{"id":54884,"date":"2024-07-24T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=54884"},"modified":"2024-07-29T12:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:28:51","slug":"rb-brewers-reunite-to-celebrate-beginnings-and-endings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/rb-brewers-reunite-to-celebrate-beginnings-and-endings\/","title":{"rendered":"R&B Brewers Reunite to Celebrate Beginnings (and Endings)"},"content":{"rendered":"

R&B Brewing is a Vancouver brewery with a lot of history.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Originally founded in 1997 by Barry Benson and Rick Dellow, R&B Brewing was a pioneer production brewery that helped lead the trend of cask-conditioned beers in the 2000s<\/a>, which engaged many of the city\u2019s restaurants and pubs into hosting popular cask nights where craft beer lovers gathered. Once the tasting room model was established, however, R&B\u2019s approach became less trendy, and in 2015, the brewery was bought by Squamish-based Howe Sound Brewing. Rick moved on but Barry stayed on as a sales rep. The new owners kept the name but updated the brewery into the R&B Pizza and Ale House<\/a>, which continues to be a popular destination today. Check out our blog about R&B winning the Best Brewery Experience Award<\/a> for more background information.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Past & Present<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On the first full day of summer, several past and present R&B brewers re-united to brew a collab beer in North Vancouver at Beva Brewing & Blending<\/a>. Attending brewers were Allan Cukier (Ucluelet Brewing<\/a>), Carly Hase (Strange Fellows Brewing<\/a>), Elijah Stone (Wildeye Brewing<\/a>), Octavio Ray Pauley (Beva Brewing & Blending), and the current R&B brewers, Justine Ellis and Aaron Kaputin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joining this group of master brewers were special guests Rick Dellow and Barry Benson, the \u201cOG\u201d R&B team. The \u201cA\u201d Team (Elijah, Allan, Carly and Octavio) worked with Howe Sound Brewing and brewer Patrick Moore to revitalize R&B Brewing back in 2015. This involved creating the new core recipes and opening the Ale and Pizza House. For all of the team members, this was their first brewery experience \u2014 and it would lead them to where they are today as head brewers elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n