Phillips taking over Esquimalt’s Lighthouse Brewing

The Victoria company announced on Tuesday that it’s taking over production of the brands of Esquimalt-based Lighthouse. One Greater Victoria craft brewer is closing, while another is getting bigger. Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. of Victoria announced on Tuesday that […]

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News and Notes: New Year edition

How is it already 2026?! We’re back to the real world, 10lbs heavier between the weight of resolutions and leftovers, while the things we said we’d “circle back to” are doing loops above us like vultures. Buckle up because against […]

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News and Notes: Holiday edition

Time sure flies when you misuse your Beervent Calendar—according to mine, Christmas was yesterday! But, one can be forgiven for getting off track when when your fridge is brimming with delicious B.C. brews, lovingly collected and numbered for your (in)convenience. […]

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News and Notes: November edition

Welcome to News and Notes! In this edition, B.C. reigns supreme at Canada’s biggest craft beer competition; Bridge Brewing’s third location officially opens; FŌM Worldwide is back; an exciting rejuvenation of one of B.C.’s most iconic stouts; and more: NEWS […]

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News and Notes: October edition

Welcome to another edition of News and Notes—the monthly quick-hitter where we give you the scoop on all of the notable goings on of the craft beer and cider community that word count will allow! First of all, Happy B.C. […]

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Get to Know Silly Beers

In the wake of World War I, British soldiers still stationed in the Belgian province of Hainaut were desirous of the sort of Scottish ales they drank at home; strong, dark, sweet, and unrepentantly malty. So they came to a […]

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