B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Okanagan Fest of Ale. The popular event often sells out, so would-be patrons are encouraged to take advantage of early-bird pricing on now. It will take place on April 11 and 12 […]
The owners of Red Bird Brewing have announced they have purchased Vice and Virtue Brewing Co. just days after it was revealed the brewery would change hands. Vice and Virtue Brewing Co. announced December 9 on their social media channels they had sold […]
Another Kelowna brewery is throwing in the towel. Kelowna Brewing Company, located at 975 Academy Way near UBC Okanagan, has quietly shut its doors, just over five years after it opened in June 2019. The closure came as a surprise […]
It’s opening in the location of a recently closed independent brewery Three local brewers are coming together like the “Three Musketeers” of craft beer. The owners of Threefold Brewing are renovating the space at 1507 Powell St, the former home of Andina Brewing, and […]
Calling all creative artists, graphic designers and illustrators! The Growler is looking for someone to design our next series of guide covers for B.C. If you are interested in being our 2025 cover artist, send us an introductory email with […]
The good, the bad and the ugly In the last issue, I discussed the need for more beer knowledge in the industry, so instead of just talking the talk, it makes sense to walk the walk and put in some […]
WHAT IS IT? A style of dark ale initially brewed with brown malt in the 18th century, which has laterally become a robust malt-forward beverage with lots of toasted malt, coffee, and chocolate notes. DANGER LEVEL Might fall in the […]
Beastly Breweries There are 19 breweries in B.C. featuring 13 unique animals in their names: 3 Dogs, Angry Hen, Bad Dog, Barn Owl, Buffalo Rouge, CowDog, Dead Frog, Dog Mountain, Fisher Peak, Fox Mountain, Grey Fox, Noble Pig, Ravens, Red […]
Discovering the Italian Pilsner If you’re like most craft beer lovers, you’ll turn to an IPA when you’re looking for hops. But if you haven’t tried an Italian Pilsner, you’re missing out. Giulio Gori of the Archea Brewery in Florence […]
Paired with Tapworks Brewing’s One Sailing Wait IPA A co-owner of Tapworks Brewing Company in Gibsons, B.C., says the concept for the brewery was inspired by the beachside concessions he grew up with. “I grew up on the North Shore […]
