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Vancouver Island Brewing pivots to new production setup with craft beer competitor

Darron Kloster • August 29, 2024

Vancouver Island Brewing will shut down its Government Street brewery by Nov. 1, but beer production will continue down the street at Phillips Brewing and Malting. Vancouver Island Brewing is closing its beer operations on Government Street and has signed […]

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Craft beer pioneer Swans closing brew operations but pub and hotel will stay open

Darron Kloster • August 29, 2024

The pub will remain open and offer a larger selection of locally brewed beverages. One of the early pioneers of the craft-beer movement in Victoria has made its last batches. Swans Brewery, which had been producing its own recipes for […]

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