Official Beer

In celebration of Vancouver Craft Beer Week’s return, 28 of British Columbia’s finest breweries have banded together to create a collaboration beer, with all proceeds being donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society Tsunami Relief Fund. Thanks to Canada Malting for donating the raw materials for the creation of this beer, and to R&B Brewing where the collaboration beer was brewed on April 1st, 2011.

This year’s collaboration beer style is Cascadian Dark Ale (CDA), a style that originated in the Pacific Northwest. We trust you’ll enjoy the robust dark malt body and hoppy backbone of this finely crafted ale.

We would like to say thanks to the participating Breweries:

Big Ridge
Big River
Coal Harbour
Crannog
Dockside
Fernie
Granville Island
High Mountain
Howe Sound
Mt Begbie
Mission Springs
Nelson
Phillips
R&B
Red Racer
Red Truck
Russell
Saltspring
Spinnakers
Steamworks
Storm
Swans
Taylors Crossing
Tin Whistle
Tree
Vancouver Island
Whistler
Yaletown

Production Materials Donated By: Canada Malting

Organic Hops Donated By: Crannog Ales

Lables Donated By: Russel Brewing

Bottles Donated By: Richards Packaging

Tap Handles By: Chrislan Ceramics

Charity: Japanese Red Cross Society