Canada Cup of Beer This Saturday
byI’m a big fan of local brews and this city has a wonderfully blended history when it comes to beer (even the girl in the wet suit knows that).
In 2005 the folks at Just Here For the Beer decided it was time to put Vancouver on Canada’s beer festival map and they began hosting the Canada Cup of Beer.
Taking place this Saturday at Thunderbird Stadium (UBC) festivities will include fan-favourite voting in such categories as Favourite Canadian Lager, Favourite Microbrew Beer, Best Booth Display, Friendliest Servers, and Best Beer Name (to name a few).
In addition to the over 30 vendors and 150 beers to sample, there will be several brewmasters attending this year’s festival including:
Stefan Tobler – Okanagan Spring Brewery
Vern Lambourne – Granville Island Brewery
Derrick Smith & Tony Dewald – Dead Frog Brewery
Dave Vargas – Red Truck Beer Company
Peter Haupenthel – Dockside Brewing
The Canada Cup of Beer starts at 1:00pm and runs until 7:00pm, tickets are $20 and are available online (until Friday). You can also get them at the door ($25). This includes 5 sample tokens (1 token equals 1, 4-ounce sample, some specialty items are 2 tokens or available in 2-ounce pours). You can also attend a special movie event at the Ridge Theatre tomorrow with a combo ticket (movie event plus Canada Cup of Beer) for $25 total.
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gah! that was THIS weekend?? shite. I totally forgot and was on the island for the weekend. I got to go see kid rock, but i missed you AND beer! Two of my favourite things! 🙁
There are two more beer festivals you can catch during the summer. Central City Brewing (http://www.centralcitybrewing.com/) has a cask ale festival on July 19 from noon-5:00pm. Dix (http://www.markjamesgroup.com/dix.html) has a cask ale festival on August 9 from noon-5:00pm. For more Real Ale events and locations, visit the Campaign for Real Ale Vancouver Web site at http://www.camravancouver.ca/.