{"id":13424,"date":"2015-06-13T17:41:17","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T21:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13424"},"modified":"2015-06-13T17:41:17","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T21:41:17","slug":"short-wave-west-coast-pale-ale-the-perfect-tuning-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/short-wave-west-coast-pale-ale-the-perfect-tuning-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Wave West Coast Pale Ale: the perfect “tuning oil”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Short-Wave-Ale-Colin\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to Colin Newell over at DXer.ca<\/a> for apprising me of a new (retro) craft\u00a0brew called “Short Wave.” Colin took the above photo last week featuring the venerable Grundig YB400PE and a can of Short Wave pale ale. What a combo!<\/p>\n

\"Phillips-Shortwave-Beer2\"<\/a>Phillips Brewing Company describes Short Wave Ale on their website:<\/p>\n

“Short Wave is a brand new pale ale where a medium malt body is electrified with a healthy dose of bright American hops until sweetness and bitterness are dialed to balance. Both of these pocket-sized cans are packing a full-flavoured punch, making them the perfect partner for wherever your next adventure may take you!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perhaps the perfect “tuning oil” for your next Canadian DXpedition?<\/p>\n

Shortly after Colin posted this message, I received a note\u00a0from SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Bill (KD5XN) who passed along this news item about the new brew<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those of you who live in British Columbia, Canada, are in luck:\u00a0Short Wave pale ale is brewed in Victoria, BC. If you live in northwest Washington state, I think it may be worth making the pilgrimage across the border for this brew! Short Wave ale aside, BC is a remarkably beautiful province.<\/p>\n

But wherever you live or travel, cheers, SWLers~!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to Colin Newell over at DXer.ca for apprising me of a new (retro) craft\u00a0brew called “Short Wave.” Colin took the above photo last week featuring the venerable Grundig YB400PE and a can of Short Wave pale ale. What a combo! Phillips Brewing Company describes Short Wave Ale on their website: “Short Wave is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[3900,3901,3903,3345,3899,3902],"class_list":["post-13424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ale","tag-breer","tag-britich-columbia","tag-colin-newell","tag-short-wave-pale-ale","tag-shortwave-beer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3uw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34812,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/wellington-brewerys-uvb-76-imperial-stout-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":13424,"position":0},"title":"Wellington Brewery’s UVB-76 Imperial Stout Series","author":"Thomas","date":"November 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Canadian Beer News via Richard Cuff) GUELPH, ON \u2013 Wellington Brewery has announced details of a second annual set of bourbon barrel-aged imperial stouts that are due for release later this month. 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