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These competitors on Port Moody’s Brewers Row are joining forces

Mario Bartel / Tri-City News • April 22, 2025

Brave Brewing and Twin Sails, two of the six craft breweries on Port Moody’s Brewers Row, are merging. Port Moody’s Brewers Row is getting smaller. But the number of individual craft breweries will stay the same. Brave Brewing and Twin […]

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Triple threat collective brewery taproom opens in East Vancouver

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • April 11, 2025

Soft opening starts April 10 with a grand opening later this month. After months of work, Threefold is opening its lounge to Vancouver’s beer fans. The triple threat taproom is the new home to three Vancouver breweries: Slow Hand Beer Company, Temporal […]

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‘We’ve poked a little bit of fun at a multinational company’: Vancouver brewery creating 100 per cent Canadian beer

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • March 24, 2025

They’re working on getting 100 per cent Canadian packaging, too. While some beers may be described as Canadian, they might have ingredients from other countries. Or they might be owned by a multinational corporation. Electric Bicycle Brewing’s new Actually Canadian […]

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The spring/summer 2025 edition of The Growler is out now and here’s where you can find it

Growler Staff • March 18, 2025

The Growler is back with all the beer news and features you need to get you through the spring and summer! Joe Wiebe looks at the Lukr tap (Czech-style side-pour tap) trend in B.C., while Matt Poirier brings us the […]

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BNA Brewing appears to be moving into Penticton’s Slackwater Brewing location

Casey Richardson • March 11, 2025

Construction work has begun on the corner of 218 Martin Street in Penticton, formerly the home of Slackwater Brewing, with plans for another location of a popular Kelowna-based brewery. BNA Brewing was first opened in Kelowna in 2015 and its […]

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Small Gods Brewing releases hyperlocal lager at the perfect time

Ted Child • February 18, 2025

Sometimes a beer will appear at exactly the right time. It is a fascinating thing when a great idea, through unforeseen circumstances, quite quickly gathers the compulsive momentum of a historical necessity. In this case, the unforeseen circumstances are the […]

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BNA Brewing Vernon officially open to the public

Chelsey Mutter • February 14, 2025

BNA Brewing opened its doors to the Vernon public last night for the first time. The Nixon Hospitality Group confirmed to Castanet the Vernon iteration of the popular Kelowna bar and eatery opened on Feb. 13. The public has been […]

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‘I am heartbroken’: Lower Mainland craft brewery shutting down after four years

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • January 21, 2025

“Unfortunately, it has to happen.” After four years in downtown Chilliwack, Bricklayer Brewing is closing permanently. Founded by Kris Schmidt in 2020, Bricklayer has been a part of the trendy District 1881 in the heart of Chilliwack for more than […]

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New Steamworks taproom and restaurant opens in North Vancouver

Nick Laba / North Shore News • January 20, 2025

The Central Lonsdale business has 30 beers on tap and a full-kitchen menu Beer imbibers in Central Lonsdale have a fresh new watering hole in the neighbourhood. Steamworks North Shore has cracked its kegs and opened its doors, welcoming guests […]

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Yellow Dog Brewing fully opens its Penticton location with a renovated tasting room

Casey Richardson • January 18, 2025

Penticton’s Yellow Dog Brewing has been welcoming in the public to their newly renovated tasting room since early December, excited to join the local craft brewing crowd. The family-run brewery is based in Port Moody and purchased the Bad Tattoo Brewing […]

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