Hey craft beer people, if you’re thinking about taking part in this year’s Beer Wars charity boxing event, this is your last week to sign up. The main event takes place April 13 at the Croatian Cultural Centre, with all […]
The Growler is hiring!
Are you passionate about the local craft beer, cocktail and wine scene? Are you energetic, on-trend and have a positive attitude? Is your ambition to work hard, make money and have fun? Perfect, because we want to hire you! The […]
Brew kid on the block: Kelowna’s Wild Ambition Brewing
Kelowna’s craft beer scene continues to explode with the recent opening of Wild Ambition Brewing last week. We spoke with co-owners Theresa Cashen and Mitchel Kehoe about what they hope to bring to the increasingly crowded Okanagan craft beer market. […]
Tickets for Victoria Beer Week on sale now with early bird discount
One of Victoria’s most anticipated beer festivals released its 2019 schedule this week, with an early bird discount for tickets bought before Jan. 1. Victoria Beer Week will return March 1-9, 2019, with 12 signature events around town featuring great […]
Beer Wars registration now open
Attention beer folk, registration for the fourth annual Beer Wars charity boxing event is now open, so get your butts down to the gym. The main event takes place April 13 at the Croatian Cultural Centre, with all net proceeds […]
The Winter 2018 issue of The Growler is here!
The Winter 2018 issue of The Growler has arrived and it’s packed full of the latest news from the B.C. craft beer scene, hilarious articles and more than 165 brewery listings and 350-plus beers. This past year has been an […]
Victoria’s Christmas Craft Beer Show returns with stellar lineup of breweries
Victoria’s annual Christmas Craft Beer Show is coming up this weekend with close to 50 breweries and cideries pouring nearly 150 different beers and ciders. The action takes place this Friday and Saturday at the very warm and dry Save-On-Foods […]
New Uber rules leave much to be desired
For some reason, B.C. seems to be behind the times when it comes a lot of things that are no-brainers everywhere else. Take for instance our restrictive and archaic liquor laws, or the recent botched rollout of legalized marijuana sales. […]
VCBW offers $10 tickets to celebrate 10 years of awesomeness!
Vancouver Craft Beer Week—which was just named Vancouver’s Social Event of the Year at the 2018 Golden Owl Awards—is celebrating its 10 years of craft beer awesomeness by releasing a limited number of $10 tickets for the VCBW Festival, June […]
New craft brewery Île Sauvage Brewing opens in Victoria’s Rock Bay
After close to two years of planning and red tape, Victoria’s newest brewery opened today in Rock Bay. Île Sauvage Brewing is located at 2960 Bridge St. and features a fully-licenced tasting room and a beer lineup heavy on the […]