Bison Brewing Company: How to Brew Altbier

Tom Green January 12, 2021 Refreshing. Complex. Crowd pleasing. Altbier is one of the most underrated styles that threads the needle between crisp lager and malty amber ale. What’s even better is that the style is relatively easy to brew. Since Altbier is fermented with ale yeast, homebrewers of all levels can brew amazing tasting ... Read More

Spinnakers Brewpub & Guesthouses: Dine Around & Stay In Town

Island Made. Spinnakers has always believed that the measure of a good pub is in its ability to serve a good meal along with a good pint. We brew a wide range of traditional ales, wild and out there barrel aged sours, ciders and blends. Something for everyone’s palate. We have always supported farm to ... Read More

Coast Mountain Brewing: THE LOCAL’S LIST: JANUARY 2021

The Whistler Insider mentioned us in a recent article alongside our friends up at RMU: Skiing down Blackcomb Mountain to RMU in Upper Village for a beer on their new patio. We’ll be ordering a POW Pilsner, brewed by our local beer masters Coast Mountian Brewing, it’s yummy and $2 from every pint sold goes to Protect Our Winters. ... Read More

Bison Brewing Company: How to Identify, Avoid, and Fix 27 Off-Flavors in Beer

John Horn January 5, 2021 There are a lot of off-flavors that can rear their ugly heads in your precious homebrew. In this article, we’re delving into what off-flavors are, how you can identify them, and how to avoid or fix them. Being able to identify off flavors is a valuable skill. It will help ... Read More

Bison Brewing Company: What is Saison Stall?

John Horn January 5, 2021 Many brewers used to avoid using some of the best Saison strains available because they were notorious for “stalling” midway through a fermentation. Now we have science to lead us to best practices on how to avoid the dreaded Saison stall. Turns out the answer is simple. What is Saison ... Read More

Bison Brewing Company: Dry Yeast or Liquid Yeast: Which is Best?

Tom Green January 5, 2021 Dry yeast or liquid yeast – what should you use for your next batch of homebrew? Liquid yeast has long been thought to be a superior product. But dry yeast technology has advanced to offer some amazing and versatile yeast options. We’ll explore the differences between liquid and dry yeast ... Read More

Bison Brewing Company: How to Remove Bottle Labels

John Horn January 5, 2021 Naked and elegant, a bottle stripped of its label is a thing of beauty to any homebrewer. We’re going to cover the best methods, step-by-step, for removing labels from your craft beer bottles.How to Remove Bottle Labels There are a few tricks to getting labels off beer bottles. Soaking is ... Read More

Brooklyn Brewery: Recipe: Ovenly Brooklyn Blackout Cake With Black Chocolate Stout

BLOGByTim Rozmus MON JAN 4Recipe: Ovenly Brooklyn Blackout Cake With Black Chocolate StoutBy Ovenly Our friends and neighbors at Ovenly created this incredible Brooklyn Blackout cake, featuring decadent dark chocolate, salted dark chocolate pudding buttercream, and our own Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. We always wondered how they created this magical cake, and they’re kind enough ... Read More

Coast Mountain Brewing: The Pique Newspaper’s “Best of Whistler, 2020”

We won Whistler’s “Best Beer Selection” for the 3rd year in a row! The past year hasn’t given us much to celebrate, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate each other. In fact, before we reveal all the deserving winner’s of Pique’s 2020 Best of Whistler poll, we should probably take a minute to congratulate you, ... Read More

Van Honsebrouck: The annual review of Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck by Michiel Clyncke, Junior CEO

This is custom heading element Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck kicked off 2020 with very ambitious plans. “We had great prospects and 2020 would be the year in which we would further expand our range of cans”, Michiel Clyncke begins. Then the Covid-19 crisis hit the whole world and everything closed down, including hotels and catering establishments. ... Read More