If you’re on the hunt for new options in craft beer, Vancouver has a number of options for the discerning beer lover. Because craft beer can be pricey, many like to get feedback from other beer lovers before buying craft […]
Victoria BC Breweries Travel: Beer Tips
If you’re a beer lover who is planning to visit beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, you might want to explore some Victoria BC breweries on your journey as well as find out about some great local craft beer options to try […]
The Growler Covers the Growth of the BC Craft Beer Industry
The Growler is proud to announce they are now offering updates, information and resources to those interested in learning more about the growth of the BC craft beer industry. The Growler is the quarterly craft beer guide published in […]
The New Year in beer: The Growler's predictions for 2016
In case you haven’t noticed, craft beer in Vancouver is, like, huge now. It’s officially a Thing, and I’m gonna go and argue that we’re now the Craft Beer Capital of Canada (suck it Toronto; lap it up Victoria). Sure, […]
The first hangover is literally the worst
The path of every great beer (or wine; or whisky) drinker is strewn invariably with horrific, head-and-belly destroying hangovers. And chances are, that first hangover is the all-time worst hangover. Take for example New Year’s Eve, 1998. I had turned […]
Northern California’s beer battleground is a lesson for us all
Having just returned from San Francisco last week and faced with the task of condensing my experience into a clean 600 words, I was instead faced with a blank Word document and a blinking cursor. This was not an easy […]
Fuggles & Warlock announce new brewery with nerdiest beer nerd video ever
Uber-nerdy craft beer wizards Fuggles & Warlock have been producing some weird and impressive beers for well over a year now, over at Dead Frog Brewing. But what about their own brewery? Yhey’ve been promising one for, like, well over a year! Well, […]
Are independent growler fill stations good for craft brewers?
At noon on Friday, Nov. 13, Malone’s Social Lounge and Taphouse Vancouver sent a press release to media outlets, announcing its new off-sales growler filling station. The downtown pub claimed that the station would be the “first of its kind” […]
Torchlight Brewing
Founded by two home brewers who were born and raised in Nelson, this nano-brewery has a 4-hL system with plastic fermenters that can be moved in and out of a small cooler as needed, offering great flexibility. At first, the […]
Yellow Dog
Mankind’s two best friends, dogs and beer, naturally pair well together. That, along with having tasty beers, explains Yellow Dog’s popularity. The brewery has fetched herds of thirsty patrons from its Port Moody neighborhood and beyond. Also, if you were […]