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[Review] Brewery and The Beast: Hottest Ticket in Vancouver

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Roasted Lamb: smoked berry salsa, huitlacoche tortilla served by el Santo

Brewery and The Beast is back for 2019 and it is essentially a sustainable meat festival, where you can eat and drink to your hearts content. The focus of the festival is food sustainability. Their aim is to educate and inform guests of the importance of being a conscientious consumer.

By knowing where your food comes from, and where they can be purchased, it helps empower more people to asked crucial questions about what they’re eating. Brewery and The Beast wants to keep our local and regional food systems thriving while continually supporting the local restaurant and food & beverage industry.

This year, Brewery and The Beast was sold out in 10 minutes! It was the hottest ticket in town. As the ticket is inclusive of all drinks and food, it’s a great afternoon spent outdoors.

We were invited this year to check out Brewery and The Beast and see some of the new additions.

Confit Pork Jowl: baby Yorkshire pudding, Granny Smith apple sauce, Green Hill Cider jus served by The Cascade Room

Eat + Drink

There was so much to eat and drink!! The menu was revealed on the website a day before and I was shooook. There was about 74 items or so. 3 hours to eat 74 items would be very impressive if someone actually finished all that.

Pork and Octopus Kushiyaki: pickled sole food vegetables, Sichuan chili oil served by Showcase Restaurant

Everywhere we went, there were grills on high with meat sizzling away. The aroma was just intoxicating and smelled so good.

Backribs by Two Rivers Specialty Meats

Every bite was really delicious and there was a lot of variety. From ribs, to tacos, to sliders, and a lot more.

Beef Kabob: tabbouleh Butter, pickled turnips served by Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts

The line ups were long at some stalls, but it went by very quickly. Our strategy was to go to one booth, grab the food, and then eat it in line at the next booth.

Pork Jowl Kushiyaki: charcoal and gochujang sauce, crispy shallots and cilantro gremolata served by PidGin

You can find Vancouver’s best chefs at Brewery and the Beast. So many familiar faces if you follow the scene.

Porchetta with ember roasted potatoes & salsa verde by Chef Bruce Kalman

Besides consuming food, it was fun watching all the chefs crafting up something tasty. A lot of meat just roasting away. I was mesmerized by it all.

Pulled Rotisserie Chicken Taco: served by H2 Rotisserie & Bar
Texas Brisket: coleslaw, homemade pickles and St Louis ribs served by The Yale Saloon
Crispy Chicken Skin Double Down: jalapeño queso, pickles, shredded lettuce, fancy sauce served by Juke Fried Chicken
Honey Harissa Chicken Hearts: black pepper ranch served by Homer Street Cafe and Bar

In the hot hot sun, we needed to cool off and there were many ways to do so. There were shaded area, a misting area, but there were some other stations serving up drinks and desserts.

Ice Cream Sandwiches served by Mister Artisan Ice Cream
Cold Brew by Oughtred Coffee
Vanilla Ice Cream, Maple, Double Smoked Bacon & Walnut Granola:
served by Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Foundation
Fresh Local Fruit : served by BerryMobile Fruit Distribution, Inc.

Halibut over Fire

Chef Charlotte Langley was on-site cooking entire BC and MSC-certified halibut over a live fire – a first for this previously meat-centric festival. There is more than just beef and pork at this festival.

At the Whole Foods booth, they made halibut tacos with fresh salsa with the large fish that was cooked by the open fire.

Duck Giblet Yakitori: heart, gizzard, liver, leeks served by Ugly Dumpling

Get your Grill on

If you walk about some of the booths, there are a few grills that are actually up for sale and used once just for the festival.

Grilled Beef Cheek: bing cherry chimichurri served by Burdock & Co. Restaurant

The Kerrisdale Lumber and Co. was on site showing off the Napoleon Pro Cart Grill and Napoleon Prestige 500 Stainless Steel use at Brewery and the Beast. You can even purchase the ones used in the festival for a great discount. Perhaps you can create some of your favourite items on these.

Shopping

If you wanted to do some shopping, Brewery and the Beast has a bunch of merchandise that can be picked up like their branded T-Shirt and Cups.

Filson, a top mens’ retailer had their pop up shop with some really nice items.

Pop up shop by top mens’ retailer, Filson

Entertainment

The Electric Timber Company is a collective of musicians brought together by myriad musical influences, from roots and rock to blues and bluegrass. Along with other guests, they kept the crowd entertained.

As we needed to escape the sun for a little bit, we listened to the tunes and enjoyed some beer and meats.

Roasted Leg of Lamb Slider: graham masala cauliflower slaw, fluffy sesame bun served by Timber

Final Thoughts

It was a really fun day and I enjoyed it with my friends drinking and eating. You get a lot for the price you pay for, so spent the entire 3 hours here and just eat away at all the food stalls if you can.

Grilled Octopus and Sausage: served by La Quercia

Keep an eye out on social media or join their mailing list to see when tickets come out for 2020. It’s definitely an event you don’t want to miss. You definitely want to act fast so you won’t be disappointed.

Website:
https://breweryandthebeast.com/

Diana started Foodology in 2010 because she just eats out everyday! She started a food blog to share her love of food with the world! She lives in Vancouver, BC and adores the diversity of food around her. She will go crazy for churros and lattes.

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