The Victoria company announced on Tuesday that it’s taking over production of the brands of Esquimalt-based Lighthouse. One Greater Victoria craft brewer is closing, while another is getting bigger. Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. of Victoria announced on Tuesday that […]
North Vancouver brewery taking over spot left by closure of Moody Ales
The Brewer’s Row spot is expected to open this summer. Just over a month after Moody Ales announced it was leaving Port Moody’s popular Brewer’s Row, a North Vancouver brewery is sharing plans to move into the space. North Point Brewing […]
News and Notes: New Year edition
How is it already 2026?! We’re back to the real world, 10lbs heavier between the weight of resolutions and leftovers, while the things we said we’d “circle back to” are doing loops above us like vultures. Buckle up because against […]
News and Notes: Holiday edition
Time sure flies when you misuse your Beervent Calendar—according to mine, Christmas was yesterday! But, one can be forgiven for getting off track when when your fridge is brimming with delicious B.C. brews, lovingly collected and numbered for your (in)convenience. […]
‘This was not an easy decision’: Award-winning Metro Vancouver brewery announces closure
Brewers Row will have a vacancy soon A member of Port Moody’s Brewers Row has announced it’ll be closing before the end of the year. Moody Ales and Co. posted an announcement on social media Thursday, stating it’ll lock up for good on Dec. 14, […]
Recipe: Smugglers Trail Caskworks Korean-inspired crispy chicken burger
paired with Smugglers Trail Captain Stone Lager Smugglers Trail Caskworks in Langley is not only pet friendly, it also serves “Puppy Flights,” eight all-natural dog treats with no animal byproducts, served on a paw-print shaped board to all of the […]
North Vancouver’s Beva Brewing takes home two golds at Canada Beer Cup
The brewery in North Van’s Norgate neighbourhood has only been open for two years North Vancouver’s craft brewery scene has been booming for nearly 10 years now, and shows few signs of slowing down. As a relative newcomer on the block, […]
Two fun beer facts to impress your friends
There’s salt in my beer My teetotalling grandparents didn’t drink beer, but more than a few friends remember seeing their older forebears spilling some salt into their Old Style Pilsners. The reason for doing so varies considerably: it adds more […]
News and Notes: November edition
Welcome to News and Notes! In this edition, B.C. reigns supreme at Canada’s biggest craft beer competition; Bridge Brewing’s third location officially opens; FŌM Worldwide is back; an exciting rejuvenation of one of B.C.’s most iconic stouts; and more: NEWS […]
Québec’s Microbrasserie Charlevoix Wins the 2025 Canada Beer Cup
This is the first time a brewery from Eastern Canada has won the Canada Beer Cup Canadian craft breweries celebrated brewing excellence at the Canada Beer Cup Awards Gala in Québec City on November 10. The trophy for Best Beer […]