Father of craft brew shortlisted
Okanagan Edge Staff - Jul 19, 2017 - BC Biz

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Craft beer pioneer Frank Appleton has been named a finalist in the Taste Canada Awards.

Appleton, who wrote the 2016 memoir Brewing Revolution: Pioneering the Craft Beer Movement, hails from Edgewood, British Columbia.

Appleton is an English-trained brewmaster who has been called “the father of craft beer” in Canada.

Brewing Revolution chronicles his decades in the brewing business, from his early years working a major brewery, to his part establishing the first cottage brewery in Canada, to a forward look at the craft beer industry in an ever more competitive market.

Appleton has been a consultant brewmaster to twenty brewing operations, advising in aspects such as brewery design, start-up and brewer training. In 2009, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Craft Brewing from CAMRA Victoria Chapter.

The Taste Canada Awards recognize the best culinary books published in Canada each year. Appleton has been shortlisted in the Culinary Narratives category, which includes titles that explore culinary history, politics, social awareness and memoirs or biographies relating to food or beverages.

The winners of this year’s Taste Canada Awards will be announced on October 30, 2017 at a gala in Toronto.


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