Oh what a night!

Lineup to get into the Alibi Room

Today a guest blogger helps get me out of my blogging slump. Albatz and I and a few friends joined a hundred or so other craft beer affectionados at Alibi’s 500th tap list celebration.  They’ve been open since 2006 in Vancouver and have remained one of the go-to spots for craft beer. Owner Nigel Springthorpe along with co-owner Raya Audet recently opened the Brassneck Brewery with their partner Conrad Gmoser (formerly of Steamworks) so we’re talking Vancouver craft beer royalty.

On arrival, an hour before opening, we joined about 30 other thirsty folks in a jovial lineup. Nigel appeared occasionally to hand out the very extensive tap list for the day: a reported 75 kegs and 23 casks!  And lord help me, one of my favorites (Central City’s Red Racer IPA) was going to be handed out for FREE until its…