The Summer 2018 issue of The Growler is out now, with all the pertinent craft beer intel you need to survive the hot weather. This issue of B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide is jam-packed with informative stories, hilarious features and more brewery listings than ever before.
Lagers are all the rage right now, as Joe Wiebe details, but if you’re hoping to enjoy one on the patio at your favourite brewery, you might be out of luck, as Rebecca Whyman explains.
If you’re looking for a new beverage to slake your thirst, try out master bartender Shaun Layton’s Sea To Sky RAD-ler beer cocktail recipe.
If you’re planning a road trip this summer, Northern B.C. has to be on your hit list. Don’t forget to visit the many tiny nanobreweries along the way, and as always, our up-to-date, informative brewery listings (almost 160 of them!) will help you guide your way.
Summertime means summer beer festivals, and there’s plenty of events on the horizon, conveniently listed in our handy dandy events calendar. If you’re hosting your own party, make sure to check out cicerone Chester Carey’s tips for pairing beer with food. And to help you make sure you don’t commit any faux pas, we’ve busted the Top 5 beer myths we hear the most.
So keep your eyes peeled for the latest issue of The Growler! In addition to being available on newsstands across the province (including Save-On-Foods, London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart and Chapters locations, to name a few), we’re also available at more than 100 of B.C.’s better craft breweries and beer stores. Make sure to stick around for a beer while you’re picking up the latest edition!
Vancouver
Andina Brewing Co.
Big Rock Urban Brewery
Bomber Brewing
Brassneck Brewery
Callister Brewing
Doan Brewing
Dogwood Brewing
East Van Brewing Co.
Faculty Brewing
Granville Island Brewing
Luppolo Brewing Co.
Main Street Brewing
Off The Rail Brewing
Postmark Brewing
Powell Street Brewing
R&B Ale And Pizza House
Storm Brewing
Strange Fellows Brewing
Strathcona Beer Company
Museum of Vancouver
Portland Craft
Viti Wine & Lager (Downtown and Broadway)
West Coast Liquor Company (Kerrisdale)
Lower Mainland
3 Dogs Brewing (White Rock)
Beere Brewing (North Vancouver)
Bridge Brewing (North Vancouver)
Britannia Brewing Company (Richmond)
Central City Brewing (Surrey)
Dageraad Brewing (Burnaby)
Dead Frog Brewing (Aldergrove)
Deep Cove Brewing & Distilling (North Vancouver)
Foamers Folly (Pitt Meadows)
Four Winds Brewing (Delta)
Fuggles & Warlock (Richmond)
Maple Meadows Brewing (Maple Ridge)
Mariner Brewing (Coquitlam)
Moody Ales (Port Moody)
The Parkside Brewery (Port Moody)
Ridge Brewing Company (Maple Ridge)
Steel and Oak Brewing (New Westminster)
Twin Sails Brewing (Port Moody)
White Rock Beach Beer (White Rock)
Yellow Dog Brewing (Port Moody)
The Gull Liquor Store (North Vancouver)
Fraser Valley
Field House Brewing (Abbotsford)
Mission Springs Brewing (Mission)
Old Yale Brewing (Chilliwack)
Ravens Brewing (Abbotsford)
Trading Post Brewing (Langley)
Sea-To-Sky / Sunshine Coast
Backcountry Brewing (Squamish)
Persephone Brewing (Gibsons)
The 101 Brewhouse + Distillery (Gibsons)
Townsite Brewing (Powell River)
Vancouver Island
Axe and Barrel Brewing Co. (Langford)
Beach Fire Brewing (Campbell River)
Category 12 Brewing (Saanich)
Cumberland Brewing (Cumberland)
Hoyne Brewing Company (Victoria)
Longwood Brewery (Nanaimo)
Moon Under Water Brewpub (Victoria)
Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company (Parksville)
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. (Victoria)
Riot Brewing Company (Chemainus)
Spinnakers Brew Pub (Victoria)
Salt Spring Island Ales (Salt Spring Island)
Sooke Brewing Co. (Sooke)
Sooke Oceanside Brewery (Sooke)
Twin City Brewing (Port Alberni)
White Sails Brewing (Nanaimo)
Cascadia Liquor (Langford and Courtenay)
Rest of B.C.
Arrowhead Brewery (Invermere)
Boundary Brewing Co (Kelowna)
BNA Brewing (Kelowna)
Cannery Brewing (Penticton)
Fernie Brewing (Fernie)
Iron Road Brewing (Kamloops)
Jackson’s Social Club & Brewhouse (100 Mile House)
Kettle River Brewing (Kelowna)
Mt Begbie Brewing (Revelstoke)
Nelson Brewing Company (Nelson)
Over Time Beer Works (Kimberley)
Red Collar Brewing (Kamloops)
Rossland Brewing (Rossland)
Torchlight Brewing (Nelson)
Tin Whistle Brewing (Penticton)
Trail Beer Refinery (Trail)
Wheelhouse Brewing (Prince Rupert)
Whitetooth Brewing Company (Golden)
