B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
We may be living in the post-truth era, but if there’s one thing that’s universally accepted as fact, it’s that Brassneck makes fantastic beer and if you see something with its logo on it at the beer store, then you […]
Here’s what we’re looking forward to tossing down our gullet this week! Edna by Four Winds Brewing (6.5% ABV, 750 mL bottles) Edna was Four Winds’ first ever brewery-only limited release way back in 2015, resulting in a lineup […]
Barley wine is a fickle beast and, sadly, it’s often done poorly. My first encounter with this strong, syrupy ale was back when I was a bartender in London (the important one, not the one in Ontario) almost 20 years […]
Remember when music existed as a physical medium instead of streaming ones and zeroes? No? Well, apparently, people would spend upwards of $20 to purchase these objects, known as albums, even though they only contained maybe 10 to 15 songs, […]
Here are some of the new releases we’re keeping an eye out for this week at the ol’ bottle shop. Blush Rosé Saison by Steel & Oak Brewing Co. 6.0% ABV • 4 x 473 mL cans Released in […]
Happy holidays everyone! I hope you were sufficiently spoiled, and if not, you sufficiently spoiled yourself. I’m pretty easy to shop for come Christmastime, and my darling significant other knew that something beer-related was probably a safe bet. And so […]
I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for a pretty bottle or can. If a beer’s labeling catches my eye in the liquor store, I’m probably going to buy it. I don’t think I’m alone in that respect. And so it […]
I’m a firm believer that dark beers can be enjoyed year-round. There’s no reason why you can’t have a porter or a doppelbock in the middle of summer. In fact, stouts happen to be one of the most popular beer […]
Who says winter beers need to be heavy, dark, sweet and insanely strong? Why can’t a winter seasonal beer be delicate, fruity and spicy? Some of us have to work in the morning! Think about the flavours we often associate […]
Volume 4 of The Growler’s B.C. Brewer Collaboration Series is here, and we’re pretty excited about it. White as winter snow and fruitier than a partridge in a pear tree, Poire Blanche (4.8% ABV, 21 IBU) is what happens […]