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At my local grocery store in Harlem, I get a great deal on arugula – $5 for a plastic salad box literally stuffed full of spicy little leaves. Arugula goes into salads, and sandwiches, but no matter how fast I seem…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: arugula, BBQ, delicious, salsa verde, steak | No Comments »
I’d like to be able to start off this article with a shadowy meeting; with a blindfolded car ride or with a secret entrance of some kind. The truth, though, is that this story ended up being about as local as local…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: beer, brewing, brewpunk, DIY, East Van, local | 4 Comments »
In December, beer geeks (enthusiasts?) lined up early at the Alibi Room to celebrate an auspicious event – the Alibi’s 100th Beer List. Nigel Springthorpe types each list out by hand – on a typewriter…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: alibi room, beer, brewing, Gotheck norwegian demi-god lord and master of all things | 1 Comment »
As an amateur chef, I enjoy a good challenge. Over the years, I’ve tackled quite a few of them – a flakey pie crust, an authentic bolognese, a delicate tamago-dofu. All of those adventures, though, now seem…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: baking, bread, DIY, flour, instruction, organic, sourdough, strathcona | 12 Comments »
Before we get to the on-tap list this week, let’s talk about this Saturday’s First Annual Cask Crawl. I know the word ‘crawl’ brings up visions of busloads of university kids wearing plastic,…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, brewing, cask conditioned, irish heather, R&B, six acres, steamworks | 3 Comments »
Eight years ago, I attended Feast of Fields, an annual harvest festival that takes place in several locations across the province. In 2001, the event was held at the UBC Farm. It was an amazing day, featuring a…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: ale, alibi room, beer, belgium, lambic, storm brewing | No Comments »
Last spring, while in Tokyo, I made an early-morning trip to the famous Tsukiji fish market. It was meant to be a pilgrimage of sorts but ended up being an unsettling experience. I’ve thought a lot over the last…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, July 10th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: environment, ethics, fish, Seafood | 11 Comments »
I have a classic pavlovian reaction to e-mails from The Alibi Room’s Nigel Springthorpe – I start to salivate even before I get past the subject line. This week’s missive is drool-worthy indeed, starting…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibiroom, beer, cider, mircrobrew | No Comments »
I spent a couple of hours at the bar of the Alibi Room on Thursday, catching up with Nigel and finding out what what’s on tap, and what’s coming up over the next few weeks. Let’s start off with some…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibiroom, beer, brewing, hops, microbrew, swans | No Comments »
After a successful month of $4 cask-pint Tuesdays, the Alibi is back to business (and beer) as usual, with a lot of exciting things being pumped and poured this week. Currently in the casks: Central City Empire IPA…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, brewing | No Comments »
This is the second update in a week, because they’re going through beer like crazy at the Alibi and kegs are changing quickly (a group of Foodists were there last night… coincidence?) Here’s the news: 3…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, March 20th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, cask ale | 3 Comments »
Over at The Alibi Room, the big news is in casks – with three beer engines now installed, you can now enjoy a variety of hand-drawn pints. To spread the word, and to break in the beer engines, Nigel is offering $4…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Categories: Worship | | No Comments »
What would you do with a brewery in Bavaria? I suspect if you asked a thousand people this question, 999 of them would answer in the same way: “I’d brew beer!”. Dieter Liepold, though, is not one to run…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: beverage, brewed, drink, German, herbal, lemonade, organic | No Comments »
Beer lovers in Vancouver will know that The Alibi Room is the place to go for a pint (or six). While the Alibi’s website is regularly updated with a complete tap-list, proprietor Nigel Springthorpe has kindly agreed…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, beer, brewing, chocolate porter, rogue | 2 Comments »
When I was starting out in the kitchen, I was convinced that I was missing something. While I could follow a recipe without too much trouble and only a modicum of charring, anything I tried to make from scratch tended to…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, cooking-tips, stock | 6 Comments »