From Consumer to Connoiseur: Convert Your Stubborn Friend to Craft Beer in 3 Easy Steps
In a city like Vancouver, craft beer is always on tap. So it is such a shame to see your one friend who insists on drinking their usual cheap beer. Let’s call this friend, Carl.
Carl is 26 and has been a steady Budweiser guy since high school house parties. You, Carl’s best friend, love experiencing the tastes and joy a good craft beer provides. It disappoints you that your friendship with Carl will not reach its full potential. Well, worry no more because your friends at VanCity Drinks are here to help. Here are our 3 tips on converting your friend to craft beer in Vancouver.
1. Take Your Friend on a Surprise Brewery Tour
There is no better way to acquire new tastes than by trying a mixture of IPAs, light and dark beers. If you start light with some lagers and summer ales your friend will surely be drinking bitter IPAs by the end of the tour. Vancouver has no shortage of breweries that offer tours to individuals or groups. You could do the standard brewery tour, such as the R&B Brewing Company, which is one of Vancouver’s original micro breweries. Or, if you feel more daring try taking them on a 3-hour brewery driving tour by Vancouver Brewery Tours.
2. Participate in Patio Madness 2017! #patiomadness
Thousands of beer loving Vancouverites have already posted to Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook showing their love for their favourite patios. Already over 10,000 votes have been cast in an attempt to claim Vancouver’s best patio! Your friend will be so distracted by the beautiful views and great vibes, he won’t even notice you’ve swapped his Coors Light for a craft pilsner!
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3. Download the VanCity Drinks Mobile App
Your friend will have no reason to not try new craft beers with the mobile app in hand. Custom curated lists make it easy for you to find what you’re looking for. With categories such as, “Craft Cocktails”, “Happy Hours”, “Craft Beer” and “Date Night”, the VanCity Drinks app guides you through our sometimes-confusing city. If your friend is lazy, use the “near me” function to give you the closest options. Your friend now has no more excuses!
