Ever since beer has been brewed, women have played an important role in brewing. Beer has long been thought of as a man’s drink. Growing up in the 1980s, I recall a Budweiser ad featuring three “Bud girls” lying on […]
The “herstory” of beer
Craft Beer Market buys Victoria’s Canoe Brewpub
Calgary-based Craft Beer Market is taking over operations at Canoe Brewpub on Victoria’s Upper Harbour. The company, which now has nine locations in B.C., Alberta and Ontario, acquired the operation from the Truffles Group and plans “significant renovations in […]
On tap: new releases from Luppolo, Streetcar and Bright Eye
Here’s what we wish we were drinking with our friends at the tasting room this week (sigh)… La Piazza Italian Pilsner by Luppolo Brewing Italian pilsner • 5.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans East Vancouver’s Luppolo Brewing has brought […]
A brief history of cider in British Columbia
While the craft cider craze in B.C. might be a recent happening, this province has a long and storied history with our favourite bubbly fruit beverage. Cider itself traces back to the apple growing regions of western Europe in Spain, […]
On tap: new releases from Neighbourhood, Four Winds, and Moon Under Water
Here’s what we’re spending our Covid benefit cheque on this week… Finesse by Neighbourhood Brewing Belgian blonde • 6.0% ABV • 17 IBU • 355 mL cans The newest release from Penticton’s Neighbourhood Brewing is as smooth and pleasant as […]
The top 5 B.C. craft beer stories of 2020, according to you
Welp, 2020 is officially over and done with. And good friggin’ riddance, what with the near constant state of calamity and crisis we’ve all been subjected to. But as much as we’d like to pretend the last 12 months never […]
On tap: new releases from Temporal, White Sails and Field House
Here’s what we’re leaving out for Santa this week… Vinifera: Gamay 2020 by Temporal Artisan Ales Wild grape ale • 8.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles East Vancouver’s Temporal Artisan Ales is releasing its Vinifera: Gamay 2020 today, and with […]
Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing sold to Viaggio Hospitality Group
Squamish’s oldest craft brewery has changed hands. Howe Sound Inn and Brewing has been bought by the Viaggio Hospitality Group. In a statement issued to The Squamish Chief on Dec. 23, the group said that it intends to keep things […]
Change your relationship with booze
Now is the time to examine the role alcohol plays in your life and find the consumption that is right for you Three years ago, Karen Belfry agreed to try her first Dry January. Belfry was a brewer at Lake […]
Brewer vs. Brewer: The Langley Edition
Langley is one of the hottest beer towns in B.C. right now. Since Trading Post Brewing opened in 2016, there has been a surge of new breweries, including Five Roads, Farm Country, Camp Beer, and most recently, Smugglers’ Trail Cask […]