Prepared by Ian McHale, executive chef of Wildebeest Pastry stouts are an increasingly popular beer style that combine sweet, rich malty flavours with a luxuriously full body and a high ABV. They’re basically a dessert in a can! But what […]
On tap: new releases from Townsite, Backroads and R&B
Here’s what we’re pickling ourselves with this week… Thaddeus (2019) by Townsite Brewing 6.8% ABV • 500 mL bottles Powell River’s Townsite Brewing has released the 2019 version of its foeder-aged Thaddeus oud bruin. The Belgian sour brown ale was […]
Drink this: Farmland Hazy Field IPA by Field House
For many people, the craft beer movement isn’t just about choosing delicious, flavourful beer over insipid macro lagers—it’s about supporting local businesses, too. Instead of spending their hard-earned money on foreign-owned beer that’s made on the other side of the […]
On tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Steel & Oak and Twin Sails
Here’s what we’re spending the baby food budget on this week… Savage by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.0% ABV • 24 IBU • 750 mL bottles Strange Fellows Brewing collaborated the good folks over at Farmhouse Fest (returning July 6 to […]
Drink this: Swirl by Strathcona / Superflux
One of the interesting hybrid styles that has popped up in recent years has been the dry-hopped sour ale. The style gained in popularity after Four Winds’ Nectarous won beer of the year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in 2016, […]
On tap: new releases from Four Winds, Dageraad and Spinnakers
Here’s what we’re loading up the beer bong with this weekend… Bosque by Four Winds Brewing Co. 6.5% • 750 mL bottles This tart farmhouse ale was foeder-aged on Spanish cedar and then blended with a tequila-barrel-aged saison, before being […]
Drink this: Out of Fucus by Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
British Columbia is truly the land of plenty. There’s no shortage of delicious homegrown ingredients brewers can play with, and incorporating these flavours is one of the many ways they can put their own spin on classic beer styles. Phillips’ […]
On tap: new releases from Backcountry, Red Collar and Northpaw
Here’s what we’re assaulting our senses with this week… It’s Not Me, It’s You by Backcountry Brewing 6.5% ABV • 25 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The latest in a line of Seinfeld-referencing beers by Backcountry Brewing in Squamish, […]
Drink this: Friendship Bracelet by Yellow Dog and Four Winds
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” […]
10 beers to try this weekend at Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2019
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 […]