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Beer and beer industry related events.

More Great Canadian Beer Fest…

  Day two at the Great Canadian Beer Festival dawned as sunny and warm as day one.  After a morning spent rehydrating and traipsing around Victoria, it was time to rendezvous with the crack tasting team (Colleen, Kathryn and Mary).  … Continue reading

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Great Canadian Beer Festival- Day One

Dateline: Victoria.    It took two plane flights, forty minutes on a bus and a half an hour standing in line just to get in, but I made it to my favorite beer event: the Great Canadian Beer Festival.  More than fifty … Continue reading

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Suds ‘n’ Cider

Once again the intrepid forces at beergeek.ca put life and liver on the line and attended the immensely popular “Suds ‘n’ Cider” event that’s held in conjuction with the Vernon Winter Carnival.   The Best Western Vernon Lodge played host, The … Continue reading

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Robbie Burns Day!

And you thought I forgot.  The life and times of the Scottish “Ploughman Poet” Robert Burns are celebrated today.  For those of you celebrating with the traditional haggis, you can find some beer pairings for the Scottish national dish here (as … Continue reading

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Hopscotch Kelowna 2010

The beergeek.ca event team (me) stopped by the Hopscotch Kelowna event (formerly the Okanagan Food and Drink Festival) last night.  It looks like a combination of second year status as well as the “Hopscotch” name helped to bring in the crowds.  … Continue reading

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