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WINNIPEG, MB – Half Pints Brewing will be holding this year’s edition of their annual Burlywine Day open house on Saturday, December 5th, 2009.
As the name suggests, the day marks the release of their annual winter seasonal, Half Pints Burlywine, and the 2009 vintage will be available for sale and sampling at the brewery. In addition, a limited number of bottles of the 2008 vintage will be available, along with the equally limited Bourbon Burlywine, which is the 2008 version aged on Bourbon soaked French oak chips.
Half Pints is also encouraging all attendees to “bring a tin for the bin” in support of Winnipeg Harvest food bank, and there will be tours and giveaways throughout the day.
Following the launch, Burlywine 2009 will be available at select liquor stores and bars in Manitoba, as well as a few out-of-province locations.
Categories: Beer Releases · Events · Manitoba · Seasonal Beers
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HALIFAX, NS – East Coast Event Management announced today that it will launch the Halifax Microbrew Fest & Conference on October 22 through 23, 2010 at Halifax’s World Trade & convention Centre. The show will bring together craft breweries, home brewers, industry experts, and beer lovers who tilt their mug in support of the Canadian craft brewery industry!
The Halifax Microbrew Fest & Craft Brewery Conference will take place on October 22 through 23, 2010, at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre. The Halifax Microbrew Fest and Craft Brewery Conference is the first to celebrate, and showcase the craft breweries and brewpubs of Canada. This two-day event includes a showcase of different beers brought in from around the country. Attendees are encouraged to sample, learn, and participate in seminars led by key figures in the beer industry. Events taking place during the show include local bands, the chance to win prizes through beer games, contests and interactive ways to learn about the brewing process and craft brewery industry.
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Categories: Events · Nova Scotia
HALIFAX, NS – Garrison Brewing recently released their latest seasonal beer, Garrison Oktoberfest, and they’ll be pouring it at an Oktoberfest celebration this Saturday, October 3rd at Pavilion 20, across from the brewery at the Halifax Seaport.
In addition to the Oktoberfest brew, they will also be serving their Harvest Wheat Ale, and there will be live music and traditional German food. The event runs from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with as admission cost of $8 for adults or $4 for children. Bar proceeds will go to Feed Nova Scotia.
Categories: Beer Releases · Events · Nova Scotia · Seasonal Beers
VANKLEEK HILL, ON – Beau’s All-Natural Brewing will be releasing their annual fall seasonal, Night Märzen, next week.
The beer is a traditional Oktoberfest lager, and will be officially launched at the first annual Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest which Beau’s is presenting on Saturday October 3rd at the Vankleek Hill Fairgrounds. The event will feature food from a variety of restaurants in Ottawa and surrounding area, live entertainment, and an appearance by special Guest of Honour, actor George Wendt (Norm from “Cheers”).
Night Märzen will also be available at the brewery and on tap at selected bars and restaurants.
Categories: Beer Releases · Events · Ontario · Seasonal Beers
HALIFAX, NS – Greg Nash of the Hart & Thistle Brewpub in Halifax has arranged for the first official and authorized Canadian screening of “Beer Wars”, a documentary that was released in the US several months ago.
The screening will take place in the Dunnottar Room at the Hart and Thistle on Saturday September 26th at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $20 and include one Hart & Thistle beer as well as popcorn, nacho chips and salsa.
Tickets can be purchased via PayPal using a link posted to Nash’s blog. Advance purchase is recommended, as it’s anticipated to be a sell-out event.
Categories: Events · Nova Scotia
HALIFAX, NS – Greg Nash, brewer at the Hart & Thistle brewpub in Halifax, has made a post to his blog asking for help harvesting hops this coming weekend:
What: Hop Harvest
When: Sat August 22nd 2009, 9:00 a.m. sharp (weather permitting) – leaving HRM ~ 8:00 a.m.
