Here’s what we’re substituting for water this week… Livin’ the Dream by Twin Sails Brewing Fruited pale ale • 5.1% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Summer is still a long ways away, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be […]
Lessons from Pandemic Drinking
The last six months have been an interesting and trying experience, to say the least. They have taught me a lot about myself, my family and my relationship to my home and work. Most importantly, they’ve taught me some crucial […]
On tap: new releases from Twin Sails, Silver Valley and Backcountry
Here’s what we’re comforting ourselves with this week while constantly doomscrolling… Str8 Flexin’ by Twin Sails Brewing Imperial Stout • 11.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Port Moody’s Twin Sails Brewing has released the 2021 edition of Str8 Flexin’ […]
Bar business outlook brightens with hockey’s return
Vancouver’s hospitality sector will benefit from the return of Vancouver Canucks games at Rogers Arena following the provincial government’s approval of the National Hockey League’s plan for its 2021 season, but industry officials say that benefit will vary from subsector […]
The “herstory” of beer
Ever since beer has been brewed, women have played an important role in brewing. Beer has long been thought of as a man’s drink. Growing up in the 1980s, I recall a Budweiser ad featuring three “Bud girls” lying on […]
Craft Beer Market buys Victoria’s Canoe Brewpub
Calgary-based Craft Beer Market is taking over operations at Canoe Brewpub on Victoria’s Upper Harbour. The company, which now has nine locations in B.C., Alberta and Ontario, acquired the operation from the Truffles Group and plans “significant renovations in […]
On tap: new releases from Luppolo, Streetcar and Bright Eye
Here’s what we wish we were drinking with our friends at the tasting room this week (sigh)… La Piazza Italian Pilsner by Luppolo Brewing Italian pilsner • 5.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans East Vancouver’s Luppolo Brewing has brought […]
A brief history of cider in British Columbia
While the craft cider craze in B.C. might be a recent happening, this province has a long and storied history with our favourite bubbly fruit beverage. Cider itself traces back to the apple growing regions of western Europe in Spain, […]
On tap: new releases from Neighbourhood, Four Winds, and Moon Under Water
Here’s what we’re spending our Covid benefit cheque on this week… Finesse by Neighbourhood Brewing Belgian blonde • 6.0% ABV • 17 IBU • 355 mL cans The newest release from Penticton’s Neighbourhood Brewing is as smooth and pleasant as […]
The top 5 B.C. craft beer stories of 2020, according to you
Welp, 2020 is officially over and done with. And good friggin’ riddance, what with the near constant state of calamity and crisis we’ve all been subjected to. But as much as we’d like to pretend the last 12 months never […]