Local brewery has its light lager named as official beer of Vancouver’s big fireworks show in July Deltans in downtown Vancouver for the Honda Celebration of Light can walk around with a bit more swagger this year after a local […]
Metro Vancouver’s transit operator has released a beer collaboration
Want a Platform Pilsner? More than one person has taken a bus or SkyTrain home after having a couple of beers, so it’s perhaps fitting that Vancouver’s public transit operator and a local brewery have teamed up. TransLink announced on […]
‘We are heartbroken to announce we are permanently closing’: Independent Vancouver brewery to close
The brewery, known for hosting dog events, is holding one more fundraiser before closing the doors. After just over a year, CowDog Brew Company has announced it’s permanently closing its brewery and taproom in East Vancouver. The small, independent brewery is […]
‘We’re dead. Dead tired’: Metro Vancouver beer company announces impending closure
“We needed to do this for our families.” Metro Vancouver is losing Another Beer Company (ABC). The New Westminster brewery has announced that the company is shutting down in September. “We’ve decided to close Another Beer Co. because it just seemed to be the […]
BNA Brewing has purchased Sorrento’s Crannóg Ales
Kelowna’s BNA Brewing has purchased Crannóg Ales in Sorrento – the maker of the legendary Backhand of God stout. In an email to its customers Friday, Crannóg made the announcement that they have sold to BNA Brewing, and BNA Brewing […]
Kelowna’s Copper Brewing launches Local Lager to highlight truly ‘domestic’ products
A Kelowna brewery is jumping on the “Buy Canadian” bandwagon with its latest offering, Local Lager. Copper Brewing owner Sean White says many people don’t realize a lot of ‘domestic’ brands have international owners. “Molson Canadian is not owned by […]
Cannery Brewing releases new fundraiser beer to help support women in industry
A new, limited release beer from Penticton’s Cannery Brewing aims to help boost up women in the craft beer industry. The Babe Brew Mango Milkshake IPA is now available as of Friday in the Cannery Brewing taproom in both 4-packs of […]
North Vancouver’s Shaketown wins 3rd World Beer Cup medal
It’s the third-straight year the fledgling brewery has picked up an award at the massive event Beer aficionados are going bananas for a rare brew made in North Vancouver. Shaketown Brewing Co. has won a silver medal for its Big […]
Victoria and Langford beer festivals not happening this summer
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 — […]
ICYMI: All about House of Lager the new brewery and restaurant set to open May 7
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 […]