B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
The third annual Penticton Beer Week is well underway! Celebrating Penticton’s vibrant beer community by bringing all of Pentiction’s breweries together for a charitable collaboration brew and a host of Covid-minded events, the week runs until October 23rd. It officially […]
It’s October and things are officially spooky what with the dark and stormy nights, creeping fog and pumpkin beers showing up on beer store shelves. Yikes! It’s no secret that I have no love for pumpkin beers. In fact, one […]
As we come out of the pandemic, it will be interesting to see if the number of new breweries and cideries opening in B.C. each year goes up or down. So far, it certainly seems like there are still lots […]
To say it has been one heck of a last 18 months (or so) would be an understatement! And, let’s be honest, we could all use a little getaway—especially one that happens to be built around a craft beer itinerary […]
The ubiquitous West Coast rain has returned, and while the end of summer might be mourned by some (definitely not by the many folks around the province living under wildfire threat), there is a silver lining: fresh hop beers! (Also, […]
Festbiers and Fresh Hops and Märzens, Oh My! Hit your local BC Ale Trail this autumn and explore the inspired seasonal flavours BC craft breweries have on tap. There’s a chill in the air and an abundance of juicy, fresh […]
An interview with Ken Beattie, Executive Director of the BC Craft Brewers’ Guild After more than 18 months enduring COVID-19, life is finally beginning to return to normal. British Columbia’s craft beer industry dealt with a huge amount of uncertainty […]
The Growlies are back, and we’re celebrating B.C.’s best craft beer and cider with the results of The Growler’s 2021 B.C. Craft Beer & Cider Readers’ Choice Awards! Unlike other craft beer awards and contests, the Growlies are decided […]
The whole team at The Growler is excited to bring back our Craft Beer & Cider Readers’ Choice Awards, also known as The Growlies, following its postponement in 2020 due to… well, you know why. All of these awards […]
GOLD – Best Cidery GOLD – Best New World Cider // Sunday Sesh GOLD – Best Specialty Cider // Sunday Rosé The little team at Sunday Cider made a big splash at this year’s Growlies taking home three golds including […]
