I am trying something new here so please bear with me, I wanted to start a weekly recap of craft beer, adventures and other interesting and related things on the net worth sharing. I’ve decided to call it the Monday Mash because it’s mostly beer related. Let me know what you think, anything else I should cover or leave out, or anything really by leaving a comment below.

My Favourite Craft Beer’s from Last Week:

• Import Craft Beer: Oskar Blues – G’Knight Imperial Red IPA
• BC Craft Beer: Howe Sound – Anvil Island Dark Lager

Weekly Craft Beer Review Recap:

• Click here to see of my week’s reviews via Storify

Interesting Craft Beer Links Around the World:

• I found a great video that tells you about training your palate and tasting beer called How to Taste Beer – Train Your Palate w/ Cicerone Chris Quinn
• Stone Brewing was threatened and evacuated by the fires in San Diego – they shared this awesome yet scarily crazy time lapse video thankfully their farms, brewery and bistro were ok

Interesting Craft Beer Links BC and Vancouver:

• On Vancouver Eater, blogger Barley Mowat lists 16 Places to Drink Craft Beer Right Now
• Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW) starts May 30th – this Friday people! – get tickets while you still can here I will be at the Biercraft Belgian Showcase
• Dageraad Brewing opened for business recently, reviews have been great so far and I can’t wait to try it during VCBW
• Four Winds is releasing bottles of their award winning and deserving Jaxtapose Brett IPA again, Phaedra Rye IPA bottles should be out soon too
• Cannery Brewing is hosting a naming contest for their new Challenge Penticton Lager – I submitted “Tri-Hard Lager” and I like my chances with this one assuming I was first to suggest it!
• Beer and Travel Adventures Blog wrote a good piece on Social Media Tips for Breweries – there is good advice worth listening too

Adventure of the Week:

I went to Portland this past Victoria Day Long Weekend with my family and it was a fun filled adventure that involved hiking, shopping, being a tourist, eating, getting creative and of course beer. Here are some pictures of the highlights: