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Past Events
The Whistler Brewing Co. Cocktail Competition
Canada’s first beer cocktail competition will be held at The Refinery in Vancouver on August 17, featuring beer from Whistler Brewing. Contestants will have to devise a cocktail using either Whistler Black Tusk Ale, Classic Pale Ale, Honey Lager, Premium Export Lager, or Weissbier. They will then have to create it live, behind the bar at The Refinery, using their own ingredients and the supplied beer. Judging the competition will be Bruce Dean (President, Whistler Brewing), Chester Cary (Canada’s first Certified Cicerone), Joanne Sasvari (The Vancouver Sun), Andrew Morrison (Scout Magazine), and Rick Green (BCBrews). The winning bartender will receive a TaylorMade golf bag; a case of Whistler beer; and a day of golf, dinner, and drinks for two at Pemberton’s Big Sky Golf & Country Club, voted Best Course in BC by the Vancouver Sun Golf Guide 2009. After the competition, General Manager, Lauren Mote, and her team will be serving a special Whistler Brewing Company beer cocktail list, along with paired canapés from Executive Chef Michael Carter. Carter was formerly the chef at Dix Barbecue and Brewery. Result? An incredible cocktail was presented to the judging panel by one of the Refinery Mixologists, Kris Jensen, for his cocktail “Taco Bell” - Chipotle and Pablano chili infused Reposado Tequila, lime juice, charred American oak syrup, and egg white, with a Whistler Black Tusk Ale float, shaved dark chocolate and chipotle pepper.