With each day as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak worsens, restrictions on our day-to-day life become more and more intrusive. For small businesses like craft breweries and cideries, these measures have resulted in closures, lay-offs and fears of bankruptcy. There is […]
COVID-19 outbreak causes craft brewery tasting rooms to close, reduce capacity across B.C.
The latest casualty in the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak appears to be B.C.’s craft brewery tasting rooms. A number of breweries around the province have opted to reduce capacity and in some cases shut down completely in order to stop the […]
Don’t Call It A Comeback: All hail the return of the West Coast IPA
More than any other style, the India pale ale has become synonymous with craft beer. Back in the 1980s and ’90s, when the craft breweries here on the West Coast first decided to make beer with actual flavour, they adapted […]
Cider 101: WTF is Perry?
With the explosion in B.C. craft cider in recent years, local cideries are expanding their lineup to include different styles and flavours. Enter the humble perry; it’s cider’s dry, delicious cousin and an increasing number of B.C. cideries are producing […]
This B.C. beer pioneer took on the Big Three and paved the way for the craft beer revolution
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. In […]
10 beers to try at Victoria Beer Week 2020
Victoria Beer Week returns March 6–14, 2020, and with it a plethora of fantastic beer from breweries across the province. Here’s a look at some of the beers we think you should keep an eye out for. La Piazza […]
Sisters are brewing it for themselves
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. Great […]
Happy Birthday to us! The Growler celebrates 5 delicious years of craft beer
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. This […]
The Spring 2020 issue of The Growler is here and this is where you can find it!
This issue marks the fifth anniversary of The Growler, and we’re celebrating by changing things up. The first thing you might notice is that we’ve streamlined and condensed our brewery listings. This has allowed us to do something we’ve been […]
This craft beer taphouse is also a dog shelter
A craft beer taphouse in Oregon is catering to our four-legged friends on a whole other level. Not only is Fido’s tasting room in Southwest Portland (of course) totally dog-friendly, it actually operates as a foster home for shelter dogs […]