Premiered Feb 1, 2024 #ExploreBC #BCAleTrail #BCCraftBeer
Ale Trails – Season 3: Episode 1 – Vancouver’s North Shore
Why choose between singletracks, flowy trails, jumps or downhill? Explore the vibrant trail networks on Vancouver’s North Shore to find the perfect challenge for yourself. Don’t forget, every good challenge deserves a reward. End the sesh with a taste of craft beer from the many local breweries.
‘Ale Trails’ is a doc-style mini-series looking at the intersection between mountain biking and local craft breweries, and how both work to support and enhance their community. In episode 1 we visit the birthplace of modern mountain biking – the iconic North Shore where legendary old school trails studded with ladder bridges and meticulous rock-work meld with a modern revitalization of flow and jumps. As with mountain biking, the North Shore was also an early adopter of craft beer hosting some of the province’s first craft breweries. Today, the vibrant (and conveniently walkable) ‘brewery district’ boasts 11 distinctly unique breweries pouring everything from low alcohol lagers to triple hazy IPAs. Whether you’re here for the beer or the biking (or both) you’ll be spoiled for choice.
‘Ale Trails’ is a collaboration between Mountain Biking BC, BC Ale Trail, and Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism Association and produced by adventure filmmakers, Ben Haggar and Mike Gamble / Cold Salt Collective
DIRECTED BY
Ben Haggar // Mike Gamble
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Jennifer Belak – Vancouver’s North Shore
Martin Littlejohn – Mountain Biking BC
Monica Frost – BC Ale Trail
Ken Beattie – BC Craft Brewers Guild
PRODUCED BY
Ben Haggar // Mike Gamble
STORY / CONCEPT
Ben Haggar
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mike Gamble // Ben Haggar
POST PRODUCTION
Mike Gamble
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION
Mike Gamble
COLOUR
Mike Gamble
LOGO ANIMATION
Tom Wood
RIDERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Alec Suriyuth
Steve Storey
Kelli Sherbinin
Darren Butler
SPECIAL THANKS
Kelli Sherbinin – Endless Biking
Andreas Hestler
Dave Smith
Melanie Savard – Vancouver’s North Shore
Rob Donovan – NSMBA
Florian Fisch
Shannon Church
The van Laerhaven Family
Shawn Campbell
BRIDGE BREWING
Leigh Stratton
Michael Conrad
Cara Harding
BLACK KETTLE BREWING
Sarah Polkinghorne
Paul Mulgrew
NORTH POINT BREWING
Matthew Legate
SHAKETOWN BREWING
Ryan Scholz
Tarun Reddy
WILDEYE BREWING
Samantha Lindeman
Rosalie Caron
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY MIKE GAMBLE
PRESENTED BY
Vancouver’s North Shore
BC Ale Trail
Mountain Bike BC
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ALWAYS DRINK RESPONSIBLY
Members of the BC Ale Trail are committed to ensuring their beers are promoted and enjoyed responsibly, by those adults who choose to consume them, for the continued prosperity of the craft beer industry in British Columbia.
No one should drink alcohol, even in moderation, before operating a motor vehicle or engaging in other activities that involve attention and skill or physical risk.
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