B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Dan Small had finally discovered Kokanee. The avid homebrewer had stopped in Revelstoke overnight while moving to Vancouver from Toronto. At the bar, he saw a beer label he didn’t recognize. A new beer! Dan thought it must’ve been a […]
You’d think that in 2016, with craft beer a considerable cultural industry, the discussion about the quality of canned craft beer would have gone extinct – but sadly, this isn’t the case. And it’s a particular sore point for Matt Human, […]
This beer-infused cedar plank salmon is sure to be a crowd pleaser. I used wild sockeye but any wild caught or Ocean Wise salmon will do the trick. Serves 4-6 Cedar plank soaking 2-4 hours Cooking time 30 minutes Ingredients 1 six-pack […]
Pemberton Music Festival starts today (July 14) so we interviewed several of the performers about their first, worst or most memorable experience with alcohol. We were really hoping Noel Gallagher would be available to grace us with some of his […]
After Prohibition ended in B.C. in 1921, new legislation was passed in its wake that provided stringent government control over how liquor was sold, consumed and advertised. And wouldn’t you know it? Those laws have had a lasting effect to […]
I’m being disingenuous with that headline, because I’d actually “had it” with Molson the very first time I barfed it all up because Canadian tastes so repulsive. But this time, they’ve gone and made it personal. Here’s the story: This […]
It doesn’t get any better than a craft brewery tour with Coen Brothers references. Or at least that’s what we thought when we heard about a local Big Lebowski-themed event that paid tribute to “The Dude” by pairing delicious craft […]
You would be forgiven for thinking that tasting room design has to date been mostly about which kind of wood you want on the walls and how shiny the concrete should be. Look closer, though: amid the many superficial similarities lie design subtleties that – […]
It’s the city of newlyweds, nearly deads and die-hard hopheads. Victoria has laid claim to B.C.’s craft beer throne ever since Spinnakers opened as Canada’s first brewpub in 1984 and it’s given the city a cutting edge to slice through those musty stereotypes. But a […]
Craft Beer is IN. It’s hip, it’s local, it’s environmentally friendly, and to top it all off, it gets you drunk. What’s not to like? I think Oprah even mentioned it (Ed Note #1: We have not yet verified the […]
