Hello everyone,

High five to Strange Fellows and other organizers of last weekend's HopCircuit! It was a HUGE success and I've heard from a few of the breweries that the event attracted many first time visitors and new craft beer fans. Would love to see this as a regular event. 

is open! I'm visiting them this weekend so I'll report more back to you next week. In the meantime, head out to Richmond yourself to check them out if you can! Tasting room and growler fills seven days a week and Keeping Beer Weird.

Brewery Feature: The Parkside Brewery is set to open very soon; June 8th 'ish' in fact! Vern Lambourne (formerly of Granville Island) & Sam Payne (formerly of Red Truck) have partnered to open Port Moody's fourth brewery. Final work is under way on their 100 seat tasting room, a cask engine has just been installed and inspections are being done. Mike'sCraftBeer gave us a sneak peek in this post at earlier construction. Looking forward to opening day guys! Follow their Twitter and Instagram for updates. 

VanBrewers Annual Awards Gala is coming up on Tuesday May 10th at the Cobalt and tickets are on sale now. There will be beer, medals, raffle prizes, general merriment and more beer. VanBrewers is a group of homebrewing enthusiasts who promote the craft in Vancouver. They are a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and advancement of homebrewing and beer appreciation. New members welcome. Note: They are looking for volunteers to sort entries (May 3) and steward at the judging (May 5, 6, 7). It's a fun gig if you want to help out. Beer and food provided. Details here. 
 

Coming up in the next week: 

• Tonight: Weekly Cask Nights - Trading Post Brewing @ 2pm (Amber Rye Ale dry-hopped with Cascade), Yaletown Brewpub @ 4pm (Unicorn White IPA dry hopped with Vic's secret). 
• Tonight: Butcher & Bullock Monthly Beer Club featuring Maui Brewing's Haleakala Sunrise Rye IPA. 6pm 
• Apr 30th: CAMRA South Fraser AGM at Central City BrewPub, Surrey. 
• Apr 30th: Yeast Van Sour Beer Tour with Vancouver Brewery Tours. 4 breweries, guest speakers, and many sour beers! Handful of seats left. 
• Apr 30th: Walpurgisnacht Strange Day 16 at Strange Fellows Brewing, 7-9pm.
• May 5th: Cinco de Mayo at Big Rock Urban 6pm. VIP ticket gets you cask beer, Lucha Libre wrestling, tacos and more. 

In the Media:

Is Craft Beer Victoria's Latest Tourist Trend? CTV News

What Brewers Wish You Knew: Beer Festival Edition thanks WestCoastBeerGeek for sharing. (You should check out his blog too!) 

City of Vancouver Liquor Review
Reminder - have you filled in the survey? Make sure to add extra feedback in the freeform boxes. Deadline May 15.

Cheers,