V.I.A. Podcast Ep. 20: Leah Heneghan, co-founder of 麻豆传媒映画Craft Beer Week

A chat with Leah Heneghan, co-founder and Festival Director for 麻豆传媒映画Craft Beer Week about what's brewing in Vancouver. And it's not glitter beer.

Lindsay William-Ross
Apr 23, 2018 9:54 AM

This week on the 麻豆传媒映画 Podcast, we get to know one of the co-founders of , Leah Heneghan. Find out how this fest, now in its ninth year, grew from being a small 100-person tasting event to a 10-day city-wide multi-event craft beer bonanza.

Sitting in the co-host chair this week with Lindsay is V.I.A. Content Editor (and ) Adam Nanji. Adam and Lindsay talk to Leah, who is the VCBW Festival Director, about how soaked 麻豆传媒映画has become in craft suds, what the rise of the independent beer producer means for the "big beer" biz, and trends like glitter beer.

Leah Heneghan of VCBW (Lindsay William-Ross/麻豆传媒映画)

And of course...there's beer to be tried. Leah brought along four local brews and one high-wattage cider. While the Glacier Media offices' glassware selection comes up lacking, these beers are some excellent picks representing a diverse array of styles.

The five beers we taste during this episode (Lindsay William-Ross/麻豆传媒映画)

Plus, Adam and Lindsay talk more about restaurants, and follow up on some of the big awards that were revealed for 2018. And Adam talks about his chat with artist Germaine Koh, whose "SeaSawSeat" installation got 麻豆传媒映画talking A LOT about the value of public art in our city. Sit right back, crack open a cold one, and have a listen. And check out VCBW, running May 25-June 3.

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