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A craft beer and music festival is coming to the North Van Shipyards in October

Andy Prest / North Shore News • September 16, 2022

The Brewhalla Beer and Music Festival will feature beverages from North Shore breweries, as well as local musicians playing on two stages A new festival for fans of sipping good brews while listening to good tunes is coming to North […]

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Map: Here are all the craft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries in North Vancouver

Andy Prest / North Shore News • June 3, 2022

The craft beer and spirits scene is now booming in North Vancouver, particularly in the burgeoning Brewery District in Lower Lonsdale. The North Shore will forever hold a piece of Canadian brewing history, as West Vancouver holds the distinction as […]

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North Vancouver’s Shaketown Brewing Co. is selling lagers, ales, and tall tales

Andy Prest / North Shore News • May 11, 2022

The stories are fake and the flavours are real at the newest addition to North Van’s Brewery District. 🍺 When visiting the recently opened Shaketown Brewing Co. in North Vancouver’s burgeoning Brewery District, you’ll want to bring a healthy appetite […]

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Online beer festival brewing in North Vancouver

Andy Prest / North Shore News • October 8, 2020

Are you missing the thrill of trying a new beer brewed by one of your favourite local brewers? Or listening to a brewmaster describe how they used a foeder, 80 pounds of B.C. cherries and a hint of pixie dust […]

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Bridge Brewing opening up tasting room on Lonsdale Avenue

Andy Prest / North Shore News • February 21, 2020

Just a few blocks from the ever-growing Shipyards Brewery District, North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing is opening a new craft beer tasting room on Lonsdale Avenue in the space that formerly housed The Portly Chef restaurant. The new room, which will […]

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