B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
GOLD Best New World Cider // Cowichan Dry Merridale is B.C.’s first craft cidery. Its founders took over this enchanting yet slightly run-down cidery in Cobble Hill back in 1999, and then set to work transforming Merridale into a thriving establishment […]
GOLD Best Dark Ale // Dark Matter I first tasted Sean Hoyne’s beer more than 30 years ago when I moved to Victoria from Ontario and discovered Swans Brewpub where he began his brewing career. Of the core list of four […]
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 […]
B.C. breweries have fallen in love with Czech-style side-pour taps Ask Brent Mills about his “first time” and you’ll see his eyes light up as he recalls this highly pleasurable experience, one that he has spent a considerable amount of […]
Beastly Breweries There are 19 breweries in B.C. featuring 13 unique animals in their names: 3 Dogs, Angry Hen, Bad Dog, Barn Owl, Buffalo Rouge, CowDog, Dead Frog, Dog Mountain, Fisher Peak, Fox Mountain, Grey Fox, Noble Pig, Ravens, Red […]
Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing has repeated as BC’s top brewery, taking home the big prize along with five individual awards at the 2024 BC Beer Awards, which were announced in New Westminster on October 19. Prior to winning Brewery […]
After two years of residence in British Columbia, the Canada Beer Cup is moving to Saskatchewan. The winner of the 2024 Canada Beer Cup is Quark, Strangeness, Charm from Pile O’ Bones Brewing, a Witbier that was brewed in collaboration […]
New Book by Noëlle Phillips Explores Vancouver’s Craft Beer History Regular Growler contributor Noëlle Phillips has been hard at work for several years, researching and writing about Vancouver’s relationship with beer, dating back to the city’s earliest origins. The result of […]
Craft beer has been continuously brewed in B.C. since 1984. Forty years ago, the beer scene in British Columbia was vastly different from today. Neighbourhood pubs were scarce. Dingy basement beer parlours and hotel bar taps were dominated by the […]
SILVER – Best Brewery in B.C. BRONZE – Best Dark Ale // Naramata Nut Brown Best Light Lager // Lakeboat Lager Best Sour Ale // Sunblink Berry Sour As a leader of the Okanagan beer scene since 2000, Cannery Brewing […]