Vancouver Island Brewing will shut down its Government Street brewery by Nov. 1, but beer production will continue down the street at Phillips Brewing and Malting. Vancouver Island Brewing is closing its beer operations on Government Street and has signed […]
Craft beer pioneer Swans closing brew operations but pub and hotel will stay open
The pub will remain open and offer a larger selection of locally brewed beverages. One of the early pioneers of the craft-beer movement in Victoria has made its last batches. Swans Brewery, which had been producing its own recipes for […]
North Vancouver brewery rolling out a Slip ’N Slide for long weekend fun
North Van’s Brewery District will be hopping over the B.C. Day long weekend, with special events that will roll through August at the brewing and distilling hub If you have any space in your long weekend calendar, there are some […]
Long-awaited Southlands restaurant and brewery getting ready to open its doors
After eight years of planning, daydreaming, government obstacles and a global pandemic, Delta’s Four Winds Brewing Co. is about to unveil its long-awaited Four Winds Beach House & Brewery, located at 6350 Market Ave. in Tsawwassen’s Southlands development. Its projected […]
Vote now for The Growler’s 2024 B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Readers’ Choice Awards!
Welcome to The Growler’s sixth annual B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Readers’ Choice Awards, AKA the Growlies! The Growlies are B.C.’s only province-wide craft beer and cider readers’ choice awards, celebrating every style of awesome craft beer and cider B.C. […]
BNA Brewing expanding to Vernon with classic BNA features expected
It’s official, BNA Brewing is coming to Vernon. Rumours about a possible expansion to Vernon have been floating around town for a while, and now details are being released by the Nixon Group. BNA Brewing Vernon will have an on-site […]
‘It’s a tough biz’: This Port Coquitlam brewery is closing after just three years in operation
Boardwalk Brewing, in Port Coquitlam’s Dominion Triangle area, opened in July 2021. Port Coquitlam’s brewery trail is getting a little shorter. Boardwalk Brewing, in the city’s Dominion Triangle area, is pulling its last tap Sunday, July 14. The three-year-old craft […]
Citrus Prawn Ceviche
paired with Bridge Brewing’s Tropical PrimeTime IPA When chef Amir Bahmani worked in fine dining establishments across Europe and Vancouver, the idea of pairing food with wine was a natural one, but finding just the right beer to go with […]
Mary Mueller
Vancouver’s first female brewery owner The fact that men dominated the early years of brewing in Vancouver should probably come as a surprise to no one. However, there is one woman who became a notable exception to this generality—Mary Mueller […]
Here’s what happened to Settlement Brewing in Vancouver
You haven’t seen them on the shelves in a year. Regular local beer drinkers may have noticed Settlement Brewing has disappeared from liquor store shelves, but the brewery hasn’t shut down. The business didn’t start as Settlement; Postmark Brewing launched in 2014 at […]