B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
The local food movement is impacting craft beer in a big way, with many breweries choosing to set their beers apart by using local ingredients like hops and fruit, as well as barley and yeast, to a lesser extent. While […]
Here’s what we’ll be spending our children’s inheritance on this week… Whisky Sour Ale by Field House Brewing Co. 6.5% ABV • 10 IBU • 650 mL bottles Inspired by everyone’s favourite cocktails, this beer was soured with Field House’s […]
In the early days of B.C.’s craft beer renaissance (like, 2013), craft-brewed lagers were about as common as sushi restaurants in Saskatchewan: there wasn’t very many of them, and the few examples that did exist weren’t that great. Craft beer, […]
Here’s the champagne of the working class we’ll be celebrating with this Labour Day long weekend… Origin and Panamax by Container Brewing 6.4% ABV / 6.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Newly opened Yeast Van craft brewery Container Brewing […]
Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing is one of the craft beer originals in this province. Producing beer since 1996, it began with a lineup of English-style ales formulated by the Grandfather of Canadian Craft Beer, himself—the late John Mitchell. Over the […]
I love that B.C. craft breweries seem to be so committed to giving back to the communities that they’re a part of. While the cynic in me knows that’s it’s probably all just marketing, I also know there are probably […]
Here’s what we’re planning to punish our palate with this week… Mirth by Dageraad Brewing 5.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles This dry-hopped saison is fermented with house strain yeast and a blend of brettanomyces. Brewed back in December, it […]
There are so many new varieties of hops hitting the market these days—each with their own flavour and aroma characteristics—that it’s hard to keep up. Most of these hop strains are hybrids developed in laboratories and test farms, like Oregon […]
Today is International IPA Day, so it’s time to crank up the IBUs and celebrate with a pint of this hop-laden world-beater of a beer. India Pale Ale is easily the most popular craft beer style in North America today, […]
The B.C. Day long weekend is upon us which means Vancouver’s annual mass exodus to the verdant hinterland begins anew. It’s time to “get in touch with nature,” which apparently means drinking beer next to some trees or a body […]