Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steamworks Brewing Company


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   Keep. Overall the consensus is that there are sufficient sources to demonstrate notability. Eluchil404 (talk) 07:57, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Steamworks Brewing Company

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There does not appear to be a claim to other than the most localized significance.  DGG ( talk ) 07:47, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Comment Well, breweries tend to be of interest to beer drinkers, and Steamworks is extensively reviewed by such people (about 40 per site named) on urbanspoon.com, tripadvisor.com, ratebeer.com, dinehere.ca, yelp.co.uk (that's across the Atlantic) and so on. Obviously those reviews are ordinary people so WP doesn't trust'em, I know, but it certainly shows widespread interest. That many write-ups would be pretty hard to fake. Then there's the local detail of vancouverbeerblog.com. Yeah, it's a blog. So is thebeerauthority.com which seems to be from Chicago, not too local. The (reputable) lonelyplanet.com editorial is brief but favourable. StormBrewing.org notes that its rival Steamworks got #3 prize in 2006 and 2007 Golden Plates awards (two years running), which is approaching notable. I'd say it'd be a shame to delete it; with beer, local is better, no? Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:38, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Is covered in numerous sources. For a detailed example, see Vancouver Sun. Warden (talk) 16:07, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 17:30, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 17:31, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I added the Vancouver Sun citation noted by Colonel Warden. There are enough mentions now to support notability. The article can, of couorse, use some more and better sources and bit of editing. Geoff  Who, me?  20:53, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I've read that article. It's mainly a quote from the proprietor. I don't consider it independent coverage  DGG ( talk ) 23:48, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Conrad Gmoser of Steamworks Brewing Company won Gold in BC Beer Awards 2011 for Pilsner, as reported by Vancouver Craft Beer Week. This report is on Facebook; 2011 still isn't on the BC Beer Awards website, but the result is confirmed by UrbanDiner.ca among others so I suggest this is a valid source. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:49, 12 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - Additional sources added to the article; topic passes WP:GNG:
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 01:32, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Those (and the link provided by Colonel Warden) are all from the same newspaper, so could be regarded as one source, and as they are all about the beer created for the 100th anniversary of the Vancouver Sun, maybe not independent coverage. Peter&#160;E.&#160;James (talk) 17:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Even if that were true, the links I've provided (and the others that I've named) aren't from that source. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:25, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 01:32, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Those (and the link provided by Colonel Warden) are all from the same newspaper, so could be regarded as one source, and as they are all about the beer created for the 100th anniversary of the Vancouver Sun, maybe not independent coverage. Peter&#160;E.&#160;James (talk) 17:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Even if that were true, the links I've provided (and the others that I've named) aren't from that source. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:25, 17 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep per sources and discussions above. User:King4057 (COI Disclosure on User Page) 07:55, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
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