1: Board at Sidney, B.C., 2 p.m. Kick off this beer tasting tour with a sample of tasters and lecture with B.C. micro-brew “elder” Paul Hadfield. Cruising the southern Gulf Islands. Introduction to world of beers, brewing history. Seabird viewing from ship. Anchorage: Russell Island
2: Morning shore walk on Russell Island, exploring the nature of the islands and their varied history. Cruising through Gulf Islands and Samsun Narrows
Cruising to Nanaimo. Nanaimo History. Continue this beer tasting tour by enjoying a pairing of food and beer. Private brewery tour and tasting at Longwood Brew Pub. Anchorage: Protection Island
3: Mid-Vancouver Island’s Brew History & Off the Beaten Track: Wildlife and Secret Islets. Pubs, saloons and prohibition. Continue the beer tasting tour at Wolf Brewery for tastings in the Nanaimo area. Cruising, wildlife viewing and exploration at Galiano Island, Polier Pass, Mayne Island. Includes wildlife viewing, cruising, shore walks, optional kayaking at the outer islands.
4: Scenic al fresco picnic and beer tasting at Saturna Island. Cruising Boundary Pass, with possible wildlife viewing. Gulf Islands Brewery beer tasting tour. Dinner aboard with Salt Spring Island feast. Anchorage: Salt Spring Island.
All beers sampled are superb micro-brews, and have included pale, Scottish and brown ales, wheat beers, lagers, porters, stouts, alt beer, kolsch, bock and a few goodies thrown in. Each beer is different in character as the local brewmasters put their stamp on them. This beer tasting tour is joined by BC’s brew historian and beer expert.
A beer tasting tour with a twist. This combination beer tour, cultural history adventure and small ship cruise explores B.C.’s rich and colourful craft brewing scene — a hotbed of the renaissance in North American brewing.
With a respected brewing historian as your guide, you’ll learn about the tasting, food pairing, brewing techniques of 50 top BC craft beers, as well as fascinating social history of the past 150 years in brewing here.
Aboard the classic tugboat Swell, you’ll cruise the southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island region of British Columbia, Canada, going ashore frequently for tastings, nature walks and wildlife viewing. You’ll get a sense of how BC’s large-scale nature is reflected in the culture of the place and even in the region’s beer.
Watercolour painting of the alderman and deputy in charge of Cheap Ward by Hugh Alley. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection.
NExt adioyning is Cheape Warde, and taketh name of the Market there kept, called Weſt Cheping, this warde alſo beginneth in the Eaſt, on the courſe of Walbrooke, in Buckles Bury, and runneth up on both the ſides to the great Conduit in Cheape. Alſo on the ſouth ſide of Buckles Berie, a lane turning up by S. Sithes Church, and by S. Pancrates church through Needlers lane, on the north ſide thereof, and then through a peece of Sopars lane, on both ſides uppe to Chepe, be all of Chepe ward. Then to begin again in the eaſt upon the ſaid courſe of Walbrook, is S. Mildreds church in the Poultrie, on the north ſide, and ouer againſt the ſaid church gate, on the ſouth to paſſe up al that hie ſtreet called the Poultrie, to the great conduit in Chepe, and then Chepe it ſelf, which beginneth by the eaſt end of the ſaide Conduit, and ſtretcheth up to the north eaſt corner of Bowlane, on the ſouth ſide, and to the Standard on the north ſide, and thus far to the weſt is of Cheape ward. On the ſouth ſide of this high ſtreet is no lane turning ſouth out of this ward, more the ſome ſmall portion of Sopars lane, whereof I haue before written. But on the north ſide of this high ſtreete is Conyhope lane, about one quarter of Olde Iury lane on the weſt ſide, and on the Eaſt ſide, almoſt as much to the ſigne of the Angell. Then is Ironmongers lane, all wholy on both ſides, and from the North end thereof through Catton ſtreete. Weſt to the North ende of S. Lawrence lane, & ſome 4. houſes weſt beyond the ſame on that ſide, and ouer againſt Ironmongers lane end on the North ſide of Catton ſtreete up by the Guildhal, and S. Lawrence church in the Iurie is altogether of Chepe ward. Then againe in Chepe more toward the weſt is of S. Laurence lane before named, which is all wholie of this warde and laſt of all is Hony lane, and uppe to the ſtandarde on that North ſide of Chepe, and ſo ſtand the bounds of Chepe ward.
Soper Lane was located in the Cordwainers Street Ward just west of Walbrook and south of Cheapside. Soper Lane was home to many of the soap makers and shoemakers of the city (Stow 1:251). Soper Lane was on the processional route for the lord mayor’s shows.
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