A new app can help you save money at B.C. craft breweries while supporting your favourite charities at the same time. Craft Beer Crawl is the brainchild of the Nanaimo North Rotary Club and combines craft beer with worthy causes, […]
The first-ever Penticton Beer Week launches this Saturday
The first annual Penticton Beer Week launches this weekend, with eight days of craft beer events from Oct. 19 to 26. Penticton has long been recognized as one of Canada’s best beer towns, and according to organizers, there is a […]
BC Beer Awards announces official 2019 collab beer, Honour Roll
The BC Beer Awards and Festival released its official 2019 collaboration brew this week in celebration of its 10th annual event, taking place this Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver. Last year’s BCBA award winners 33 […]
B.C. woman awarded best scholarship ever—to study beer!
Explaining the difference between a hefeweizen and a Belgian witbier just got easier for Bethany Smith, Brand Ambassador and Sales at Craft & Compass, a beverage marketing agency in Kelowna. She is one of 15 Canadians awarded a scholarship through […]
Celebrate Canadian Beer Day this Oct. 9
Every day is a good day to celebrate beer, but Oct. 9 might be an even better day. All of Canada is invited to raise a glass of locally produced beer in unison on Canadian Beer Day. The association behind […]
Vancouver Craft Beer Week announces festival highlights
Celebrating 10 years of craft beer and craft beer culture, the most anticipated craft beer and cider festival in Western Canada returns to the PNE Fairgrounds June 8 and 9, 2019, for a full weekend of live music, food, art, […]
Red Truck Beer’s Truck Stop Concert Series returns for fifth year
Vancouver’s Red Truck Beer is celebrating five years of fun with two great events this summer as its Truck Stop Concert Series returns for 2019. This year’s concert dates are slated for June 15 and July 20. The June 15 […]
Early bird tickets to Vancouver Craft Beer Week end this Sunday
The early bird gets the worm—or in this case, the beer. Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW) is gearing up for its 10th annual celebration of craft beer and craft culture June 8 and 9, 2019, at the PNE Fairgrounds with […]
WorkSafeBC takes steps to protect workers in Craft Breweries and Distilleries
As the number of craft breweries and distilleries in B.C.’s burgeoning industry increases, so does the potential for injury among workers. Slippery floors, carbon dioxide gas produced during the fermentation process, and confined working spaces can all pose a risk. […]
BREWHALL to take over old Steel Toad space in late June
Tap & Barrel Restaurants’ new brewery in the former Steel Toad space on East 2nd Ave. in Vancouver will be called BREWHALL, it was announced this week, and should be open for business by late June. In a press release […]