CAMRA SO Spring Update, May 2021

Hello CAMRA SO Members!
Springtime sunshine is bringing good cheer and warmer weather is on the way! Here’s hoping less restrictive Public Health Orders will be announced soon that will allow more than 10 people to gather outdoors. We’ll learn more after the May long weekend and hopefully, we can begin to set some dates for a few smaller outdoor gatherings.

In the meantime, check out some current updates about our local craft beer scene. Also, we’re sharing details about two upcoming CAMRA Victoria Zoom events … enjoy!

BC Ale Trail app and new updates & articles:
Have you downloaded the BC Ale Trail app yet? If not, download it today for your phone and collect points at lots of great locations on the Penticton Ale Trail and beyond. There are a number of new partners on the Penticton Ale Trail where you can collect and redeem points every time you visit and check-in on the app. In addition to Penticton’s breweries, you can now collect points at:
– Pizzeria Tratto
– The Station Public House
– Riverside Liquor Store
– Barley Mill Liquor Store
– Penticton Ramada
– Penticton Visitor Centre

It’s also a great time to check out the BC Ale Trail website as there are a number of new stories. You’ll also find there’s a multitude of interesting craft beer articles and news including:

• a 3-day travel itinerary perfect for us locals to use for our “stay in your community” ideas. Check it out here
• Mothers Day ideas (yes really) and there are a couple of local spots mentioned here   
• Joe Wiebe’s article featuring springtime beer releases from BC Craft Breweries – get the scoop
• tips on how we can support local craft breweries during the pandemic recently posted here

CAMRA Victoria has invited CAMRA SO to join two free Zoom events:

Event Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:30 PM

Cora Barber from Lighthouse Brewing and Leif Miltenberger from Hired Guns Creative will introduce us to the world of beer label design. They will be discussing label design details plus enjoying the beer, so it makes sense that folks interested in participating will enjoy it more fully by picking up a few of the Lighthouse beers being discussed  – The beers are listed below ….also here’s a link to detailed event info

Zoom link for the May 11th event is here
Meeting ID: 975 2077 0242
Passcode: 994041

The next invitation from CAMRA Victoria & Moon Under Water:
Event Date: Tuesday June 1st at 7:30 PM

Join CAMRA Victoria for a virtual event hosted by Clay Potter, owner and head brewmaster at Moon Under Water Brewpub & Distillery, where he’ll talk about his use of traditional brewing methods like decoction and step mashing.

It may be challenging to find any of Moon Under Water’s Potts Pilsner, Creepy Uncle Dunkel or This is Hefeweizen but please give us a heads up at CAMRA SO if you know a source! We’re trying to see if we can get some of these in to a liquor store in the area, so stay tuned. These beers will be sure to come up during Clay’s talk.

Zoom link for the June 1st event is right here
Meeting ID: 937 4166 9990
Passcode: 604594
 

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS:

A gentle reminder that if you’re reading this email but your membership has lapsed, CAMRA SO is continuing to provide a “thank you” gift with each renewal … a $10 JAKS gift card will be mailed to you with your new membership card! One gift card per individual or family membership.