B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
As a lifelong North of the Fraser dweller myself (even proudly womanning the taps and turntable at Steel & Oak), I can’t express how thrilled I am about this announcement: New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam FINALLY have their […]
As we come out of the pandemic, it will be interesting to see if the number of new breweries and cideries opening in B.C. each year goes up or down. So far, it certainly seems like there are still lots […]
The Growlies are back, and we’re celebrating B.C.’s best craft beer and cider with the results of The Growler’s 2021 B.C. Craft Beer & Cider Readers’ Choice Awards! Unlike other craft beer awards and contests, the Growlies are decided […]
In a city as beer crazy as Vancouver, it’s maybe surprising there are no breweries or brewpubs in Kitsilano. Three friends and long-time residents of the west side Vancouver neighbourhood are rectifying that. James Boileau, Andrew Lavigne, and Dana Barnaby are […]
Despite the global pandemic breweries and cideries just keep on opening in B.C., which makes us all very happy indeed! Here is a list of all the new operations expected to open across British Columbia in the coming months. Brookswood […]
Fans of beer and Jay and Silent Bob unite! Actually, that Venn diagram is probably pretty much a perfect circle. All the same, the two worlds are officially meeting at Main Street Brewing, where director and Silent Bob himself Kevin […]
The B.C. government has granted permanent permission for restaurants and pubs to be able to sell and deliver sealed, packaged wine, beer and spirits alongside meals. The March 11 news comes almost one year after the province started to allow this practice, on […]
Happy 2021! Like me, I’m sure that you are very happy to say good riddance to 2020 (and perhaps raise a middle finger). Now that the worst year most of us have lived through is finally over, I’m starting […]
Restaurant, pub and brewery owners may now apply for free temporary patio licences, which would allow their businesses to create patios on public property and service those patios between April 1 and October 31, the City of Vancouver announced March 1. The program includes patios […]
With one of the most enviable views in Vancouver and the indoor and outdoor seating to make the most of it, the soon-to-open Craft Beer Market location on English Bay in Vancouver’s West End is poised to be a major […]