B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
There’s so many awesome things about the B.C. craft beer scene, but easily the No. 1 super duper bestest awesome thing is how all the breweries are totally open to working together to make great beer. Collaborations between seemingly “competing” […]
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is back for its 10th annual edition this Saturday and Sunday (June 8 and 9) at the PNE Fairgrounds and this year’s beer lineup promises to be the festival’s best-ever, with more than 100 breweries and […]
The Canadian Brewing Awards came and went last Saturday, and once again, B.C. breweries owned the podium, picking up 50 medals. While B.C. didn’t bring home Brewery of the Year this time, Surrey’s Central City Brewers + Distillers—itself a two-time […]
One of the cool things I love about craft beer is experimentation: new beer styles, new ingredients, wacky science—it all makes for more interesting beer. At the very least, it can spark a conversation or two. I’m loving the trend […]
It was another lovely beer-soaked weekend at the 24th annual Okanagan Fest of Ale on April 12 and 13 with a record 75 breweries and cideries participating in the event, pouring more than 225 craft beers and ciders. Somehow I […]
As the son of an Australian and a former Australian passport holder myself, I feel it is time to set the record straight regarding some oft-repeated stereotypes of our antipodean cousins. No one drinks Fosters; not all the men are […]
It’s easy to get stuck in the Vancouver bubble. The city has everything you need, usually within walking distance, so why bother venturing further afield? World-class restaurants? Check! Killer coffee? Cheque! The best dang bunch of craft breweries just about […]
As you may or may not have noticed, there is a serious lack of real hand-pulled cask ales here in so-called British Columbia. While some people dismiss the traditional UK pub-style ale as being “undercarbonated” or “not cold enough” or […]
As a working parent and all-around busy person, one of the recent beer trends I’m delighted to see has been the growth of low alcohol craft beer. I have stuff I need to do, I can’t afford a hangover, and […]
While the prevailing trend in beer locally has been for more sessionable styles with a lower ABV, down south of the border, the craft games seems to be dominated by big bold beers that will fuck your day up if […]