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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Vancouver Island Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
Vancouver Island Brewing

GOLD – Best Imperial Ale/Lager // Hermannator One of the founding breweries of the early microbrewery movement in Canada, Vancouver Island Brewing began its existence as Island Pacific Brewing in 1984. Its original location was in Saanichton north of Victoria […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Four Winds Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
Four Winds juxtapose

GOLD – Best Farmhouse/Wild Brett Ale // Juxtapose GOLD – Best Wood-Aged Beer // Norwood GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous SILVER – Best Light/Amber Lager // Hüftgold SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Triplicity BRONZE – Brewery of […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: House of Funk Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019
House of funk

GOLD – Best New Brewery SILVER – Best Collab Beer // Patience is a Virtue When it comes to brewing, North Vancouver’s House of Funk isn’t just limiting itself to beer. The Growlie’s 2019 New Brewery of the Year has […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Field House Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019
field house brewing

GOLD – Brewery of the Year GOLD – Best Dark Lager // Toasted Coconut Black Lager GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Dark Sour: Blackberry + Blueberry GOLD – Best Low-Alcohol Beer // Sour Wheat Gose GOLD – Best Tasting […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Dageraad Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019

GOLD – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Blonde SILVER – Best Wheat Ale // De Witte BRONZE – Best Collab Beer // Ten: VCBW 10th Anniversary Collab Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing started out more than five years ago with a seemingly impossible […]

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This beer run in Bellingham might be the most fun you’ve ever had while exercising

Rob Mangelsdorf • October 4, 2019

Bellingham’s Trails To Taps Relay is back Oct. 20 and it just might be the most fun you’ve ever had while exercising. The fun run-style relay features teams of five to 10 runners, each tackling one of 10 segments on […]

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Celebrate Canadian Beer Day this Oct. 9

Growler Staff • September 13, 2019

Every day is a good day to celebrate beer, but Oct. 9 might be an even better day. All of Canada is invited to raise a glass of locally produced beer in unison on Canadian Beer Day. The association behind […]

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BC Beer Con: B.C.’s largest-ever craft beer conference coming to Vancouver Oct. 17-18

Rob Mangelsdorf • August 16, 2019

Whether you work in the craft beer industry or just really love craft beer, you are going to want to keep BC Beer Con in Vancouver on your radar this October. Hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild, BC Beer […]

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30 Days of IPA returns for another hoppy year of rare and amazing beers

Staff writer • August 8, 2019

Returning this month after a one year hiatus, Donnelly Group pubs in Vancouver are celebrating the IPA in all its many forms as 30 Days of IPA returns for another very hoppy year. Every day during the month, a limited […]

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Vancouver Island Brewing launches Breakwater Magazine

Rob Mangelsdorf • July 29, 2019

Vancouver Island Brewing has launched an online magazine celebrating the multi-faceted radness that is Island life. Called Breakwater Magazine, the site will focus on publishing local Vancouver Island stories about travel, food, drink, history and more. “Our idea to launch […]

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The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery.

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