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Blackthorn

I’m going to try and start doing a better job of posting about individual beers we make. To give you an idea of the background that went into developing beers and just an overall idea of what has gone on behind the scenes to create them. So here we go!

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International Women’s Day

I’m sitting here at 8PM on International Women’s Day trying to figure out what to write. Truth be told I was sitting at 8PM last night and 10AM this morning and then again at 6PM trying to figure out how to put on paper (or internet fake paper) how much

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A New Sign at Steel & Oak

Next time you’re by you may notice a new (less attractive) sign outside of Steel & Oak. While our wonderful Tasting Room staff are prepped to answer any questions you may have I still feel like it’s important for me to share with you what the deal is. Really because it

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We’re Hiring!

Steel & Oak Brewing Co. is continuing to grow and we are looking to hire a Brewer/Production team member. We need someone awesome to help us continue to make great beer. If that’s you, perfect, you’ve made our lives a whole lot easier. Thanks! This job will have you involved in all

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About 2016

As I’m sure your Facebook Feed has told you 2016 was a terrible year. Now I’m not here to disagree with the fact that a lot of awful things happened around the world this past year. I’m not here to express sadness that an actor, actress or musician that was beloved

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Food at Steel & Oak

One questions we get asked a lot is whether we have food at Steel & Oak. The answer is… sort of. To simplify, one of our license requirements is that we have food of some sort available to our patrons in the Tasting Room. However, that requirement wasn’t put into

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Analog: Pop Up Vinyl Shop

We’re super excited to have partnered with the Arts Council of New Westminster to bring Analog: Pop Up Vinyl Shop to the Royal City! On Sunday, October 23rd from 12-4pm, indie record labels from across Metro Vancouver will descend upon our brewery for a day of live music, beer, food and of

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Rousing Yeast in German Wheat Beers

One question I get asked a lot is “what’s the deal with the layer of yeast at the bottom of your wheat beers?”  When I tell people “that’s where the good stuff is” I always get a confused look in return. This got me thinking that with the release of this

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Steinbier Collaboration With Freigeist

A while ago I wrote about our VCBW Collaboration and how I didn’t entirely agree with Stephen Smysnuik of The Growler BC on collabs being a regular brew day. Stephen should have attended this collab. We partnered up with Sebastian Sauer of Freigeist Bierkultur out of Germany to make an old

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A Note on the City of New West

I’m a pusher of New Westminster. I think it’s the best city in the entire world and I love it with all of my heart. I was born here, I grew up here, we opened our brewery here, and my wife (also from New West) and I will be raising

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Camaraderie and Kindness in Beer

Anytime I do an interview the same question always gets asked. “You guys all seem like friends in the beer industry, even though you are technically in competing businesses. What’s that all about?” As I’m writing this it’s been just 20 hours since I received the news that our Head

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On Setting Up Fermentation Tanks

There were a lot of things we didn’t know when we first started to build Steel & Oak. One of those things was how to erect tanks and put them where you want them. However, we learned fast and don’t want to brag but feel like we’re almost experts at

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On Turning 2

This month Steel & Oak turns 2!  For a company as young as ours we’ve been lucky enough to have enjoyed many fantastic moments and have been able to cram what feels like 10 years worth of learning into 24 months. As a 2 year old in a relatively young

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This is what Beer Collaborations actually look like.

This post is long overdue and I’m pretty confident that Tu Meke is actually sold out everywhere (with the exception of the few kegs we saved for Vancouver Craft Beer Week) so I won’t write about how happy we were with how the beer turned out and how you should rush

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United Front Braunbier

Victoria, BC (May 21, 2015) – In the spirit of collaboration and advancement of craft beer, Vancouver Island Brewery and Steel & Oak Brewing Company have poured over the recipe book to revive a classic German specialty beer. VIB and S&O are proud to present United Front Braunbier, a traditional

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Tap Takeover Smiths Pub

Victoria! This Wednesday we takeover 6 taps at Smiths Pub! Altbier // Royal City Ale // Dry Hopped ESB // Smoked Hefe // Red Pilsner // United Front Braunbier Takeover starts at 4pm and goes late!

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Longtail Kitchen Longtable Dinner

We are pumped to be partnering up with our friends from Longtail Kitchen once again for an incredible 8 course feast with some really cool Steel & Oak beers! Details: Date: Thursday June 11th Time: 6pm Location: Start at S&O for snacks, beer and a tour. Then we will walk

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