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Archive for the ‘Beer’ Category

Lighthouse Brewing Belgian Black

January 19th, 2012 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

One of our most beloved beer geek/snob regulars is of course Ian Lloyd from Left4Beer. I love his writing style and the way he potrays the beer, his mood and the tasting in general. He holds Sunday Beer School once a month. I have posted his review below, great read for a great beer. Belgian [...]

St Bernardus 12 ABT – now on tap

December 15th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

With Horizon Beers making head way into BC and us already enjoying the success of the Houblon Chouffe on tap, we decided to take on another big beer and that being the St Bernardus 12 ABT. This is what the brewery had to say about it -  The absolute top quality in the hierarchy of the [...]

CSKAWY16 – Lighthouse Brewery BUNKER “B” Very Black Ale

December 8th, 2011 BY shawn • No Comments#CSKAWYBeer

We weren’t going to do a cask this month but when Brewer Dean emails Lighthouse from New Zealand and gives them the green light on this one, then we couldn’t say no. BUNKER “B” Very Black Ale Opaque in colour with a rocky tan head – Bunker B is a full bodied black ale brewed with [...]

Fuller’s ESB now on tap

November 10th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

If you haven’t already read, Clive’s Draught Selection has been undergoing some serious changes in the last few weeks. One of the latest acquisitions in the tap line up is the tasty Fuller’s ESB, our newest house amber or red if you like. The ESB has been a great addition to our “by the pint” [...]

Innis & Gunn Beer Dinner

November 8th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

Clive’s first foray into the world of cocktail/wine/beer dinners were with a huge success. We had PMA Canada come to us and ask us if we would like to host Nic Rennie from Innis & Gunn, of course we had to oblige. Chef Garrett and I sat down and tasted the famous Cask Aged Beers [...]

Upcoming Events


CSKAWY18 Presents Saltspring Island Hazelnut Dry Porter

Thursday 23rd February

Great last cask for the Winter months. Cask gets tapped at 530pm, details here.

International Absinthe Day

Saturday 03rd March

We love our absinthe, so we will be chilling down our two fountains and letting them drip over our delicious selection. Proudly supported by Lucid Absinthe.

Bon Vivant Series Presents Tugwell Creek Meadery - GENERAL PUBLIC

Tuesday 06th March

Learn the history of mead while you try various styles and cocktails. General Public Seminar at 6pm, More details here

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NEWEST BARKEEP'S CREATION

Mayahuel Flame

2oz El Jimador Tequila

2/3 oz Ginger Honey Shrubb

1/2 oz Serrano Chilli & Sencha Amaro

25mL Fresh Grapefruit Juice

Shake and dirty strain over an ice globe. Garnish with a grapefruit peel. 

WEEKLY FEATURES

FINE WINE WEDNESDAY

Every week we delve into bin ends, hard to find vintages and rare styles to bring you something different by the glass. Brought to you by Trialto Wines.

LOCAL 22 & CASK AWAY

Thursday is for beer lovers. Local 22 showcases the best new local large formats coming out of our breweries whilst once a month, we pair with local brewmasters to create a speciality cask for our guests.

MONTHLY HOMAGE COCKTAIL FRIDAY

Our long running Homage Cocktail Friday pays tribute to the bars around the world we admire and respect. We recreate their lists for our guests, it’s like bar hopping around the world.

EXPERIMENTAL SATURDAY

Experimental Saturday is where the bartenders let their hair down, creating off the wall creations with a specific theme in mind.



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