Here’s what we’re spending our ICBC rebate cheque on this week… Skål by Yellow Dog Brewing Lingonberry Lager • 4.6% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This refreshingly tart lager from Port Moody’s Yellow Dog Brewing features […]
BC Craft Brewers Conference Returns Virtually Feb 3-5, 2021
BC Beer Con will return virtually to a monitor near you from February 3 to 5, 2021. The BC Craft Brewers Conference, hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild and presented by Great Little Box Company | Ideon Packaging, brings together […]
La Cerveceria Astilleros adds new flavour to North Vancouver’s growing Brewery District
A new craft brewery in North Vancouver’s burgeoning waterfront Brewery District is adding some unique flavours to the neighbourhood. Food and beer flights are now available in the tasting room at La Cerveceria Astilleros, a craft brewery inspired by the […]
On tap: new releases from Twin Sails, Electric Bicycle and Farm Country
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 […]