Day 3 – Uneventful day in Bruges. No real beer business, just touring around (first time there), although I did have a few beers at the famous t’ Brugs Beertje. The most eventful thing that happened there was that I got offered a tour of the cellar. However, it wasn’t offered by the ownership, but [...]
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August 15, 2011
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Belgium 2011 – Day One & Two
By Adam in UncategorizedDay One: We arrived in Brussels on Saturday morning, 9am local time, and were lucky to get situated in our hotel right away. After a quick shower we stopped first at a touristy coffee shop near the Grand Place for a cappuccino and a croque madame, which aside from being Sarah’s first taste of anything [...]
July 21, 2011
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Cantillon Arrivals – New Lambics in Town
By Adam in The Goods, UncategorizedWe’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 [...]
Tags: adam henderson, Belgian Beer Vancouver, Cantillon, Cantillon Vancouver, Kriek Vancouver, Lambic Beer Vancouver, Lou Pepe Vancouver, RainCity Brands
July 11, 2011
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How We Got Our Brands
By Adam in UncategorizedWith my trip to Belgium approaching I will be posting more about the breweries I visit, especially those that will be joining the portfolio. Sometimes people ask about how why we have the beers in our portfolio that we do. So at the risk of explaining our incredibly top secret selection process (aka fortune, [...]
May 7, 2011
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Vancouver Craft Beer Week
By Adam in UncategorizedIt’s Vancouver Craft Beer Week! Here’s an overview of what we’re doing! Monday May 9th Belgian Beer Showcase at BierCraft Bistro – Experience the best of Belgium. We will be pouring a selection of beers from Cantillon and De Ranke. All told this event will feature over 50 different beers including, St. Bernardus 12, La [...]
Tags: Belgian Beer BC, Belgian Beer importer BC, Belgian Beer Importers Vancouver, cantillon lambic, Cantillon Vancouver, De Ranke, Ninkasi BC, Ninkasi Vancouver, RainCity Brands, Upright Brewing BC, Upright Brewing Vancouver, Vancouver Craft Beer Week
February 15, 2011
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Proposed Policy Changes in BC
By Adam in UncategorizedThe BC Government and the LCLB (Liquor Control and Licensing Board) have proposed some changes to the “Tied House” and “Trade Practices” policies that currently govern booze sales in BC. http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/legislation/docs/2011-lclb-tied-house-and-trade-practices.pdf I’m not sure what most people will think of these proposed amendments. However, the status-quo seems not to be an option, and I’m very [...]
November 25, 2010
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Pretty Things “KK” – Conversation With Dann Paquette
By Adam in Know Your Brewer, The Goods, UncategorizedAdam 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 [...]
Tags: 1901, adam henderson, dann paquette, kk, november 15, pretty things
November 12, 2010
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Russian Imperial Stout Brew-Day
By Adam in UncategorizedOn Friday, Nov 12th, I brewed a batch of my Russian Imperial Stout (8%) at R&B Brewing in Vancouver. It will be served on cask at The Whip sometime, likely before Christmas. This was my prize for winning a gold medal in the Stout category at the Van Brewer Awards in May. I want to [...]
September 15, 2010
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Great Canadian Beer Festival, 2010
By Adam in UncategorizedThe 2010 Great Canadian Beer Festival is behind us, and we’re back to work now. This was a really great weekend to hang out with friends and meet new people, and more importantly it was a shining testament to the shift in beer culture here in BC. It was so great to see that many [...]
July 29, 2010
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RainCity Wine!
By Adam in UncategorizedSurprise, surprise. We have just added the first non-breweries to our portfolio! The new additions are Broc Cellars, and Broadside Wines. The former is the winery of Chris Brockway, a California based Rhone-specialist, while the latter is a collaborative effort between Chris and husband-and-wife duo Brian and Stephanie Terrizzi, of Giornata Wines. I’m very happy [...]