Twin brothers Clay and Cody Allmin decided to start a brewery in the burgeoning beer town of Port Moody. That’s where the “Twin” comes from, if you were wondering. Head brewer Dave Bridger is specializing in German style beers, which […]
Tree Brewing
Kicking off the craft beer revolution in a town dominated by wine, Tree has been fighting the good fight since 1996. In 2014, they opened the Tree Brewing Beer Institute in downtown K-Town, where experimental, fresh beer goes straight from […]
Townsite Brewing
Belgium’s loss has been Powell River’s gain. Head brewer Cedric Dauchot has brought both a Wallonian complexity and deft simplicity to Townsite’s lineup, which ranges from a quaffable blonde ale to spicy tripels and whatever’s bubbling away in the barrels […]
Tofino Brewing Company
“Tuff Sesh, dude. That last wave was, like, totally Kelp Stout. Dude was a Hoppin’ Cretin for attempting it.” Some of the beer names may sound like Tofino surfer code, but there’s nothing inscrutable about the liquid itself. These are […]
Tin Whistle
Penticton’s oldest brewery was born during the second wave of B.C. craft brewing. Since then, they’ve kept their head down, plugging away at new recipes that often build upon the last. They’ve been tough to find outside the Okanagan, but […]
Drinkin' for Jesus!
If you, like me, are sane, reasonable and a little cheap, you’ll see the Advent calendars produced by Phillips Brewing and by Parallel 49 / Central City this year at the liquor store and balk at the $60-plus price tag. […]
Eastside Boxing announces charity-boxing event Beer Wars
From the folks who brought you Aprons for Gloves comes another charity boxing event, this time featuring exclusively the beer industry. Say hello to Beer Wars. The event will be similar to Aprons for Gloves, but this time people employed […]
The Growler Guide to upcoming breweries
We at The Growler were under the impression that the swell of new brewery openings had subsided. That the boom had already taken place, and the industry was ready to level off, so beer lovers could go on and enjoy […]
RECIPE: Longwood Stoutnik braised beef short ribs
This recipe is the first in a running collaboration with The Growler and Park Place Productions & Events. This is how you cook short ribs, folks. We’re launching our new recipe series with these short ribs because beef is the ideal […]
The hand that rocks the label
Richard Hatter had a difficult job and he knew it. His firm, Hired Guns, had been tapped to redesign the label for Fat Tug, one of B.C.’s most influential beers – and one that already had an iconic label. According […]