There has been a ton of stuff going on this week in the world of beer. From Nevadafish Heads to Tour De Fat hitting the ultimate bike city things are buzzing. I’m not about to report these stories as my own; however, I think its important for craft beer fans to keep up on what is going on in our world. Click the titles to read the full story.
Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head to release ‘Life & Limb’ Collaboration
This fall independent craft brewers Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head, will release two collaborative beers. Limb & Life-a draft-only beer-will debut in October; with Life & Limb 24oz bottles and limited draft to follow in November. (via Dogfish Head blog)
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The beer world has always discussed the validity of cans vs bottles. I must admit that I am guilty of being a bottle snob; albeit, the more I think about it I have almost no reason to be. Earlier today I read an article by Fast Company about craft brewers and how many are adding cans to their product lines. Most of them are doing this for the sake of lowering cost and improving environmental sustainability. This should come as no surprise given those are two of the biggest concerns for companies these days, further proven by the Huffingon Post article about the 8 ‘greenest’ breweries in the US.
Although I care about the environment, that aspect of the can topic has been covered by the other websites. What the other articles didn’t do was discuss the flavor aspects of bottles vs cans in any depth, which in turn reminded me of the great wine world debate of Corks vs Screw tops. Much like with cans, screw tops offer better flavor protection then their more traditional rivals, but due to perception are considered a sign of cheap inferior wine.
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On Saturday Aug 8th, 2009, Summer Caskival took place at DIX BBQ & Brewery. This turned out to be my first venture out to a cask beer / CAMRA Vancouver event. I know that may sound surprising based on the fact I am creating a blog dedicated to craft beer, however my love of beer has always been a solitary pursuit. Lucky for me I bucked that trend, made my way through the doors of DIX, and got right down to the business of drinking beer.
The cost of entry including 4oz taster glass and your first three tickets was $20; after that every ticket after that was a mere $1. That’s pretty good when you consider a 12oz glass of beer will run you $6 for a mass market brew like Molson Canadian at most places in Vancouver.
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The popular annual summer cask ale festival, Caskival, is going down at Dix BBQ & Brewery (map) tomorrow August 8th, 2009 between 12pm and 5pm. For those who don’t know Caskival is a freestyle brewing event that offers B.C.’s top craft brewers the opportunity to come up with an innovative beer that they wouldn’t normally try and may never make again.
The cost of entry is $20, unless you happen to be one of those wise CAMRA members who get discounts at events like this, then its $15. Once you’re inside 4oz taster glasses will run you a mere $1. Given that this event runs close to 5 hours you’ll have plenty of opportunity to taste all of the 15+ unique beers courtesy of the local craft industry.
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