Beer Dinner at Chutney Villa

R&B Brewing and our neighbours at Chutney Villa are proud to announce a beer dinner with a Subcontinental twist. Our brewers and their chefs have teamed up to conceptualize and prepare a decadent five course meal, with beers specially created to fit with the vibrant palate of South Indian cuisine.

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First Pairing
Spiced Bohemian Lager with Dosa and chutneys

Second Pairing
Red Devil Pale Ale with Villa Kalamari with select spices

Third Pairing
Casked South Indian Belgian Wit with Boneless Pepper Chicken spiced with fresh crushed black pepper, cumin, fennel and coriander

Fourth Pairing
Double Dry Hopped Casked IPA with Mysore Lamb cooked with traditional chettinad spices

Fifth Pairing
Casked Mango Wheat Ale Float with Chutney Villa’s own mango ice cream

This one of a kind dinner takes place March 14th at Chutney Villa. Tickets are $55 (limited supply). Call 604-872-2228 to reserve

*VEGETARIAN OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE*

Spirit Chaser Coffee Porter

R&B Brewing Co., in partnership with Salt Spring Coffee, is pleased to announce the launch of our newest beer, Spirit Chaser Coffee Porter. We’ve infused a rich porter with direct trade coffee from the Aceh Gayo region of Indonesia to create this uniquely flavoured brew. A heady ale with a chocolate and roast coffee flavour, this beer is a wonderfully balanced drink and a proudly interesting addition to the R&B line up. Try this collaboration that spans from the jungles of Sumatra to the urban jungle of East Vancouver.

What Is A Spirit Chaser?
In Sumatran tradition, a spirit chaser is a carved wooden totem that, like a Native American dreamcatcher, is used to protect sleeping people from subconscious negativity. While dreamcatchers filter bad dreams from good, spirit chasers (which take many forms, from dragons to monkeys to the strangely gallant flying pig) are supposed to ward off evil spirits from harming dreamers. They guide their charges from the dream world to the real world, ensuring that those who leave reality at night awaken safely in the morning. Not unlike a designated driver.

Salt Spring Coffee Company Website:

http://www.saltspringcoffee.com/

Information on the coffee:

http://shop.saltspringcoffee.com/Sumatra-Aceh-Gayo

Wanna know what direct trade means?

http://www.ethicalcoffee.net/direct.html

Sun God Now Available in Bottles

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Recently awarded a silver medal at the 2010 North American Brewing Awards, R&B Brewing Co. Sun God Wheat Ale is a kristallweizen (filtered wheat ale) and is the perfect drink for a hot summer day. Brewed with Canadian wheat and barley, as well as German hops, it is a light-bodied and flavourful beer, easy drinking without compromise to its quality. Cases of twelve, 650ml bottles of Sun God Wheat Ale are available now, through R&B Brewing Co., associated sales representatives and specialty beer stores.

Iceholes Lager News Coverage

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We made it on the frontpage of the Scout Magazine site, which has loads of info for all thing food and culture here in Vancouver.

The official Stephen Colbert fan blog has picked up on the story of the new Iceholes Lager inspired by Stephen, drop by and read up on it.

Also if you are listening to the radio today, be sure to listen to News 1130 here in Vancouver for some R&B love!

Limited Edition Iceholes Celebration Lager

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For limited release only, Vancouver’s Local Microbrewery, R&B Brewing Co. introduces Iceholes Celebration Lager in response to the recent “Don’t be an Ice-Hole” campaign against Canada started by Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report. Barry Benson, co-owner of R&B Brewing Co. says “ We are proud syrup-sucking Canadian iceholes. In celebration of our icehole-ish behaviour we have decided to get even rather than get mad. Canadians can wreak their revenge against Stephen Colbert in a truly Canadian way and have a beer.”