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Your guide to beer in B.C.

According to Brian Harris, CEO of Russell Breweries: "No one hates a guy in the beer business. It's a fun deal to be in." He built his business one customer and one glass at a time but there's obviously more to it.

Let's learn some more about the  brewing process, what makes a lager, an ale or a pale ale, how to brew your own home made beer and what food to serve with it.

Beer in BCBusiness

Brian Harris: CEO of Russell Breweries
The Beer Industry in Canada
B.C. Breweries in Troubles
Writers, comedians, politicians on beer
Yanjing: Chinese Rice Beer in B.C.
The World Greatest Job: Brewmaster

Beer Elsewhere

Brewers Association of Canada
How to Brew Your Own Beer
Recipes to Cook with Beer

Some different beers

	Lager Character: Pale, crisp, dry, and refreshing, with a delicate flavour. Examples: Heineken, Stella Artois, Molson Canadian, Kokanee
	Ale Character: Fruity, bitter, herbal or spicy, lots of flavours and personality. Examples: Leffe, Hoegaarden, Keiths, Sleeman India pale Ale
	Cream Ale Character: Slightly sweet, light-bodied ale, smooth. Examples: Cameron's Cream Ale, Kawartha Cream Ale, Kilkenny, True North
	Stout Character: Deep, dark, rich roasted malt flavour. Examples: Guiness, Murphy's
	Canadian Ale Character: bland, fizzy, very little bitterness. Examples: Molson Canadian, Labatt's Blue, Keith's India Pale Ale, Moosehead

How Beer is Made

Steam Whistle Brewing in Toronto and Granville Island Brewing in Vancouver take us to a tour of the breweries and share their brewering "recipes." It starts with the 'mash' and ends with the tasting.