WassALE is made up of a collective of Langley’s craft breweries, cideries, and distilleries and was created from the festive mid-winter tradition of Wassailing. In this ancient British custom, people gather together to celebrate the passing of the long winter and the promise of the coming spring by feasting, drinking, singing, and being merry in each other’s company.
WassALE will be running until February 12, and customers could win big prizes including a hotel stay and bike tour package from Tourism Langley and Canadian Craft Tours.
People can visit participating businesses and sample winter drinks and treats. Each location will serve a drink and snack pairing made exclusively available during WassALE.
WassALE’s Treasure Hunt will incentivize participants to explore every participating brewery for a chance to win some amazing prizes, including: An overnight hotel stay in Langley at the accommodation provider of the winner’s choice from this list, with $200 in gift cards to spend at select WassALE businesses and a complimentary brewery bike tour for two.
Here are some of the participating locations during this year’s WassALE festival:
Hot Buttered Pommeau paired with a buckwheat and apple brandy crepe
Cran-Orange Cinnamon Whisky Sour paired with a jumbo cinnamon sugar beer pretzel
BC-52 Coffee (with Smoking Gun Fireside French roast coffee, Legend’s Distilling Blasted Brew coffee liqueur, Bruinswood Spirited Horchata, Sons of Vancouver Quadruple Sec Orange liqueur topped with cinnamon infused whipped cream) paired with a tiramisu cheesecake.
Caramel Cream Ale paired with a chocolate brownie topped with caramel drizzle and sea salt
Pear Saison Cocktail (or a Hot Scotchy during the final weekend) paired with an apple pie cookie
Midnight on the Lake Cocktail (made with hot chocolate and Absinthe) paired with blue cheese and fig grilled cheese
Mulled beer paired with a fire basket that includes sausages from Oyama Meats, cheese from Golden Ears Cheeses, mustard from The Taste of the Okanagan, and baguettes from Lees Market.
SOURCE: Vancouver Is Awesome