A Beer Sampler's version of Heaven arrives at Seal Cove tonight

If you listen towards the eastern horizon you can almost hear the clank of kegs, along with the caravan of travelling brew masters, their maps marked with an X on Seal Cove as their final destination of the day.

They ride in today from all corners of the Northwest and Northern BC, the Seal Cove Neighbourhood Pub their destination for this evening, as seven of Northern British Columbia's Craft Brewers make ready to share their special elixirs with you.

The Magnificent Seven Craft Beer Tap Take Over goes from 5 to 10 at the Seal Cove pub on the east side of the city, featuring 21 different varieties of Northern British Columbia's popular beverages as part of their offerings to a thirsty North Coast.

The line up for tonight includes

Wheelhouse Brewing Company -- Prince Rupert
Sherwood Mountain -- Terrace
Bulkley Valley -- Smithers
Smithers Brewing Company -- Smithers 
Crossroads Brewing -- Prince George
Trench Brewing -- Prince George
Barkerville Brewing -- Quesnel

To give you an idea as to the options for the night, a look at the proposed line up of craft beers for the night can be found here.

Following tonight's stop over on the North Coast, the Beer carrying hombres mount up and move it on out east, destined for Kitimat on Saturday an the Kitimat Firefighter's Beer Fest 

Sunday the cavalcade stops off at the Applehorn Saloon to share their nectar with the residents of the Bulkley Vally.

Tickets for this evenings tour of the Northern Brewers go for ten dollars in advance, fifteen at the door and are available at the Seal Cove Neighbourhood Pub and at Prince Rupert's Wheelhouse.

More notes on tonight's event can be found from the Seal Cove Neighbourhood Pub Facebook page and that for the Wheelhouse Brewing Company

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