B.C. cider makers blend tradition and innovation You could be forgiven for thinking of cider and beer as two sides of the same coin. After all, most of the time they’re close to each other in colour and alcohol content, […]
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North of the Fraser Ale Trail Launches Today!
As a lifelong North of the Fraser dweller myself (even proudly womanning the taps and turntable at Steel & Oak), I can’t express how thrilled I am about this announcement: New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam FINALLY have their […]
Do Good Golden Sour: Penticton Beer Week 2021 Collab
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 […]
Good gourd! These are B.C.’s least worst pumpkin beers
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 […]
Beer to the Ground: the most anticipated new breweries in B.C., fall 2021 edition
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 […]
Whistler Craft Beer Month
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 […]
Look out for these tasty B.C. fresh hop craft beers this fall
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, […]
Fall for some of BC’s best craft beers
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 […]
The Road Ahead
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 Fall/Winter 2021 edition of The Growler is out now and here’s where you can find it!
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 […]