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What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. Craft Beer Event Planner For Feb. 27–March 4

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 26, 2020

Saturday, Feb. 29 OK Cask Fest @ Slackwater Brewing (Penticton) Celebrate all things Okanagan with the first ever OK Cask Beer Fest. Thirteen Okanagan breweries will be taking part in this cask beer festival hosted by Penticton’s Slackwater Brewing, each […]

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Get educated at Victoria Beer Week’s Beer School events

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 26, 2020

Whether you’re a casually curious beer fan or a hardcore nerd thirsty for knowledge, Victoria Beer Week’s Beer School events have something for everyone. Every year as part of Victoria Beer Week, the Victoria Beer Society holds a series of […]

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What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. craft beer event planner for Feb. 20-26

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 19, 2020

Thursday, Feb. 20 Nanaimo Craft Beer Week (Nanaimo) The third annual Nanaimo Craft Beer Week got underway Feb. 15 and continues until Feb. 23. On Thursday, Feb. 20, Townsite Brewing’s Cedric Dauchot and The Growler’s Joe Wiebe present Bruges Brothers […]

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Remembering Greg Evans at Victoria Beer Week

Joe Wiebe • February 19, 2020
Greg Evans, B.C. beer historian

The death of Greg Evans at age 67 in December 2018 affected many people in Victoria’s craft beer community, as well as many others who knew Greg from his profession as a historian. Born in Nanaimo in 1951, Greg moved […]

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What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Event Planner for Feb. 13-19

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 12, 2020

Saturday, Feb. 15 B.C. Craft Cider Celebration @ Darby’s (Vancouver) Darby’s Kits is hosting its third annual celebration of B.C. cider, starting at 1pm. Twenty-one different ciders from craft cideries across the province will be featured. This is a non-ticketed […]

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What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your craft beer event planner for Feb. 6-12

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 6, 2020

Saturday, Feb. 8 Brewski Craft Beer Cider and Spirits Festival (Apex Mountain) – SOLD OUT Apex Mountain’s 7th Annual Brewski Festival returns to the Gunbarrel Saloon with 25+ breweries, cideries and distilleries. Event runs from 6:30-9:30pm with live music by […]

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What’s Up with what’s going down: Your B.C. craft beer event planner for Jan. 29-Feb. 4

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 29, 2020

Friday, Jan. 31 Standup Comedy at Bulkley Valley Brewery (Smithers) Bulkley Valley Brewery is hosting live stand-up comedy featuring professional comedian Daryl Makk, who can been seen/heard on The Comedy Network, CBC, Just for Laughs and SiriusXM. 9-11pm, tickets $20 […]

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10 beers I wish I could try this weekend at Weathered

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 22, 2020

Now in its second year, the Weathered Beer Celebration has quickly become one of the can’t-miss beer events in the province. It’s small, exclusive, and the painstakingly curated beer list is one of the most impressive in B.C. This year, […]

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What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. craft beer event planner for Jan. 22-28

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 22, 2020

  This week we’re devoting our events guide to the many craft beer fundraisers happening this Australia Day weekend in support of Australian wildfire relief. Have a pint, do some good and party to the Triple J Hot 100 like […]

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What’s up with what’s going down: Your weekly craft beer event planner for Jan. 16–22

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 16, 2020
yoga and a pint

Yoga and a Pint Jan. 18 • 10:15–11:15am • Beach Fire Brewing, Campbell River Get your weekend started right with a morning of stretching, sipping and socializing. Instructor Lena Watt from Inner Compass Yoga will lead you through an hour […]

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The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery.

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