On the afternoon of Sunday 2 October, 2016, the
Caskmaster Grand Championship was hosted by
Big Rock Urban Brewery.
This was one of the first events in
BC Craft Beer Month (October). Ticket holders (Can$25) could sample cask ales from fifteen local breweries and vote for their favourite.
The breweries included
R&B Brewing Co,
Real Cask Brewing and
Strathcona Beer Co. The 2016 winner was
Main Street Brewing Co. Second place was a tie with
Callister Brewing Co and
Steel & Oak Brewing.
It was dark by the time I arrived at Big Rock Urban Brewery, on Sunday 2 October, after an earlier visit to
33 Acres Brewing, about half a mile away, higher up Mount Pleasant.
All the traces of the Caskmaster Grand Championship had been cleared away and few people remained. There is a large dining area (Big Rock Urban Eatery) at the front of the building but I went towards the back and found a comfortable seat at the bar with views of the lounge and brewery behind me.
The
drinks menu lists beers served in 12oz or Pint measures and reasonably priced at Can$4.5 / Can$6 respectively. A flight of 4 x 6oz glasses costs Can$9. Rock Creek Cider and a guest tap supply alternatives to the beers brewed here.
I ordered a pint of
Citradelic IPA (6% ABV, 67 IBU) as I like beers with Citra hops and this was no exception. English and Canadian malts are also used in brewing this copper coloured beer.
Beer story notes on the brewery's website mention 'BC Brewmaster Jody Hammell was given the keys to a brand new brewhouse,
which was set up to do things our larger brewhouse in Calgary wasn't
necessarily designed to do. Citradelic is the first of many delicious
results of that plan. It has been such a hit with our west coast
drinkers, that it's now won the right to debut across Canada.'
The brewery with its copper and stainless steel vessels certainly looks most impressive.
As I was staying near False Creek, it was only a short walk home after this visit, passing Olympic Village Skytrain station.
Big Rock Urban Brewery
310 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada
www.bigrockurban.com
310 West 4th Avenue
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