B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Time’s running out to vote in The Growler’s 2019 B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards, AKA, The Growlies—and that means you might miss out on your chance to win a helicopter craft beer tour! That’s right, the grand prize for […]
Victoria’s 4 Mile Brewing Co. is closed until further notice after a fire damaged the historic 161-year-old building it calls home. According to the Victoria Times Colonist, firefighters in the Victoria suburb of View Royal were called just before 2 […]
The annual Central City/Parallel 49 advent calendar Alpine Adventure Pack is sadly no longer, but in its place, Central City Brewers + Distillers is releasing its own Red Racer Great Canadian Outdoor Adventure Pack. Putting together beer advent calendars is […]
Social media platforms—and their proverbial influencers—are changing how we find out about new craft beers, and probably not for the better. There was a point in time, the early aughts perhaps, when it seemed like the prevalence of social media […]
Limb from Limb RyePA by Driftwood Brewery Rye pale ale • 7.0% ABV • 650 mL bottles Brewed with Canadian malted rye and B.C.-grown Lumberjack hops, this West Coast rye pale ale by Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery blends warming malt notes […]
All Hallows Party Oct. 25, 7-10 p.m. • Strange Fellows Brewing, Vancouver Make sure you dress up for this spooky do, complete with delicious craft beer, Halloween games and a “strange” costume contest. Trick the wandering spirits and get yourself a treat! Free […]
There was a lot to celebrate Saturday night at the 2019 B.C. Beer Awards, and one of the breweries that managed to turn some heads was Victoria’s Île Sauvage Brewing. This modest barrel-aged sour focused brewery picked up the coveted […]
The B.C. Beer Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday night, with Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Brewery Diploma Program taking the top prize as Brewery of the Year. KPU’s student-run brewery picked up five individual medals for its beers, including a gold […]
Voting for The Growler’s 2019 B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards closes Oct. 25 at noon, so act now to have your say on B.C.’s best beers, and you could win a luxury helicopter craft beer tour from Sky Helicopters, […]
Here’s what we’re chugalugging this week… Pomegranate Wheat Ale by Persephone Brewing Fruited sour ale • 4.9% ABV • 473 mL tall cans The latest addition to Persephone’s Sour Series is a Pomegranate Wheat Ale, fermented for over three months […]
