Great Canadian Beer Festival Sept. 6-7 • Victoria The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria for its 27th annual celebration of craft beer with close to 100 breweries and cideries—the most ever at GCBF! Up […]
On tap: New releases from Field House, Red Collar and Île Sauvage
Here’s what we’ll be spending our children’s inheritance on this week… Whisky Sour Ale by Field House Brewing Co. 6.5% ABV • 10 IBU • 650 mL bottles Inspired by everyone’s favourite cocktails, this beer was soured with Field House’s […]
Praise be the Tasting Room: How craft beer and the brewery tasting room has revolutionized drinking culture
This story originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. Something truly remarkable […]
Remembering John Mitchell: A look at the legacy of the Grandfather of Canadian Craft Beer
This story originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. It might seem […]
Drink this: Beldame by Strange Fellows Brewing
In the early days of B.C.’s craft beer renaissance (like, 2013), craft-brewed lagers were about as common as sushi restaurants in Saskatchewan: there wasn’t very many of them, and the few examples that did exist weren’t that great. Craft beer, […]
10 beers you need to try this weekend at the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria
Strap in kiddies, because your liver is about to take a beating this weekend. That’s right, the Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park for its 27th annual celebration of the very best Canadian craft beer has […]
On tap: new releases from Container, Old Yale and Four Winds
Here’s the champagne of the working class we’ll be celebrating with this Labour Day long weekend… Origin and Panamax by Container Brewing 6.4% ABV / 6.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Newly opened Yeast Van craft brewery Container Brewing […]
Four new breweries open this week across B.C.
Four new craft breweries opened their doors this week across the province, much to the delight of thirsty British Columbians everywhere: Slow Hand Beer (Vancouver), Copper Brewing (Kelowna), Rustic Reel Brewing (Kelowna) and New Tradition Brewing (Comox). Here’s everything you […]
Fall 2019 issue of The Growler is out now with more than 200 B.C. breweries featured!
The Fall 2019 issue of The Growler, B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide, is out now with more than 200 B.C. breweries featured for the first time ever. Close to 190 breweries are included in The Growler’s extensive B.C. craft brewery […]
Drink This: Utopia Dry Hopped Peach Sour by Howe Sound Brewing
Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing is one of the craft beer originals in this province. Producing beer since 1996, it began with a lineup of English-style ales formulated by the Grandfather of Canadian Craft Beer, himself—the late John Mitchell. Over the […]