B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
The latest casualty in the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak appears to be B.C.’s craft brewery tasting rooms. A number of breweries around the province have opted to reduce capacity and in some cases shut down completely in order to stop the […]
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 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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]