B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
For this edition of Brewer vs. Brewer I talked to two ex-brewers who now make cider: Matt Cavers, cidermaker at Banditry Cider, which placed second in the Growlies for Cidery of the Year (who often writes in these pages himself); […]
Meet the B.C. breweries venturing into wild, sour, and aged beers Back in the 1990s, B.C. beer drinkers were just getting used to a newfangled thing called a “microbrewery,” and were shocked by some crazy new styles—like the India Pale […]
The Kitsilano-based eatery is bringing its explosive Mexican flavours to New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing every Wednesday and Thursday A culinary pop-up known for its “bold Mexican cuisine” has found a mid-week home in New West. Tultepec, a culinary […]
B.C.’s craft beer industry has exploded over the past decade, and even the most devoted drinker can’t make it out to every brewery. To support breweries and craft beer drinkers in this hot market, more craft beer taprooms have opened […]
This past week New Westminster hosted craft beer industry insiders from around the province at this year’s BC Craft Brewers Conference, organized by the BC Craft Brewers Guild. For craft beer fans like myself, it was a couple days of […]
New gateway signs — and beer — for Austin Heights, Coquitlam’s oldest neighbourhood Coquitlam’s oldest commercial district has a couple of new gateway signs to welcome residents and shoppers. Last week, the Austin Heights Business Improvement Association (BIA) installed the tall […]
The 2023 BC Beer Awards were celebrated at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver on Saturday, October 21. The big winner of the evening was Twin City Brewing from Port Alberni, which returned to the podium after winning Beer of […]
The craft beer vets are replaced a restaurant that closed during the pandemic. Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing has expanded. The craft beer biz is opened a taphouse restaurant in East Vancouver on October 16th. The new restaurant replaces Nonna’s Table at The […]
A guide to the sessionable yet contemplative ESB WHAT IS IT? A top-fermented ale just that’s little bit stronger and darker than a typical pub-strength English Bitter, among the stronger offerings from English breweries, but average for American craft beer. […]
Rossland is a hidden gem in the Kootenays The town of Rossland, located on Sinixt First Nation territory, dates back to the 1890s when miners began staking claims on Red Mountain. Reminders of this connection to the gold rush are […]
