B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
With the COVID-19 pandemic stretching on for two months now, and with social distancing restrictions keeping craft brewery tasting rooms closed, we here at The Growler have opted to push back our next issue until August. Like many small businesses, […]
Vancouver craft breweries could soon be getting patios after Vancouver City Council unanimously passed a motion Wednesday allowing for more flexibility with patio licencing. The motion, put forward by Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, allows the city to expedite patio applications, with […]
B.C. restaurant owners are “on the cusp” of having the provincial government agree to a deal that would let them buy alcohol at wholesale prices, according to B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association CEO Ian Tostenson. The Ministry of the […]
Just because you’re stuck inside due to this pesky COVID-19 outbreak, that’s no reason to go without beer or cider. Thankfully, a number of B.C. craft breweries and cideries offer online sales, with delicious craft beer available to be delivered […]
B.C. restaurants and food primary tasting rooms are looking at a possible June 1 reopening date, pending approval from WorkSafeBC, said the B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association. Premier John Horgan largely bypassed details of how restaurants in the province […]
Restaurants Canada is calling on more government support for foodservice establishments as COVID-19 continues to serve restaurants serious financial challenges. Around 70% of the nearly 900 foodservice operators surveyed by the organization are very or extremely worried about their ability […]
A Burnaby brewery has repurposed new brewery equipment to decontaminate N95 masks. Steamworks Brewery took delivery of its steam-driven chamber pasteurizer days before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. It was for laboratory use in new product development and for […]
The Canadian Craft Brewers Association is painting a bleak picture for the craft beer industry unless COVID-19 restrictions are eased and relief is made available. According to a recent survey conducted by the CCBA, more than 60% of Canadian craft […]
Like many craft breweries across North America, Kelowna’s Boundary Brewing shut its doors last month in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it will not be reopening, says owner Oliver Gläser, making it the province’s first craft beer casualty […]
B.C. restaurants and food primary-licenced pubs and tasting rooms could be allowed to open for sit-down service as early as next month, although the provincial government has made clear that any loosened restrictions will come from provincial health officer Bonnie […]