The cold months in Terrace got a lot more bearable when Sherwood showed up. Look out for can releases in the spring.
Maple Ridge’s newest brewery is serving their community through purchasing local food where possible, and organizing charitable events to benefit the people of the Valley.
Duncan’s newest brewery is up to some innovative stuff, including brewing beer from unused bread courtesy of the Cowichan Green Community.
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This purpose-built brewery boasts stunning views of the surrounding mountains and an inventive line-up of beer.
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SBC’s founders came from all walks of life— there’s a doctor, a forester, a pilot, a mechanic and a brewer—but were all united by a passion for craft beer.
SOB’s four core beers should now be available across Vancouver Island. At the tasting room, Garritt Lalonde’s brewing up experimental brews for weekly cask nights.
Canada’s original brewpub continues to be one of B.C.’s best places to drink a beer complemented by top-notch food featuring locally sourced ingredients.
Expect nothing less than superbly crafted beer from Steamworks head brewer Julia Hanlon, who has assembled an excellent lineup of year-round beer and increasingly impressive barrel releases.
With some of the best views in Vancouver, not to mention great beer, Steamworks’ original Gastown location is a favourite with tourists and locals alike.
New West’s only brewery managed to crank out 36 different beers last year, and 2018 promises to be just as fruitful.
Visit this East Van original where James Walton was already barrel-aging sour beer years before the current wave of breweries showed up in Yeast Van.
Swing by the brewery to check out Strange Fellows’ list of vintage barrel-aged beers, available by the glass or by the bottle.
Serving up gourmet pizzas and a variety of brews, Strathcona has quickly turned their tasting room into a neighbourhood hub and beloved hang-out spot.
Victoria’s venerable hotel-brewery features sweet rooms, an atmospheric pub and a beer lineup that’s always evolving thanks to head brewer Chris Lukie’s small-batch releases.
You wait for years for a brewery to open in PoCo, then two come along at once. Taylight skews to the hoppier side of the flavour wheel.
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Gibsons’ third craft brewery also features a restaurant and a craft distillery that makes vodka and gin used in its own craft cocktails.
This Pemberton brewery’s tasting room is located in the middle of an active organic farm where they grow their own barley and hops.
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To catch a glimpse of the elusive purple martin bird, try either Rocky Point Park or—even better—this nearby brewery (it’s in the logo).
Three Ranges' award-winning beers are only available in Northern B.C., the Interior and Alberta—Lower Mainlanders will have to go on a road trip to try them out!
Tin Whistle is named after the locomotive that used to run on the Kettle Valley Railway, and many of its beers are named after local flora and fauna.