B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Langford’s Axe & Barrel Brewing Co. will get another lease on life but in a very different form, after being purchased by V2V Black Hops Brewing, a veteran-owned social venture dedicated to supporting military veterans. We reported last week that […]
And now for some good news! After a pair of breweries announced they’re closing last week in Vancouver and Victoria, Sechelt is celebrating its first craft brewery with the opening of Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen. The new Sunshine Coast […]
Coquitlam’s lone craft brewery is expanding. As reported in the Tri-City News, Coquitlam city council unanimously endorsed a measure last month that would permit the seating capacity at Mariner Brewing to double from the current 50 to 100 customers ahead […]
Devastating news out of Victoria as award-winning Axe & Barrel Brewing Co. in Langford plans to close next week. The brewery began life as the Loghouse Pub, and in 2015 after a $2.7 million renovation, reopened as Axe & Barrel […]
Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Brewing Co. announced Saturday it is closing its doors and ceasing operations immediately after being fined by the provincial liquor board for failing to pay back taxes. The popular craft beer brewery was founded in 2010 and […]
Okanagan Fest of Ale is celebrating 25 years of delicious craft beers in 2020, and this year’s festival will see it expand by 25 per cent to include more than 90 craft breweries, cideries and distilleries. This year’s event returns […]
View Royal’s 4 Mile Brewing Co. officially reopened today following three months of renovations after a fire tore through the historic brewery and pub in October. “It’s been a long three months but we are officially open for business!” the […]
Penticton is being hailed as Canada’s craft beer capital by the Lonely Planet travel guide, thanks to its long tradition of brewing and numerous craft breweries. In a recent article posted on the travel guide’s website, Penticton is singled out […]
B.C. is no stranger to out-of-control forest fires, and if I ever get lung cancer, I’m blaming the smoky summer we had a couple years ago (I’m sure it will have nothing to do with the fact that I started […]
Calling all craft beer industry folks: registration is now open for the fifth annual Beer Wars charity boxing event. All net proceeds from the main event in April go to Vancouver’s Eastside Boxing Club to fund the many social programs […]