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BNA Brewing has purchased Sorrento’s Crannóg Ales

Nicholas Johansen • May 26, 2025

Kelowna’s BNA Brewing has purchased Crannóg Ales in Sorrento – the maker of the legendary Backhand of God stout. In an email to its customers Friday, Crannóg made the announcement that they have sold to BNA Brewing, and BNA Brewing […]

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Kelowna’s Copper Brewing launches Local Lager to highlight truly ‘domestic’ products

Cindy White | Castanet • May 21, 2025

A Kelowna brewery is jumping on the “Buy Canadian” bandwagon with its latest offering, Local Lager. Copper Brewing owner Sean White says many people don’t realize a lot of ‘domestic’ brands have international owners. “Molson Canadian is not owned by […]

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Cannery Brewing releases new fundraiser beer to help support women in industry

Casey Richardson • May 17, 2025

A new, limited release beer from Penticton’s Cannery Brewing aims to help boost up women in the craft beer industry. The Babe Brew Mango Milkshake IPA is now available as of Friday in the Cannery Brewing taproom in both 4-packs of […]

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North Vancouver’s Shaketown wins 3rd World Beer Cup medal

Nick Laba / North Shore News • May 15, 2025

It’s the third-straight year the fledgling brewery has picked up an award at the massive event Beer aficionados are going bananas for a rare brew made in North Vancouver. Shaketown Brewing Co. has won a silver medal for its Big […]

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Victoria and Langford beer festivals not happening this summer

Growler Staff • May 13, 2025

The Langford Beer Festival and Great Canadian Beer Festival are both off the books for this summer, based on a decline in attendance and uptick in operating costs A pair of annual festivals produced by the Victoria Beer Society — […]

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ICYMI: All about House of Lager the new brewery and restaurant set to open May 7

Indigo Lemay-Conway • May 1, 2025

Co-founded by Stuart Ballard and Darren Hollett, Squamish’s House of Lager will feature house-made lager on tap, restaurant meals and an event space when it opens on May 7. —Updated 5 p.m. April 30— House of Lager is officially slated […]

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These competitors on Port Moody’s Brewers Row are joining forces

Mario Bartel / Tri-City News • April 22, 2025

Brave Brewing and Twin Sails, two of the six craft breweries on Port Moody’s Brewers Row, are merging. Port Moody’s Brewers Row is getting smaller. But the number of individual craft breweries will stay the same. Brave Brewing and Twin […]

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Triple threat collective brewery taproom opens in East Vancouver

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • April 11, 2025

Soft opening starts April 10 with a grand opening later this month. After months of work, Threefold is opening its lounge to Vancouver’s beer fans. The triple threat taproom is the new home to three Vancouver breweries: Slow Hand Beer Company, Temporal […]

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‘We’ve poked a little bit of fun at a multinational company’: Vancouver brewery creating 100 per cent Canadian beer

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • March 24, 2025

They’re working on getting 100 per cent Canadian packaging, too. While some beers may be described as Canadian, they might have ingredients from other countries. Or they might be owned by a multinational corporation. Electric Bicycle Brewing’s new Actually Canadian […]

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The spring/summer 2025 edition of The Growler is out now and here’s where you can find it

Growler Staff • March 18, 2025

The Growler is back with all the beer news and features you need to get you through the spring and summer! Joe Wiebe looks at the Lukr tap (Czech-style side-pour tap) trend in B.C., while Matt Poirier brings us the […]

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