B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
B.C. alcoholic beverage producers are joining forces to encourage British Columbians to support local businesses in an effort to mitigate the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. The “Time to Buy BC” campaign was launched on Tuesday in a joint effort […]
Liquor stores in B.C. will temporarily be able to open as early as 7am so they can serve seniors and the immuno-compromised. Wine stores or private liquor stores throughout the province can now operate between 7am and 11pm, if they […]
B.C. government liquor stores have reported a surge in liquor sales since the COVID-19 quarantine began almost a month ago, with a 40% increase compared to this time last year. However, that hasn’t translated into increased sales for craft brewers, […]
Are you a pro designer, a budding artist or just dedicated doodler? Because your design could be on the label of Stanley Park Brewing’s Hollow Tree Lager limited edition Earth Day growler. Stanley Park Brewing is celebrating the 50th anniversary […]
Victoria’s Vancouver Island Brewing and Duncan’s Stillhead Distillery are teaming up on a new product to help save lives instead of getting you buzzed: hand sanitizer! Due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Vancouver Island Brewing found itself with an excess of […]
The rustic Kootenay town of Salmo is no longer known just for its “dinner jackets” and its psychedelic drug orgy electronic music festival—now it has a craft brewery, too! Erie Creek Brewing opened this week, offering one- and two-litre growler […]
The federal government’s recently announced wage subsidy program will be of little use to many craft breweries struggling due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, according to at least one brewery owner. Ben Coli, owner of Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing, says the […]
Breweries and distilleries across the province are responding to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak by shifting production from hazy IPAs and botanical gins to making hand sanitizer for front line workers. The key ingredient in hand sanitizer is ethyl alcohol, […]
With tasting rooms across the province closed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) response and thousands of people laid off, B.C.’s craft breweries and the people they employ and support are in crisis. Operating on slim margins with little in the […]
The Fort Langley Beer + Food Festival has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak (coronavirus), and will be rescheduled for June 27, 2020, instead. The festival was originally slated for May 16, 2020, but due to the ongoing […]