Local brewery has its light lager named as official beer of Vancouver’s big fireworks show in July Deltans in downtown Vancouver for the Honda Celebration of Light can walk around with a bit more swagger this year after a local […]
Three fun B.C. beer facts to impress your friends
Colourful Breweries Did you know that 13 different B.C. breweries have a colour in their name? The most commonly used is red/rouge (5) with white coming in second (3). Black Kettle, Buffalo Rouge, Copper, Grey Fox, Red Arrow, Red […]
Metro Vancouver’s transit operator has released a beer collaboration
Want a Platform Pilsner? More than one person has taken a bus or SkyTrain home after having a couple of beers, so it’s perhaps fitting that Vancouver’s public transit operator and a local brewery have teamed up. TransLink announced on […]
Flavours in beer: Hops
The good, the bad and the ugly Hops. These little green cones are the spice rack of the beer world, capable of transforming a simple brew into a symphony of flavour. But just like any ingredient, hops can be a […]
‘We are heartbroken to announce we are permanently closing’: Independent Vancouver brewery to close
The brewery, known for hosting dog events, is holding one more fundraiser before closing the doors. After just over a year, CowDog Brew Company has announced it’s permanently closing its brewery and taproom in East Vancouver. The small, independent brewery is […]
Sipping cider along Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive
Just off Highway 97, on the drive between Kelowna and Penticton, you’ll find Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive, a worthy stop for wine fans and cider lovers. Four cideries are now situated among the orchards here, each crafting unique cider styles: Dominion, […]
Vancouver’s best craft breweries for food
Sometimes the best craft brewery experience isn’t about the beer at all. There are some spots in Vancouver that throw the typical pepperoni sticks and bags of chips (nothing wrong with those, though!) out the window in favour of fun, […]
‘We’re dead. Dead tired’: Metro Vancouver beer company announces impending closure
“We needed to do this for our families.” Metro Vancouver is losing Another Beer Company (ABC). The New Westminster brewery has announced that the company is shutting down in September. “We’ve decided to close Another Beer Co. because it just seemed to be the […]
BNA Brewing has purchased Sorrento’s Crannóg Ales
Kelowna’s BNA Brewing has purchased Crannóg Ales in Sorrento – the maker of the legendary Backhand of God stout. In an email to its customers Friday, Crannóg made the announcement that they have sold to BNA Brewing, and BNA Brewing […]
Brewer vs Brewer: The couples edition
To say that Emily Kokonas and Justin Larter live and breathe brewing would be an understatement. The couple, who met in 2018 while attending the brewing program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Langley, work at different breweries, but also […]