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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here's a link to the CBA website:

https://canadianbrewingawards.com/2023-winners/

Vicnews uses so many scripts on it's site it freaks me out.

[–] Epilektoi_Hoplitai@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vicnews uses so many scripts on it’s site it freaks me out.

Interesting, could you elaborate?

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you instal NoScript into your browser (I use Firefox) it'll block all the scripts any website uses. Some well made websites will still work regardless of how many scripts you block, but some won't load at all unless you allow them to run. Vicnews has ~11-13 scripts it uses to run it's website and seems to be entirely reliant on google; but even when allowing google it doesn't work so I have to allow all 11-13 scripts for the site to load properly. A lot of websites I visit regularly only need 1, sometimes 3.

[–] Epilektoi_Hoplitai@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the explanation — that does sound dubious. I'll post a mirror rather than their site if I post any articles by them here.

[–] Epilektoi_Hoplitai@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Good to see — looks like a decent number of gold medals awarded, too. I'm pleased to see some of my favourites like Small Gods, Île Sauvage, and Whistle Buoy get recognition!

(though in my entirely biased opinion, Île Sauvage's Raspberry Sour deserved more than a bronze)

[–] TomatoPotato69@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still haven't been to Small Gods, or tried any of their beers, so I guess a drive up to Sidney will have to happen at some point.

Hoyne is one of my favourites, so it was nice that Helios got an honourable mention.

[–] Epilektoi_Hoplitai@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I strongly recommend it! They have a very nice tasting room in addition to a great lineup of beers and good food options. Plus, they're right nextdoor to Beacon Brewing, so you can check them out in the same trip.

[–] TrainsAreCool@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

I went to Île Sauvage once.

My mate and I ordered two flights. Beers were decent, but the kettle sours all felt very same-y; I'm guessing they had one main brew of sour that they flavoured with different fruits after an initial brew.

Then, about halfway through our flights, a man entered, followed by two young boys, about 4 and 6 at the time. He walks behind the bar and pours a couple of flight glasses with some of their sours, and hands them to the kids. The kids are clearly excited for this, and eagerly start consuming their beverages. The younger one starts licking the head like it's a frickin' ice cream cone.

There was another couple of patrons at the bar, and them, my friend, and I exchange some confused glances as we quietly finish up our flights. My friend and I didn't discuss it until we left, where we were simply shocked by what we had witnessed. Haven't been back since.

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