B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
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 […]
GOLD – Best Light Lager // Neverending German Pilsner SILVER – Best East Coast/Hazy IPA // Promised Land Hazy Best Weird Beer // Sea of Tranquility Smoked Dulse Stout Best B.C. Collab // Bruja Tajin & Lime Cerveza (with Boomtown) […]
GOLD – Unsung Hero of Craft Beer SILVER – Best Food Program BRONZE – Best Specialty IPA // Chromograph Cold IPA By now you’ve no doubt at least heard of Twin City Brewing. Hopefully, you’ve also had the chance to […]
GOLD – Best Craft Beer/Cider Bar The Barley Merchant has won this category each year since it opened in 2021 so obviously they’re doing something (everything??) right! Featuring 34 rotating beer taps and 8 cider taps, the Barley Merchant is […]
Beer-cycling in Greater Victoria The Greater Victoria region has some of the best cycling infrastructure around—to go along with one of B.C.’s most dynamic craft beer communities. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist who owns several pairs of padded Lycra shorts […]
Although the craft beer industry as a whole is facing some economic challenges in this post-pandemic world and consumers seem to be drinking less beer overall, we are still seeing some new breweries opening around British Columbia. Here are some […]
I’ve been visiting Penticton annually to judge beers at the Okanagan Fest of Ale for more than a decade, and this beautiful, small city tucked between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake seems to get even better year after year. While […]
Victoria Beer Week Celebrates 10 Years! Launched in 2014, VBW returns for its 10th annual celebration of the capital city’s craft beer culture March 1-9, 2024. Launched in 2014, Victoria Beer Week is returning March 1-9, 2024. The festival includes […]