B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Vancouver’s Red Truck Beer Company was voted Best Local Brewery for a third year in a row in the 2019 Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards. The East Van brewery on East 1st Ave. won over Metro Vancouver readers with its […]
Victoria’s Swans Hotel and Brewpub is a veritable historic landmark in the province’s capital. In addition to being housed in a historic 100-plus-year-old granary warehouse, it’s also one of the original craft breweries in B.C., celebrating its 30th anniversary later […]
The Spring 2019 issue of The Growler has arrived and it’s packed full of the latest news from the B.C. craft beer scene, hilarious articles, insightful interviews and close to 170 brewery listings and 350-plus beers. And check out that […]
Thankfully, spring has returned, and with it, beer fest season. I guess promoters assume we would rather be spending time with our families, or locking ourselves inside, huddled together for warmth during the winter months. Nothing could be further from […]
Do you remember what Vancouver’s much-loved Yeast Van brewery district was like, before all the breweries moved in? In a word, it was stabby. Twenty years ago, the run-down industrial area was replete with vacant buildings and empty storefronts. Thanks […]
The sleepy Langley neighbourhood of Aldergrove isn’t well known for many things. It’s home to one of the few remaining outdoor drive-in movie theatres, which is pretty cool. And its quaint little border crossing is a nifty way to avoid […]
Year-round beer events and craft beer-focused programming are coming to Victoria courtesy of the newly-formed Victoria Beer Society. Formerly the Victoria Beer Week Society, the group decided to rebrand and transition into a year-round event producer after taking over the […]
By Lundy Dale, Pink Boots Society Vancouver chapter leader Over the last five years, the Pink Boots Society has created an event for women in the brewing industry from around the world to get together to collaborate on a […]
Victoria Beer Week kicks off—or should I say lifts off—this Friday at Victoria Public Market with the much beloved Lift Off! event. What sets this craft beer party apart is that every brewery that will be pouring will also be […]
Red Truck Beer Co., Steamworks Brewing and Whistler Brewing are all coming to Vancouver International Airport as part of YVR’s food, beverage and retail expansion it was announced today. The three B.C. breweries will be opening craft beer tasting rooms […]