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Lions Winter Ale (Granville Island Brewing, 5.5%)
This beer will always remind me of my first winter in Vancouver. Back when I was first finding out what beer was being brewed in B.C.; when the Good Lady Wife and I were cramped in a tiny suite of a...
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Father John’s Winter Ale (Howe Sound Brewing, 7%)
Named after John Mitchell, the father of craft beer in Canada, Father John’s is a nicely spiced, dark-amber-ruby winter warmer that the original brewmaster at Howe Sound himself would be proud of. From...
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Christmas Beeracle (Dead Frog Brewery, 5%)
Dead Frog’s first “bomber” bottle is certainly fit to fill a stocking, coming ready-wrapped with a red bow on the label and a gift tag ready to be filled in. It’s certainly mighty generous and in the...
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Spiced Reserve Ale (Tree Brewing Co., 7.6%)
I was lucky to get hold of a bottle of this limited release from Kelowna-based Tree as it’s getting tricky to find. It’s easy to see why. This clouded, dark amber ale would be a very good remedy for...
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Vertical Winter Ale (Tree Brewing Company, 5%)
The current cold snap has reminded us all that it is still winter out there – and that there are still a few winter ales to get through before the bulbs and buds start sprouting in earnest. Of course,...
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Dough Head Gingerbread Ale (Vancouver Island Brewery, 5.5%)
Bringing the warming smells of the Christmas kitchen to your pint glass, Dough Head is a liberally spiced ale that sings carols of aroma and flavour. After releasing it on a very limited basis last...
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Naughty & Spiced Porter (Russell Brewing Company, 6.5%)
No need to worry if you’ve been naughty this Christmas. Even if you’ve been struck off Santa’s list, Russell can always play Saint Nick with this porter, which has been cheekily spiced with cinnamon,...
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Winter Beeracle Winter Ale (Dead Frog Brewery, 7.5%)
Next on Tony Dewald and Tim Brown’s to-do list after taking over brewing duties at Dead Frog earlier this year – after creating the exceptional Fearless IPA – was to revamp the brewery’s winter ale,...
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Biere d’Hiver (Townsite Brewing Inc., 7.5%)
The Good Lady Wife and I fell in love with Powell River and the surrounding stretch of the Sunshine Coast on our first visit there a few years back. There’s something very blissed-out about the region,...
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Black Mammoth Winter Ale (Fernie Brewing Co., 8%)
Fernie has been releasing solid brews for a decade now, and to celebrate it developed this pitch-black winter warmer. (Yes, it’s still winter. To everyone out there wearing shorts already: Stop it.)...
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VIDEO: The Brewed Awakening review at the Tap & Barrel: Howe Sound Father...
CAN’T SEE VIDEO? CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE VERSION The beer: Father John’s Winter Ale The style: Spiced ale The ABV: 7% The brewery: Howe Sound Brewing, Squamish The venue: Tap & Barrel Convention...
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VIDEO: The Brewed Awakening Christmas review at the Tap & Barrel: Whistler...
CAN’T SEE VIDEO? CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE VERSION The beer: Winter Dunkel The style: Wheat/fruit ale The ABV: 5% The brewery: Whistler Brewing Company, Whistler The venue: Tap & Barrel Convention...
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