GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Vélo Hazy APA with Lemon Juice GOLD – Best West Coast IPA // Greg IPA GOLD – Best Specialty IPA // Juxtapose Wild IPA GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous Dry Hopped Sour […]
Celebrate summer with 50+ Sensational Beers from B.C.’s Craft Breweries
The fruity and creative beers take the form of beermosas, wine hybrids, sours and hazy IPAs – all found at your local craft brewery B.C.’s craft breweries are releasing the perfect drinks just in time for summer celebrations – in […]
Recipe: Brass Fish Burger
paired with Fat Tug IPA from Driftwood Brewery Brass Fish Tavern opened last February just in time for the pandemic. Located in Vancouver’s historic Marine Building, the name takes inspiration from the building itself. It is a beautiful, unique space […]
B.C.’s craft beer industry needs to become more diverse
The craft beer industry in British Columbia is dominated by a homogenous group of white males. That undeniable fact has been true since the earliest days of the microbrewing movement, with only a few exceptions. Certainly, one can argue that […]
I’m dreaming of a post-pandemic beer vacation
During the depths of the pandemic lockdown last year I often found myself fantasizing about beer-themed vacations I might enjoy once the virus is vanquished. Even though the prospect of travelling was unfathomable then, picturing myself wandering the streets of […]
Brewer vs. Brewer: The Pandemic Edition
We decided to check in with two breweries that launched in 2020 to get their takes on what it was like to open their doors during the pandemic. I spoke to Will Tanenbaum at Patina Brewing, which opened on March […]
BC Craft Brewers Conference Returns Virtually Feb 3-5, 2021
BC Beer Con will return virtually to a monitor near you from February 3 to 5, 2021. The BC Craft Brewers Conference, hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild and presented by Great Little Box Company | Ideon Packaging, brings together […]
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 […]
Recipe: Red chili tofu banh mi
Paired with Chaka Khan Sour IPA from House of Funk Brewing Sing Sing Beer Bar opened in February 2019, adding its own unique vibe to the Main Street scene. It quickly established itself as a comfortable, relaxed place to grab […]
Beer to the Ground: the most anticipated new breweries in B.C., Fall 2020 edition
This story originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and by subscription here. The Growler has […]