASK. Please email her your intel at info@camravancouver.ca Attn: CASKS
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Homebrew Happenings
VANBrewers
 Looking to connect with other homebrewers? VanBrewers hold monthly meetings. They welcome new members to the meetings, so join in if you are a homebrewer or are interested in getting started. They host a lively Facebook Group where you'll find discussions on all things home-brew. Membership to the club costs $20 a year.
Hops Connect
Hops Connect - Hop Trading Company Ltd is Canadian-owned and operated, centrally located in Pemberton  B.C. and dedicated to connecting brewers, U-brew retail and home-brewers with the best hops from the best growers. Whether you're looking for wholesale or retail, we've got it all. Visit their Online Store. Supplies are limited so don't miss out. Sign up to become a 'Brewers Club' member and receive a 5% discount everytime you order (no minimum).
Barley's Homebrewing Supplies
101-455 East Columbia St, New Westminster 604.553.1941
For a full list of their hop inventory, please click HERE
Dan's Homebrewing Supplies
New location 835 East Hastings St. The new shop
is bigger and less than two blocks east on the side of the street where you can park between 3:00 and 6:00! They are now on Twitter too. Check it out!
Would you like to share a story, a homebrew recipe or an event? Please email Jill at media@camravancouver.ca
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