B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Here’s what we’re killing the Covid with this week… 6° by Dageraad Brewing Belgian-style sour ale • 7.0% ABV • 650 mL bottles This lightly soured dubbel was brewed with 400 pounds of Montmorency cherries. 6° promises to be “fruit-forward, […]
British Columbia’s talented craft brewers have been busy capturing the flavours of the season, perfect for your next can, bottle, or glass of the sudsy stuff. You can taste your way around the province this fall thanks to the BC […]
For restaurants, the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tale of two cities. Restaurants in Vancouver’s and Victoria’s downtown core, typically buzzing with business lunches and after work cocktails, have been struggling. However, restaurants in the suburbs […]
Penticton is celebrating all things craft beer as Canada’s Craft Beer Capital (according to travel guide Lonely Planet) has officially proclaimed Oct. 16-24 as Penticton Beer Week 2020. The week features a full lineup of COVID-friendly events and virtual meet-ups, […]
The City of Vancouver has extended its free temporary expedited patio program to Oct. 31, 2021 for restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said today. That means that the temporary patios – which in some cases have allowed some […]
Are you missing the thrill of trying a new beer brewed by one of your favourite local brewers? Or listening to a brewmaster describe how they used a foeder, 80 pounds of B.C. cherries and a hint of pixie dust […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the liquor delivery business in Metro Vancouver, opening the door – at least temporarily – for restaurants to deliver alcohol with meals, for consumers to receive alcohol bought from private retailers through meal-delivery apps […]
Breweries from all over the province have teamed up with the BC Ale Trail to brew a made-in-B.C. IPA that highlights our amazing craft beer scene. The Explore BC IPA is hitting beer store shelves next week and features local […]
B.C. breweries took home the most medals of any province at the 2020 Canadian Beer Awards Saturday night, winning 43 medals, including 11 golds. Particularly golden was Golden B.C.’s Whitetooth Brewing, which took home five medals—the most of any brewery […]
Next issue of The Growler due out Nov. 1, 2020! After a brief hiatus due to the world almost ending (and the birth of my second child, totally unrelated), I’m happy to announce that The Growler is back, with a […]