Where: Lazy Acres Hopyard – 2055 Melanson Rd., Wolfville, NS
Why: Simply put: Hurricane Bill. Josh Herbin owner of Lazy Acres Hopyard is having a very tough time rounding up enough hands to pick 40kg’s of fresh Cascade hops in one day for us to do a wet-hop harvest ale and is worried the looming weather forecast for this Sunday from Hurricane Bill could destroy or seriously damage the prime flowers which were scheduled to be picked next week! Since Lazy Acres doesn’t have million$ in harvesting equipment we need help to make this feasible for the brewery and the hop farm both.
According to the post, Nash is hoping to round up between 20 and 30 volunteers to help out, with each volunteer to receive 1 kg of hops (if interested, and willing to pick them after the 40 kg Hart & Thistle harvest is complete), complimentary beer, and special treats at the release party for the wet-hop ale when it’s ready in a couple of weeks.
Anyone in the Halifax area who is able to help out can contact Nash at brewmaster@hartandthistle.com
Categories: Brewpub News · Events · Nova Scotia
VANCOUVER, BC – B.C. Beer Blog reports that Whistler Brewing will be presenting Canada’s first ever beer cocktail competition next Monday, August 17th at The Refinery in Vancouver:
Contestants will have to devise a cocktail using either Whistler Black Tusk Ale, Classic Pale Ale, Honey Lager, Premium Export Lager, or Weissbier. They will then have to create it live, behind the bar at The Refinery, using their own ingredients and the supplied beer.
The winning cocktail, as judged by a panel of local beer experts, will be awarded a number of prizes, and the competition will be followed by a reception featuring several beer cocktails paired with canapés.
For full details, see the Events page on the Whistler Brewing website.
Categories: Brewery News · British Columbia · Events
TORONTO, ON – Great Lakes Brewery have announced that they have prepared casks of 20 different one-off beers for Toronto’s Festival of Beer, which takes place in Bandshell Park at Exhibition Place this coming Thursday, August 6th through Sunday, August 9th.
The brewery will be celebrating “Caskapalooza!” by tapping following beers at various points over the course of the weekend:
416 Summer Fix
Superior IPA
Pompous Ass Pale Ale
Morning Glory Breakfast Stout
Green Tea Ale
Silly Pucker Raspberry Rhubarb
Uvula Ale
Waupoosalizer Snakebite
Sage and Spruce Wit
Blond Jagerbomb
Black Forest Porter
Sweet Pete’s Peach Wheat
Snaggle Tooth Pumpkin Ale
Kaptain Kolsch
Up In Smoke Rauchbier
Iron Eagle Pilsner
Lil Abbey Ale
Soggy Summer Ale
Neutron Bomb Double IPA
Simon Says Stout
The Great Lakes booth will be located in the southwest corner of the Festival grounds.
Categories: Beer Releases · Events · Ontario · Seasonal Beers
GATINEAU, QC – CBN correspondent Chloe Smith reports that Quebec beer magazine/website Bières et Plaisirs has announced the first annual Journée Québécoise de la Bière (Quebec Day of Beer).
On August 15th, 2009, breweries around the province will be giving brewery tours and hosting tasting sessions, and brewpubs will be offering various specials on food and drink.
The full list of participating breweries and brewpubs, along with the events/specials they will be offering, is available on the event website.
Categories: Events · Quebec
NEUSTADT, ON – Neustadt Springs Brewery will be holding an open house next month to celebrate the 150th anniversary their building, which is the oldest operating brewery building in Ontario.
While the current Neustadt Springs Brewery was founded in 1997 by Val and Andy Stimpson, the brewery was built in 1859 by Henry Huether, who operated it as the Crystal Springs Brewery until 1916, when it was closed down due to prohibition. The building was used for several other purposes until 1972, after which it sat empty until the Stimpsons took over.
On Saturday, August 15th, the brewery will be open for all to visit. In addition, Val and Andy have invited members of the Huether family from all over the world to attend the historic celebration.
Categories: Brewery News · Events · Ontario
WINNIPEG, MB – Half Pints Brewing will be holding this year’s edition of their annual Burlywine Day open house on Saturday, December 5th, 2009.
