The Okanagan Fest of Ale has announced today that it is suspending it’s upcoming 25th anniversary celebration, slated for April 17 and 18, in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. It’s one of many craft beer events and festivals around […]
Victoria Beer Week cancels events due to COVID-19 outbreak
Victoria Beer Week announced today it was cancelling its remaining two flagship events hosted at the Victoria Public Market in response to the growing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Lager Than Life (Friday, March 13) and Saturday Night Casks (Saturday, March 14) […]
B.C. breweries ban growler fills in wake of COVID-19 outbreak
Craft breweries around the province are responding to the recent COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak with bans on growler fills and improved hygiene procedures. So far there are 53 confirmed cases of the disease in B.C., which was recently declared a pandemic […]
Drink this Vancouver craft beer and raise funds for a famous pig, thanks to Ricky Gervais
This story originally appeared online at Vancouver is Awesome. When comedian Ricky Gervais professed his love for a certain craft beer made in East Vancouver, the ideas came pouring in for how the brewery could make the most of the […]
The Spring 2020 issue of The Growler is here and this is where you can find it!
This issue marks the fifth anniversary of The Growler, and we’re celebrating by changing things up. The first thing you might notice is that we’ve streamlined and condensed our brewery listings. This has allowed us to do something we’ve been […]
Bridge Brewing opening up tasting room on Lonsdale Avenue
Just a few blocks from the ever-growing Shipyards Brewery District, North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing is opening a new craft beer tasting room on Lonsdale Avenue in the space that formerly housed The Portly Chef restaurant. The new room, which will […]
Ucluelet Brewing finally opens in (you guessed it) Ucluelet!
It’s taken more than three years, but Ucluelet finally has its first craft brewery, and by the looks of it, it appears to have been worth the wait. Ucluelet Brewing Co. opened on Valentine’s Day, much to the relief of […]
Stanley Park Brewing donates $25,000 to Stanley Park Ecology Society
Stanley Park Brewing presented the Stanley Park Ecology Society with a $25,000 donation tonight at the preservation group’s 32nd anniversary celebration in support of its continued park preservation efforts. The independent non-profit charity is dedicated to supporting the preservation of […]
V2V Black Hops to take over Axe & Barrel Brewing Co.
Langford’s Axe & Barrel Brewing Co. will get another lease on life but in a very different form, after being purchased by V2V Black Hops Brewing, a veteran-owned social venture dedicated to supporting military veterans. We reported last week that […]
New brewery alert! Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen opens in Sechelt
And now for some good news! After a pair of breweries announced they’re closing last week in Vancouver and Victoria, Sechelt is celebrating its first craft brewery with the opening of Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen. The new Sunshine Coast […]