B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
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 […]
Wine bottles are fancy, huh? So when a brewery puts its beer in a wine bottle, it must mean that it’s extra fancy, I guess. Actually, more often than not, this has proven to be true, in my experience. Sometimes […]
There seems to be all sorts of drama these days in the craft beer world about contract brewing—that is, the practice of brewing beer at a brewery that isn’t yours. Recently, Doan’s and Postmark were acquired by Craft Collective Beerworks, […]
Here’s the thing: English beers, they get no respect. Are they warm and undercarbonated? Yes—or are North American beers too cold and fizzy? Are they weaker than a cup of tea at Nana’s house? Again, yes—or are they extremely sessionable? […]
Prince Rupert’s Wheelhouse Brewing Co. is one of the pioneers of the Northern B.C. craft beer scene, and they’ll be celebrating their fifth anniversary in December, which is a pretty big deal. Wheelhouse’s beers are also making an appearance at […]
Since the B.C. Beer Awards were last Saturday, this week I thought I’d highlight one of the gold medal-winning beers. (Check out the full list of winners here.) Little Red One is a lambic-style sour ale with black currants from […]