B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
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 […]
Tabletop board games and craft beer go hand in hand. When I get together with my board gaming buddies, we always share interesting beers with the group. Similarly, it’s not unusual to walk into a craft brewery taproom and find […]
For this edition of Brewer vs. Brewer I talked to two ex-brewers who now make cider: Matt Cavers, cidermaker at Banditry Cider, which placed second in the Growlies for Cidery of the Year (who often writes in these pages himself); […]
The 2023 BC Beer Awards were celebrated at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver on Saturday, October 21. The big winner of the evening was Twin City Brewing from Port Alberni, which returned to the podium after winning Beer of […]
Brewmaster Tony Dewald, currently on medical leave from Trading Post Brewing in Langley as he is in treatment for cancer, has been awarded the inaugural John Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award for Brewing Excellence. Dewald is a highly respected brewer who […]
The pace of new brewery openings isn’t quite as sizzling as it used to be— probably not surprising given current economic realities—but there are still a handful of exciting openings to look forward to. Boltage Brewing Squamish (late 2023) This […]
GOLD – Best New Brewery 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 Burritos) Sidney is a […]
SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // BEES! Unsung Hero of Craft Beer You know, if I ever had to move away from Victoria, Port Alberni might just be at the top of my list of destinations. Its location at the […]