Restaurant, pub and brewery owners may now apply for free temporary patio licences, which would allow their businesses to create patios on public property and service those patios between April 1 and October 31, the City of Vancouver announced March 1. The program includes patios […]
New Craft Beer Market set to open at English Bay by end of March
With one of the most enviable views in Vancouver and the indoor and outdoor seating to make the most of it, the soon-to-open Craft Beer Market location on English Bay in Vancouver’s West End is poised to be a major […]
North Vancouver brewery selling special beer for newborn baby with rare form of cancer
If you’re interested in raising a glass to a good cause, a North Vancouver craft brewery might have the perfect beer for you. North Point Brewing is selling cans and pouring pints in their brewery of a special edition beer […]
Langley-based Five Roads Brewing is coming to Richmond’s Steveston neighbourhood with new taproom
Steveston Village’s fledgling brewery scene is set to grow a little more this spring with the opening of a new tasting room. Five Roads Brewing – which has its sole brewery and tasting room in Langley – is currently renovating […]
Bar business outlook brightens with hockey’s return
Vancouver’s hospitality sector will benefit from the return of Vancouver Canucks games at Rogers Arena following the provincial government’s approval of the National Hockey League’s plan for its 2021 season, but industry officials say that benefit will vary from subsector […]
Craft Beer Market buys Victoria’s Canoe Brewpub
Calgary-based Craft Beer Market is taking over operations at Canoe Brewpub on Victoria’s Upper Harbour. The company, which now has nine locations in B.C., Alberta and Ontario, acquired the operation from the Truffles Group and plans “significant renovations in […]
Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing sold to Viaggio Hospitality Group
Squamish’s oldest craft brewery has changed hands. Howe Sound Inn and Brewing has been bought by the Viaggio Hospitality Group. In a statement issued to The Squamish Chief on Dec. 23, the group said that it intends to keep things […]
Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing wins B.C. Ale Trail’s Best Brewery Experience Award
Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing is the winner of the coveted 2020 Best Brewery Experience Award by the B.C. Ale Trail, announced this week. The award recognizes breweries that not only brew fantastic beer, but offer exceptional food and a […]
How’s this for a mash-up: Vancouver breweries team up with Odd Society Spirits to create unique single malt whiskies
Whisky and beer go together better than just about anything—which makes sense considering whisky is literally made from beer. That’s right, whisky is distilled from barley, which requires that barley to be malted, mashed, brewed and fermented before it can […]
Beer to the Ground: the most anticipated new breweries in B.C., Fall 2020 edition
This story originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and by subscription here. The Growler has […]