{"id":20539,"date":"2021-05-05T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=20539"},"modified":"2022-03-12T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T20:23:32","slug":"vancouver-island-brewing-pod-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/vancouver-island-brewing-pod-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Island Brewing\u2019s Pod Pack Raises Funds to Support Local Killer Whales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five Island-based breweries collaborate on the 2021 Vancouver Island Brewing Pod Pack with each beer named after a different orca.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Vancouver Island Brewing<\/a> launched the first Pod Pack, a special initiative aimed at raising funds to support resident orcas in the Salish Sea. Last year, plans for a second Pod Pack were derailed by COVID, but now the Pod Pack is returning with four new beers brewed collaboratively with four other breweries located on Vancouver Island or the Southern Gulf Islands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pod Pack project is a community effort with everyone working together to make great beer and raise as much funds as possible to support Pacific Salmon Foundation,\u201d said David Nicholls, General Manager of Vancouver Island Brewing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Pod Pack from Vancouver Island Brewing in Victoria, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I wrote in my blog about the 2019 Pod Pack<\/a>, the orca \u2014 or killer whale \u2014 is synonymous with Vancouver Island culture. Southern Resident Killer Whales are endangered, however, with a population of only 74 in total<\/a> alive today. Researchers have made strong links to declining salmon stocks affecting the health and vitality of orcas. Chinook salmon represent their main food source and an average killer whale must consume 18-25 adult salmon daily to survive.<\/p>\n

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The Pod Pack t-shirt from Vancouver Island Brewing in Victoria, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Vancouver Island Brewing, the 2019 Pod Pack project raised more than $15,000 for\u00a0the Pacific Salmon Foundation\u00a0<\/a>to support wild BC salmon stocks, a vital food source for southern resident killer whales. They hope to match or improve that in 2021. $1 from each 4-pack will go to the foundation again this year. In addition, in place of the Pod Fest the brewery staged in 2019, VIB is selling stylish Pod Pack t-shirts with all proceeds going to the foundation.<\/p>\n

You can also donate to the Pacific Salmon Foundation<\/a> directly.<\/h3>\n
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The uniquely designed Pod Pack from Vancouver Island Brewing in Victoria, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2021 Vancouver Island Brewing Pod Pack<\/h2>\n

The Pod Pack includes four unique beers, each one a collaboration between Vancouver Island Brewing and another island-based brewery. The beers are named after actual orcas, members of one of the Southern Resident Killer Whale pods that have been carefully studied by marine scientists for several decades.<\/p>\n