So this is pretty cool. Vancouver Cicerone and BJCP-certified beer judge Dave Shea is launching a Kickstarter campaign to bring a pet project of his to life. He’s created this thing called the Palate Deck, and it’s basically a […]
Bad luck for One Duck
Some terrible news out of Squamish. The owners of the fledgling One Duck Brewing Company, which had hoped to be open before the end of the year, announced on Facebook that they might not open at all after getting […]
Mother’s milk
It might be hard to believe now, but there was a time – not too long ago, in fact – when beer was actually marketed as a health drink. “Guinness is Good For You,” was the popular catch phrase […]
Pumpkin beers, and other terrible ideas
AKA, the nightmare before Christmas… There’s a chill in the air and our annual frigid monsoon season has begun in earnest, which means one thing: pumpkin spice everything. There are pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice Cheerios, pumpkin spice Triscuits, […]
Proposed beer museum to be a mecca for hop heads
I think we can all agree that beer is pretty awesome, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this right now. For a lot of us, it’s a kind of boozy religion. So, obviously, beer lovers deserve some sort of holy site […]
Beerlesque returns to the Roundhouse
Craft beer and nearly-naked bodies are a pretty good combination is you ask us (which no one did, but there you go). This Saturday is the sixth annual Beerlesque event at the Roundhouse Community Centre, which combines the very […]
Central City and Parallel 49 announce 2016 craft beer advent calendar
It’s that time of year! Craft beer advent calendar season! Central City Brewers + Distillers and Parallel 49 Brewing Company announced today they are once again collaborating on an advent-style beer calendar with this year’s Seasons Greetings 24-Pack. This year’s “calendar” is packaged to look like […]
Nothing but love at the BC Beer Awards
It’s been a few days since the BC Beer Awards, and I have to say, I’m still buzzing. And not just from all the amazing beer on offer (well, that’s part of it, I’m sure). The BC Beer Awards […]
The Growler 2.0
Howdy! Two years ago this week, unapologetic beer nerd Stephen Smysnuik birthed The Growler column, which he soon raised into a quarterly magazine that’s now BC’s most trusted craft-beer guide. Like any parent, he should be proud of what […]
RECIPE: Crispy beer-battered Prawns with spicy mayonnaise
These crispy prawns – made using Main Street Brewing No. 7 Saison – are the perfect bar snack for your next party. Serves four. Cooking time 30 minutes Ingredients 1 650ml bottle Main Street Saison 24 prawns 2/3 cups all purpose […]