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, […]
On tap: new releases from Container, Old Yale and Four Winds
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 […]
Drink This: Utopia Dry Hopped Peach Sour by Howe Sound 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 […]
Drink This: Rainshadow by Vancouver Island Brewing/Twin City Brewing
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 […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Île Sauvage and Backcountry
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 […]
Drink This: Trois Bros by Deep Cove, Postmark and Coast Mountain
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 […]
Celebrate International IPA Day with one of these delicious hop bombs
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, […]
Five long weekend beers to take camping with you this B.C. Day
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 […]
On Tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Twa Dogs and Superflux
Here’s what we’re punishing our liver with this week… Moon Blossom by Strange Fellows Brewing 5.3% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This sour saison is can-conditioned as any proper saison should be, but it’s only a […]
Drink This: The Pass by Dageraad Brewing
Interprovincial relations with our neighbor to the east have been pretty fubar lately, to borrow a term from the Canadian cinema classic. As any Albertan relative’s rabid Facebook posts will tell you, us British Columbians apparently hate Canada almost as […]