We’re happy to announce that we have new Cantillon arrivals that will leave our warehouse this week for retail locations in Vancouver. We received only a very limited quantity of the following beers: Lou Pepe Kriek and Framboise Iris St. Lamvinus Vigneronne Grand Cru Bruocsella – This beer is a straight lambic and, yes, it [...]
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I haven’t posted anything for some time, I’m summer-lazy I suppose. Furthermore, there really just hasn’t been much to discuss – which is sad. But in the last month we’ve started to see some progress on a few things we’ve been hard at work on… For starters, we have our first new Brewery since De [...]
Adam Henderson interviews Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project Brewer Dann Paquette on the November 15th, 1901 “KK” beer from their “Once Upon a Time Series”. Just in case you don’t know, this is an accurate historical recreation of a beer actually brewed in London, England on the aforementioned date. Dann doesn’t interpret or modify [...]
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I just got back from a trip to Northern California. I toured San Francisco and the Napa Valley mostly, and visited with suppliers and some other great places, too. Here’s a quick overview. Chris Brockway makes his Broc Cellars wine in Berkeley CA, in a building best described as an old warehouse, just off the [...]
We’re extremely proud to say that Brouwerij De Ranke (‘Duh Rawnk-uh’) is our newest supplier at RainCity Brands. This 15 year old Belgian brewery has a made a big splash in the USA over the past few years, and what they are doing fits right into our portfolio – that is, they brew incredible atisinal [...]
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I’ve wanted to start documenting some of the food pairings with our beers, and to share a few that I recently fell in love with. By the way, when I talk about “food” I mean cuisine, not something that comes in a cardboard box via a delivery guy, and certainly nothing that you can purchase [...]
We just signed up for the Langley Tip’N Taste on June 12th! It’s a annual beer tasting put on by the Rotary Clubs of Langely at the Cascade Casino. More details are available at the website: www.tipntaste.com We’re not sure what we’ll be pouring just yet, likely a mix of Upright, Cantillon and Pretty Things [...]
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is in full swing. With Monday and Tuesday behind us I’ve already been to 2 great events; Hoppapalooza at the Alibi Room, and The VanBrewer Awards Party at R&B Brewing. RainCity Brands was thrilled to have 2 beers on tap at Hoppapalooza, Upright’s Five and Six. Daniel Knibbs from Dockside Brewing [...]
It’s been about 10 years since Cantillon was last available in BC, a wait that is soon to be over as our first shipment of the classic Belgian Lambic has finally arrived. The ‘journey’ of this particular beer was an economically educational event too, as early 2010 was an interesting time for ocean freight. Of [...]
Although Easter may have come and gone, Dann and Martha over at Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project captured and bottled a few of the seasons’ favourite critters. Fluffy White Rabbits, a Hoppy Triple and the latest seasonal release from the small Massachusetts brewer, is set to appear in the Vancouver area within 2-3 weeks. There [...]