This issue marks the fifth anniversary of The Growler, and we’re celebrating by changing things up. The first thing you might notice is that we’ve streamlined and condensed our brewery listings. This has allowed us to do something we’ve been […]
This craft beer taphouse is also a dog shelter
A craft beer taphouse in Oregon is catering to our four-legged friends on a whole other level. Not only is Fido’s tasting room in Southwest Portland (of course) totally dog-friendly, it actually operates as a foster home for shelter dogs […]
On tap: New releases from Brassneck, Ravens and Silver Valley
Here’s what Ricky Gervais told us to drink this week… The Weather in Space by Brassneck Brewery Hazy pale ale • 5.5% ABV • On tap This hazy boi from Vancouver’s Brassneck has tons of Citra Cryo hops, Sabro and […]
What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. Craft Beer Event Planner For Feb. 27–March 4
Saturday, Feb. 29 OK Cask Fest @ Slackwater Brewing (Penticton) Celebrate all things Okanagan with the first ever OK Cask Beer Fest. Thirteen Okanagan breweries will be taking part in this cask beer festival hosted by Penticton’s Slackwater Brewing, each […]
Get educated at Victoria Beer Week’s Beer School events
Whether you’re a casually curious beer fan or a hardcore nerd thirsty for knowledge, Victoria Beer Week’s Beer School events have something for everyone. Every year as part of Victoria Beer Week, the Victoria Beer Society holds a series of […]
Drink this: Rugged Coast Lime Gose by Longwood Brewing
There’s been a lovely altruistic trend in craft beer lately, with breweries teaming up with non-profit charities to raise money for worthy causes. Proceeds from Longwood Brewery in Nanaimo’s latest release, Rugged Coast Lime Gose, go towards funding the Rugged […]
Bridge Brewing opening up tasting room on Lonsdale Avenue
Just a few blocks from the ever-growing Shipyards Brewery District, North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing is opening a new craft beer tasting room on Lonsdale Avenue in the space that formerly housed The Portly Chef restaurant. The new room, which will […]
Will boxed beer be coming to B.C. soon?
So boxed beer is a thing now. It’s true. And before long you’ll be able to get it here in B.C. if at least one brewery has its way. The bag-in-box technology is nothing new, of course. Developed for the […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Trading Post and Strange Fellows
Here’s what we’re trading in our empties for this week… Forgotten Future by Dageraad Brewing Table saison • 4.2% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Forgotten Future is a crushable, crisp beer brewed with French saison yeast, with black limes […]
What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. craft beer event planner for Feb. 20-26
Thursday, Feb. 20 Nanaimo Craft Beer Week (Nanaimo) The third annual Nanaimo Craft Beer Week got underway Feb. 15 and continues until Feb. 23. On Thursday, Feb. 20, Townsite Brewing’s Cedric Dauchot and The Growler’s Joe Wiebe present Bruges Brothers […]