GOLD – Best Farmhouse/Wild Brett Ale // Juxtapose GOLD – Best Wood-Aged Beer // Norwood GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous SILVER – Best Light/Amber Lager // Hüftgold SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Triplicity BRONZE – Brewery of […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: House of Funk Brewing
GOLD – Best New Brewery SILVER – Best Collab Beer // Patience is a Virtue When it comes to brewing, North Vancouver’s House of Funk isn’t just limiting itself to beer. The Growlie’s 2019 New Brewery of the Year has […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Field House Brewing
GOLD – Brewery of the Year GOLD – Best Dark Lager // Toasted Coconut Black Lager GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Dark Sour: Blackberry + Blueberry GOLD – Best Low-Alcohol Beer // Sour Wheat Gose GOLD – Best Tasting […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Dageraad Brewing
GOLD – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Blonde SILVER – Best Wheat Ale // De Witte BRONZE – Best Collab Beer // Ten: VCBW 10th Anniversary Collab Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing started out more than five years ago with a seemingly impossible […]
Victoria Beer Week tickets go on sale today
Tickets go on sale today for Victoria Beer Week, returning March 6–14, 2020, with 15 events to choose from. The week-long libation celebration starts with the Lift Off! event on March 6 at the Victoria Public Market, with more than […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Dageraad, Dageraad and Dageraad
Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing has been busy this past week, releasing four beers and ensuring this holiday season will indeed be merry. Here’s a look at where our money’s going this week. Anno 2019 by Dageraad Brewing Golden strong ale • […]
VCBW announces new venue, all-inclusive tickets for 2020 festival
Big changes are in store for Vancouver Craft Beer Week with a new venue and all-inclusive ticketing for 2020. The 11th annual VCBW Festival, which caps off a citywide 10-day celebration of craft beer, will take place at Concord Community Park […]
What’s up with what’s going down: Your craft beer weekend event planner for Nov. 28-Dec. 1
Christmas Craft Beer Show Nov. 29-30 • Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria This event is quickly becoming a Victoria tradition, with 44 breweries and cideries setting up shop inside Memorial Centre for some pre-Christmas craft beer hijinks. Expect ugly sweaters, multiple […]
Drink this: The Shaft by Moon Under Water Brewery
If you’ve ever been to Victoria and found yourself in a bar in the wee hours, there’s a good possibility that you’ve been Shafted. The Shaft is a Victoria tradition: a shooter consisting of vodka, Irish cream, coffee liqueur and […]
On tap: new releases from Bomber, Category 12 and Old Yale
Here’s where our paycheque is going this week… Goodwill Lager by Bomber Brewing (collab with the Parkside Brewery) Helles lager • 4.9% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Drink for a cause this holiday season with this collab between Bomber […]