Penticton’s Cannery Brewing helped raise more than $5,400 to help support mental health with its Power Chord Pilsner charity beer. The beer was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the South Okanagan Events Centre with proceeds benefitting the Canadian […]
B.C. Beer Awards supports SFU brewing students with grant
The B.C. Beer Awards announced the first recipient of its annual grant to support students in Simon Fraser University’s Craft Brewing Essentials Program. The grant, titled “The B.C. Beer Awards Starter Kit” provides $3,200 towards tuition for students in the […]
Phillips Backyard Weekender lineup announced
Phillips Brewing sure knows how to throw a party, and this year’s edition of its annual Backyard Weekender concert series, July 26-28, is sure to be another rager. The fun starts on Friday, July 26, with a definite Caribbean flavour, […]
The Summer 2019 issue of The Growler has landed!
The Summer 2019 issue of The Growler has landed, and it’s packed full of the latest news from the B.C. craft beer scene, hilarious articles, insightful interviews and more than 180 brewery listings and details on close to 400 beers. […]
Great Canadian Beer Fest returns Sept. 6 and 7
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, Sept. 6 and 7, with new management bringing a fresh look to Canada’s longest running craft beer festival. This year marks the 27th annual edition of GCBF, and […]
Dream job alert: Move to the beach and help run one of the best beer fests in Canada!
Penticton is a city of sun and sandy beaches—not to mention one of the best craft beer towns in Canada. What better place to work and play, especially if that “work” is helping organize one of the best and longest-running […]
The Growler guide to Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2019
The past decade has seen some truly remarkable changes in the Vancouver craft beer scene, and one of the driving forces behind that has been Vancouver Craft Beer Week. From its humble beginnings with barely more than a dozen breweries […]
Red Truck Beer wins double gold for Road Trip Classic Lager
East Vancouver’s Red Truck Beer picked up two recent gold medals for its Road Trip Classic Lager, taking the top prize in the Canadian Brewing Awards and the Canadian International Beer Awards. The Road Trip Classic Lager won gold in […]
Vancouver Craft Beer Week announces festival highlights
Celebrating 10 years of craft beer and craft beer culture, the most anticipated craft beer and cider festival in Western Canada returns to the PNE Fairgrounds June 8 and 9, 2019, for a full weekend of live music, food, art, […]
Penticton’s Slackwater Brewing picks up another people’s choice win
The doors aren’t even open yet at Penticton’s Slackwater Brewing, but the fledgling brewery has already amassed an impressive trophy collection. Last weekend, Slackwater was the winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Great Okanagan Beer Festival in Kelowna. […]