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The Dude abides this brewery located in the McCurdy Bowling Centre, which happens to be Kelowna’s first brewpub.
This brewery in downtown Gibsons is going strong with great beer, live music, trivia nights and the best rooftop patio in town.
With a friendly vibe, fabulous beer and fine food, Courtenay's downtown brewery is the kind of place you could hole up in all day.
GIB’s beers are available across Canada, and look for them on Cypress Mountain this spring at the inaugural Granville Island Brewing Aprés Games. There will be three events in March and April: the Rail Jam, a Keg Race and the Slush Cup.
Green Leaf boasts one of the best views of any brewery in Metro Vancouver, and if beer isn’t your thing, there’s house-made kombucha and ginger ale, too.
Craft beer is no stranger to the taps at Pat’s Pub. This includes the six beers from their in-house operation, Hastings Mill Brewing Company.
Hearthstone’s Tap & Forno restaurant features a gorgeous tiled forno oven that makes amazing pizzas to go along with the brewery’s innovative and creative beer line-up.
This comfortable open-concept brewery puts you right in the heart of the action as you taste beers and overlook the brewery below or enjoy the outdoor patio.
Located just off the famed Sea-to-Sky Highway, Howe Sound is a favourite stopping place for good food, good beer and when necessary, a good night’s rest.
This small batch nano brewery nestled away on a farm in North Saanich uses 90 per cent homegrown ingredients.
V8L 5S9
The legendary Frank Appleton engineered and built B.C.'s first craft brewery and trained the first generation of B.C. craft brewers, including Sean Hoyne.
This long-awaited brewery is focusing on Belgian-style wild and sour beers, so expect lots of Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces, Pediococcus and secondary fermentations with fruit.
V8T 4T3
Located near Thompson Rivers University outside downtown, Iron Road has a big, welcoming tasting room with a diverse beer lineup and a Mexican-themed food menu.
A place where everybody knows your name, Jackson’s rocks a community vibe as well as a warm welcome for Cariboo Highway travellers.
Kettle River supports local artists in collaboration with the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Arts acting as an off-site extension to promote and showcase their art.
West Kelowna’s only craft brewery is always a fun time with live music, a full kitchen, games nights and happy hour deals from 3-6pm.
V4T 2H9
KPU is the first Canadian brewing institution recognized by the Masters Brewers Association. Stop by the lab on a Friday to taste their latest experiments.
A Victoria stalwart and long a beacon for great beer, Lighthouse has been brimming with brewing ideas for more than 20 years.
Longwood’s brewpub is a must-visit for the Mid-Island, where its sustainable, local ethos extends to the food as well as the beer.