B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
The Langford Beer Festival and Great Canadian Beer Festival are both off the books for this summer, based on a decline in attendance and uptick in operating costs A pair of annual festivals produced by the Victoria Beer Society — […]
Co-founded by Stuart Ballard and Darren Hollett, Squamish’s House of Lager will feature house-made lager on tap, restaurant meals and an event space when it opens on May 7. —Updated 5 p.m. April 30— House of Lager is officially slated […]
Brave Brewing and Twin Sails, two of the six craft breweries on Port Moody’s Brewers Row, are merging. Port Moody’s Brewers Row is getting smaller. But the number of individual craft breweries will stay the same. Brave Brewing and Twin […]
Soft opening starts April 10 with a grand opening later this month. After months of work, Threefold is opening its lounge to Vancouver’s beer fans. The triple threat taproom is the new home to three Vancouver breweries: Slow Hand Beer Company, Temporal […]
They’re working on getting 100 per cent Canadian packaging, too. While some beers may be described as Canadian, they might have ingredients from other countries. Or they might be owned by a multinational corporation. Electric Bicycle Brewing’s new Actually Canadian […]
The Growler is back with all the beer news and features you need to get you through the spring and summer! Joe Wiebe looks at the Lukr tap (Czech-style side-pour tap) trend in B.C., while Matt Poirier brings us the […]
Construction work has begun on the corner of 218 Martin Street in Penticton, formerly the home of Slackwater Brewing, with plans for another location of a popular Kelowna-based brewery. BNA Brewing was first opened in Kelowna in 2015 and its […]
Sometimes a beer will appear at exactly the right time. It is a fascinating thing when a great idea, through unforeseen circumstances, quite quickly gathers the compulsive momentum of a historical necessity. In this case, the unforeseen circumstances are the […]
BNA Brewing opened its doors to the Vernon public last night for the first time. The Nixon Hospitality Group confirmed to Castanet the Vernon iteration of the popular Kelowna bar and eatery opened on Feb. 13. The public has been […]
“Unfortunately, it has to happen.” After four years in downtown Chilliwack, Bricklayer Brewing is closing permanently. Founded by Kris Schmidt in 2020, Bricklayer has been a part of the trendy District 1881 in the heart of Chilliwack for more than […]