Category: beer

In case you enjoy beer as well as wine, I received this press release from the BC Ale Trail with a lineup of very interesting holiday themed beer.  Pick up a 6 pack or more for the holidays and enjoy. ~~~ December 7, 2020, Victoria, BC – With the arrival of December, many craft breweries in British Columbia are beginning to…

With the lockdown on travel due to COVID-19, I thought I’d look back at some of my trips to wine regions around the world.  One of my memorable trips was to Chile in October 2009 where I toured around Santiago, the capital, then rented a driver with a car to take me the coastal city of Valparaiso and some wineries…

You may have noticed some of my recent Instagram posts showing wines, beer, cider, and spirits from JAK’s liquor stores.  They provided me with these samples to show you what you could enjoy over the BC Day long weekend.  It was nice to enjoy different beverages.  Sometimes I do want something other than wine to drink.  The hand-crafted cider and…

Having a local take you around a new city or country, telling you information that you may not find on popular websites, taking you to locations off the normal tourist route, is a fantastic way to gain new insights and appreciation for where you are visiting.  I have not yet taken a multi-date bus tour anywhere until I decided to…

If you fly via WestJet to Scotland like I did, you will be landing in Glasgow.  After settling down in your hotel room or airbnb it’s time to start exploring.  I’ve put together a brief list of places that I visited which can easily fill up two days of your vacation. You can easily access all these sites below by…

Sometimes you want to switch up a glass of wine for a bottle, or can, of beer.  BC Liquor Stores has a new Beer Geek Program.  The beers they mention are all from BC craft breweries, except for one from Quebec.  Let’s celebrate the summer with good beer (and wine).  Here is the BC Liquor Store announcement. ~~~ The Beer…

Have you ever been to Galiano Island or needed an excuse to go to Galiano Island?  Reading my posts, I assume you are a wine lover.  On August 10 you can go to Galiano Island to celebrate their Wine & Beer tasting festival.  Below is the announcement from the Festival.  Enjoy! ~~~ THE 2019 GALIANO WINE & BEER TASTING FESTIVAL…

At various BC Liquor Stores in July there will be special tastings of wines, beers, and other liquor.  Find something new at one of these events and continue to enjoy them into August and onward.  Here is the list of events from the BCLDB. ~~~ 39th & CAMBIE KAYAK ADVENTURE WITH GRANVILLE ISLAND BREWING Friday, July 7 4:00 – 7:00…

Beer and wine lovers; dog and cat lovers. Can they co-exist or appreciate each other? That latter question was tackled at the Cornucopia seminar on “Craft Beer for Wine Lovers“. I must admit that I do appreciate beer, so it was not a hard sell for me, and I think the other people in the seminar also found beers that…

It’s beautiful, hot and sunny in Vancouver, and you want a beer!  One way to enjoy some new beers and not worrying about driving is to take a tour with Vancouver Brewery Tours, as I did.  I received a Media pass to attend, and I am glad I did.  We visited 3 breweries of various sizes and complexities: Brassneck Brewery…