The Growler is back with all the beer news and features you need to get you through the spring and summer! In this issue, we sit down with Ben Coli of Dageraad Brewing and Iain Hill of Strange Fellows Brewing […]
Penticton blooms in the spring
I’ve been visiting Penticton annually to judge beers at the Okanagan Fest of Ale for more than a decade, and this beautiful, small city tucked between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake seems to get even better year after year. While […]
Victoria Beer Week Returns for its 10th Anniversary
Victoria Beer Week Celebrates 10 Years! Launched in 2014, VBW returns for its 10th annual celebration of the capital city’s craft beer culture March 1-9, 2024. Launched in 2014, Victoria Beer Week is returning March 1-9, 2024. The festival includes […]
A new brewery is getting ready to open in Port Moody
Train Wreck Brewing Co. will open early in 2024 in the Port Moody location formerly occupied by the Fraser Mills Fermentation Co. It appears a hole in Port Moody’s craft beer scene is about to be filled. A post on […]
Calling all beer-loving artists: The Growler is looking for a new cover designer for 2024!
Calling all creative artists, graphic designers and illustrators out there! The Growler is looking for someone to design our next series of guide covers for B.C. and Ontario. If you are interested in being our 2024 cover artist, send us […]
Recipe: Beer and cheese pot
paired with Spinnakers Jolly Hopper Imperial IPA Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub Chef Nigel Taylor admits that while growing up on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, he took the bounty of fresh ingredients and seafood surrounding him for granted. Taylor says while […]
Don’t panic, there’s still time! The Growler’s Last-Minute Gift Inspiration
From the somewhat obvious, to the quirky and creative—we’ll help you look like you put some thought into it. How is it already the middle of December?! If you’re like me, that means that you are utterly unprepared, likely still […]
All of the flavour, but none of the gluten
All across the province, craft brewers are using new and creative techniques to offer gluten-free and gluten-reduced offerings. Gluten-free and gluten-reduced beers have now arrived in B.C. in a substantial way. Previously the options for the gluten adverse were limited, […]
12 seasonal B.C. beers to warm up your winter
Try these brewed-in-B.C.winter sippers this holiday season It’s that time of year: people are looking for a beer that they can sip on while curled up on the couch, watching the snow (or rain) come down. “As soon as the […]
‘Gutting’: Burnaby’s Studio Brewing is shutting down for good this month
The beloved brewery cited challenging economic times and consumer preferences moving away from craft beer as reasons for the closure. Studio Brewing, one of only three breweries in Burnaby, will shut down in three weeks. The brewery posted the news […]