In this issue, we celebrate the best of B.C. beer and cider with the results of the 4th annual Growler Craft Beer and Cider Awards!
Noëlle Phillips visits SFU’s new B.C. craft beer archive, dedicated to the local history of our favourite beverage. Rob Mangelsdorf goes farther back in history with his look at the many, many patron saints of beer.
In this issue’s Style Snapshot, Ontario editor Jordan St. John explores imperial stouts, with food pairing examples and must-try B.C. beers. Sandra Thomas meets the team at Victoria’s Boomtown, who share a recipe for Street Corn Salad—with a suggested beer pairing, of course!
Ted Child takes a look at the growing trend of foraging for spruce tips to flavour beer, and how they can help convey terroir, or a sense of place, in our beer. Speaking of terroir, cider expert Matt Cavers walks us through the process of wild fermentation—where cidermakers rely almost solely on the wild yeast that exists naturally on fruit—to make cider, and how this process allows for a much more complex flavour in the final product.
Joe Wiebe takes us on the road to Winnipeg, and makes the case that we should add it to our must-visit-and-drink-beer bucket list.
Finally, as always, we have a comprehensive listing of all the breweries (and breweries to come) in beautiful, beer-drinking British Columbia. Subscribe here and never miss an issue or see where you can pick up your copy below:
Vancouver and Lower Mainland
• Andina Brewing Co.
• Barnside Brewing Co.
• Boardwalk Brewing
• Bomber Brewing
• Camp Beer Co.
• Dageraad Brewing
• Dead Frog Brewing
• Deep Cove Brewing & Distilling
• Electric Bicycle Brewing
• Farm Country Brewing
• Five Roads Brewing Co.
• Four Winds Brewing
• Locality Brewing
• Main Street Brewing
• Mariner Brewing
• Northpaw Brew Co.
• Off The Rail Brewing
• Portland Craft
• Powell Brewery
• R&B Ale And Pizza House
• Russell Brewing
• Shaketown
• Strange Fellows Brewing
• Strathcona Beer Company
• Viti Wine & Lager Downtown
• White Rock Beach Beer
• Yellow Dog Brewing
Fraser Valley
• Farmhouse Brewing Co
• Field House ABBY
• Field House CHWK
• HUBCo Brewing Company
• Mountainview Brewing Co
• Pressland General Store
Sea to Sky / Sunshine Coast
• Backcountry Brewing
• Batch 44 Brewery
• Coast Mountain Brewing
• Howe Sound Brewing
• Pemberton Brewing Co
• Persephone Brewing
• The 101 Brewhouse & Distillers
• The Beer Farmers
Victoria and Vancouver Island
• Ace Brewing
• Alberni Brewing
• Bad Dog Brewing
• Cumberland Brewing
• Devil’s Bath Brewing Co.
• Dog Mountain Brewing
• Gladstone Brewing
• Howl Brewing
• Hoyne Brewing Company
• Ile Sauvage Brewing
• Land & Sea Brewing Company
• Lighthouse Brewing
• Longwood Brewery
• Longwood Brewpub & Restaurant
• LoveShack Libations
• Moon Under Water Brew Pub
• Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company
• Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
• Red Arrow Brewing
• Salt Spring Island Brewing Co.
• Sooke Oceanside Brewery
• Spinnakers Brew Pub
• Twa Dogs Brewery
• Twin City Brewing
• Ucluelet Brewing
• Vancouver Island Brewing Co.
• Whistle Buoy Brewing Co.
• White Sails Brewing
Thompson / Okanagan
• Barn Owl Brewing
• Cannery Brewing
• Copper Brewing Co.
• Freddy’s Brewpub
• Iron Road Brewing
• Jackknife Brewing
• Kettle River Brewing
• Rustic Reel Brewing Company Ltd.
• Unleashed Brewing
• Vice & Virtue Brewing Co
Kootenays
• Angry Hen Brewing Co.
• Backroads Brewing
• Fernie Brewing
• Rumpus Beer Company
• Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.
Northern B.C.
• Barkerville Brewing
• CrossRoads Brewing
• Smithers Brewing
• Wheelhouse Brewing
