[Vancouver] Winter/Spring 2016

Also sounds like 4W's Berliner will he hitting shelves next week too.

 

Had a great couple of days in Vancouver. Hit up two breweries, Granville Island-awful! Had low expectation and no intention of going, but was on the island decided what the hell. Bad! Hit up Brassneck and really enjoyed it. We also made it to both Alibi Room and St. Augustine, and found Alibi Room to be our most enjoyed spot by quite a bit. St Augustine was ok, but not my vibe. Loved the city and the peoole. Had great food, coffee, cocktails and beer. Next time we'll stay longer.

 

hey, what's this called (having trouble finding info on it)?

 

Exil D'Eden

 

Just back from our first trip to Vancouver. I only hit up Steamworks so cannot compare it to any other Vancouver places but I would very highly recommend it. It's in Gastown very close to the clock. The building has a lot of character and great views of the water and North Vancouver. I had their Nitro Oatmeal Stout and Vanilla Imperial, both were great. The food was amazing. I had salmon risotto with shrimp. Also tried poutine for the first time. Holy shit. Does it always come with cheese curds?

I wanted to stop by Four Winds on the way home but they were closed exceptionally today. Luckily I picked up a bottle of their Juxtapose IPA in the liquor store. Drinking it now. I would have bought a case if I knew it'd be this good.

 

Yup, poutine is fries with gravy and cheese curds. And it's the greatest.

 

Greetings! My wife and I will be up to visit sometime in May (probably the 9th or 10th through the 12th or 13th; still TBD), and will be fresh from the De Garde Anniversary party if anyone has interesting in setting up a bottle share?

This thread is much appreciated, as we'll likely be going with the flow while we're up there. Always nice to have a list of restaurant/bar/brewery options to check out if we, for whatever reason, can't find something to do!

Also, I agree, poutine is the greatest.

 

Guaranteed you'll get some bites on that. I'll be away unfortunately, but that sounds great.

 

I'll leave it up to you folks, plenty of time to figure something out - shoot me a message if interested! I'll try and remember to mention to the wife that this might be happening

 

Heading to Vancouver tomorrow. Where the loons at?

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Just kidding. I've been to Brassneck, Parallel 49, Storm, Steamworks, Alibi Room, 33 acres, most of the known beer stores, St. Augustines before. I'm definitely rotating in strangefellows and four winds. What else?

Also: Where the loons at?

 

Today: four winds > strange fellows > callister > alibi room > l'abbatoir (dinner)

 

That's a hell of a tour. Well done.

 

Today: coffee @ revolver > bike the seawall > lunch @ Go Fish (1 halibut, 1 salmon) > 33 Acres > Brassneck > Main Street Brewing > Alibi Room > Tuc (dinner)

I love Vancouver, but don't worry, secrets safe with me

 

unfortunately the secrets already out: "Average selling price of detached home in January was just under $1.83 million, a gain of 40% over same month in 2015"

 

Right. What i meant is that nobody in Seattle ever talks about BC beer, which is odd. People seem much more inclined to go to portland

 

Ahh gotcha! I think we still have a bit of a ways to go to be comparable to Portland.. Many small breweries starting up, but a lot of them need to work on finding a niche.. getting there though!

 

My wife and I are in the planning stages of visiting Vancouver. We've never been. Is there an area of Vancouver that we can stay in that is walking distance to a breweries, bars, and restaurants? We are looking at hotels or renting a condo through vrbo. For example, when we go to Portland we stay in Downtown or Pearl. Then we walk to deschutes, bailey's, fat heads, eetc. We like to walk not sure if needed, but we like most beers with the exception of sours. Thanks.