Once on the Island we headed downtown and grabbed a pre-festival lunch at Swan's Brewpub. As I had never been here before I ordered a sampler. In my sampler I had the Brown Ale, the ESB, the Belgian Wit, and the Stout. All were very tasty, but I especially enjoyed the Wit, which is not normally one of my favourite styles. I also enjoyed a Lamb Burger which was very tasty.
After we finished lunch we had some time and decided to go check out one of our favourite BC Breweries, Phillips. Checked out the store front which is very cool and was super stoked to see so many people in filling up their growlers for the weekend. We also bumped in to a friend from high school Kurtis. Check out the link cause the prank they played on him was very funny.
Once we got to the festival the lineup was quite long to get in, but surprisingly once the gates opened it moved very quickly. Once in I was overwhelmed with all of the choices available for tasting. I won't go over everything but here is a synopsis.
Favourite Beer Tasted: Dead Frog Cascadian Nutbrown. Super tasty.
Most disappointing beer: Green Flash La Freak. I had big expectations after trying there other beers but this just not stand up for me.
Wish I had tried: Lighthouse Brewing - Espr
esso Vodka Infused Imperial Stout. Heard great things about this one after.
Beer that will inspire a road trip: Peaks Brewing - Train Wreck IPA and Chocolate Porter. Both were delicious can't wait to make a trip.
Most Interesting: R&B Black Raspberry Lambic.
All in all this was a great trip and cant wait to go back next year. I definitely recommend it if you love beer.
looks like good times. thanks for the invite to tag along next time you brew. I'm a decent work horse: not too smart but can follow orders pretty well.
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