Tickets to the B.C. Beer Awards go on sale today (as in, right now) with VIP passes and discounted early bird general admission tickets available for the Oct. 20 event. The ninth annual event returns to the Croatian Cultural Centre […]
Brews News: Old Abbey reopens; Beer industry parties for a cause; Drake turns four
Old Abbey Ales reopens It’s been a rocky road for Abbotsford’s Old Abbey Ales over the past year, with the sudden passing of owner Don Piccolo, and the subsequent sale and closure of the brewery. Thankfully, the brewery has found […]
Brews News: Northpaw opens in PoCo; Phillips Backyard Weekender kicks off; GIB launches its Summer Mingler
Northpaw opens in PoCo Port Coquitlam finally has its first craft brewery with the official opening of Northpaw Brewing earlier this week. The new 3,700-square-foot brewery in Fremont Village is serving up 12 taps of West Coast-inspired beers, like the […]
Free the beer… from the stupidity of provincial politics
If you thought Canada was a free country, then you’ve never tried to take booze across provincial lines. For a multitude of dumb reasons, there are often more trade barriers that exist between provinces in this pretty great nation of […]
Brews news: Red Truck gets soulful; GCBF tickets on sale; Field House having a Field Day
Red Truck gets soulful Red Truck’s always awesome Truck Stop Concert Series is back again this Saturday, July 14, with Seattle R&B singer Allen Stone bringing his deeply-inspired soul stylings to the outdoor stage, along with Nick Waterhouse, the Elwins, […]
Craft beer boom spreads to Fraser Valley
STORY COURTESY OF BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER. As Vancouver’s craft brewing industry continues to boom, the Fraser Valley is looking to hop up a few notches on the local beer scene. Central City Brewers + Distillers brewmaster Gary Lohin said he’s […]
Farmhouse Fest promises a bumper crop of wild and funky beers this weekend
Funky beers aren’t for everyone. Your uncle Jimbo, for example, is probably not going to be super into that barrel-aged brett-fermented saison you’ve been saving for a special occasion. An ice cold Lucky, though? Now you’re talking Jimbo’s language! But […]
Your Fancy Beers Aren’t Safe From Fellow Partiers This Canada Day: Poll
You might want to keep an eye on your beers this long weekend, lest any shifty Canadians pilfer your pilsner. A recent poll from Research Co. found that one in four Canadians would help themselves to someone else’s beer in […]
Brews News: CRAFT Beer Market Kelowna opens; Big wins for VIB; C12 gets lounge licence and pizza
CRAFT Beer Market opens is Kelowna CRAFT Beer Market’s newest location opened its doors to the public for the first time this week in Kelowna. The much anticipated opening has been in the works for a couple of years with […]
Craft Collective launches new Spectrum brand for people who hate beer
If there’s one thing I know about beer, it’s that there’s a beer out there for everyone. For those that say they don’t like beer, well, they just haven’t found the right one yet. Which is hardly their fault. I […]