Growler fills at your local… dairy? We’re all used to filling up our growlers with delicious, local craft beer, but one dairy on Vancouver Island wants to fill them with milk! Morningstar Farm in Parksville is the first dairy […]
Brews News: New Year’s Eve 2018 craft beer party guide
Looking for a party with a craft beer twist this New Year’s Eve? Well, The Growler has you covered… R&B Brew Years Eve R&B Brewing Ale & Pizza House, Vancouver Definitely not a black tie affair, R&B is keeping […]
Brews News: Canoe launches new brews; Gladstone expands; Beer Wars returns
Canoe launches new beer line-up Victoria’s Canoe Brewpub has launched an all-new beer line-up this month, with four new mainstay beers and the first of its quarterly rotating Windward Series. Helles (light Bavarian lager), Witbier (Belgian-style wheat beer), West […]
Brews News: Give the gift of beer!
If you’re looking for gift ideas for the craft beer lover on your list, it just so happens that tickets are on sale for some of B.C.’s biggest and best beer fests! Victoria Beer Week The fifth annual […]
Brews News: Hopscotch returns; Cannery comes to town
Hopscotch returns All manner of fermented barley will be on offer this weekend at the annual Hopscotch Festival of Whisky, Beer and Spirits. The Grand Tasting Hall event takes place this Friday and Saturday at the PNE Forum with […]
BREWS NEWS: NDP launches liquor review; Strathcona turns 1, Phillips' Snowcase is back
B.C. NDP to launch liquor review B.C. Attorney General David Eby is making good on his promise to create a liquor industry advisory panel to review the province’s current liquor legislation and policies. As we first reported last month, […]
Brews News: Cariboo plants 18,000 trees; Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival; Luppolo turns one
Cariboo plants 18,000 trees More than 18,000 seedlings will be planted in the B.C. Interior next spring as part of Pacific Western Brewing’s “Cariboo Cares” campaign. PWB dedicated 25 cents from every six-pack of Cariboo product sold to help […]
Brews News: KPU Open House; Fest of Ale donates $60K; Strange Fellows gets spooky
KPU Open House Kwantlen Polytechic University’s brewing program is training the next generation of craft brewers, and this week they’re opening their doors to the public so you check out what they are up to. The open house takes […]
Brews News: Bells and Whistles opens; Moody Ales turns 3; North Shore Craft Beer Week
Bells and Whistles opens in the Fraserhood The team behind Metro Vancouver restaurants Wildebeest, Bufala and Lucky Taco are getting into the craft beer game with Bells and Whistles, which opened last week at Fraser and East 17th in Vancouver. […]
Brews News: New releases from P49, Foamers' Folly and Big Rock
Here’s a look at what we’re drinking this week… Get Trash-ed Parallel 49 is launching its first-ever hazy Northeast-style IPA in cans. Trash Panda (5.5% ABV, 55 IBU) features Cashmere, Loral, Simcoe and Citra hops with some pretty serious dry-hopping […]