After an over 5-year hiatus, the Valemount Craft Beer Festival returned to the Robson Valley, under the new name, vALEfest. Attendees were treated to a variety of craft beers from regional breweries, food from local vendors, and live music from Five Alarm Funk (pictured above). /Spencer Hall
By Spencer Hall
After an over 5-year hiatus, the Valemount Craft Beer Festival returned to the Robson Valley, under the new name, vALEfest.
Held at the Canoe Mountain Rodeo Grounds on Saturday, September 13th, the event boasted a variety of craft beers from regional breweries, such as Trench, Crossroads, and Best of Kin Brewing.
Local food vendors included Country Girl Kitchen and the Summit Grill. Other local vendors at the event included Butterkup Farms and Venuto Upcycle and Thrift.
Attendees were also treated to live music, such as from Five Alarm Funk (pictured below).
Cole Glendinning and Rachel Lyon of Best of Kin Brewing which is located in Calgary, hand out samples of Earl Grey Wit, Dad Beer (their in-house lager), a white wine sour, and Big Hat, a hazy IPA. /SPENCER HALL
Valemount resident Katie Davies lifts her sample glass of Best of Kin’s Earl Grey wit, the first beer she sampled that evening. /Spencer HallRay Naito of Naito Brewing brought his gluten free beer for attendees to try. /Spencer HallValemount Mayor Owen Torgerson and Korie Marshall are all smiles as they sample a few brews from Trench Brewing. /Spencer HallVolunteers at vALEfest were each assigned a brewery to sling suds for. Left to right: Bipin Khatiwada served brews from Backcountry, Mikaela Balla served four beers from Trench Brewing, Sev Martyniuk served two brews from Begbie Brewing Co., and Yusaku Koshisaka served a beer from Crossroads Brewing. /Spencer Hall
