B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
The death of Greg Evans at age 67 in December 2018 affected many people in Victoria’s craft beer community, as well as many others who knew Greg from his profession as a historian. Born in Nanaimo in 1951, Greg moved […]
The annual release of Driftwood Brewery’s Singularity is circled on the calendars of many a hardcore beer geek in this province. While big winter seasonal releases are all the rage these days, back in 2011 when Singularity debuted, it was […]
Langford’s Axe & Barrel Brewing Co. will get another lease on life but in a very different form, after being purchased by V2V Black Hops Brewing, a veteran-owned social venture dedicated to supporting military veterans. We reported last week that […]
Saturday, Feb. 15 B.C. Craft Cider Celebration @ Darby’s (Vancouver) Darby’s Kits is hosting its third annual celebration of B.C. cider, starting at 1pm. Twenty-one different ciders from craft cideries across the province will be featured. This is a non-ticketed […]
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not a big fan of pineapple juice or coconut milk. But put them together in a piña colada? Ambrosia. Something about the acidic tropical bite of pineapple and the nutty creaminess of coconut makes […]
And now for some good news! After a pair of breweries announced they’re closing last week in Vancouver and Victoria, Sechelt is celebrating its first craft brewery with the opening of Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen. The new Sunshine Coast […]
Coquitlam’s lone craft brewery is expanding. As reported in the Tri-City News, Coquitlam city council unanimously endorsed a measure last month that would permit the seating capacity at Mariner Brewing to double from the current 50 to 100 customers ahead […]
Devastating news out of Victoria as award-winning Axe & Barrel Brewing Co. in Langford plans to close next week. The brewery began life as the Loghouse Pub, and in 2015 after a $2.7 million renovation, reopened as Axe & Barrel […]
UPDATE: As reader Justin Douglas correctly pointed out, Red Arrow and Small Block are not in Duncan, but are technically located in the District Municipality of North Cowichan. That knocks Duncan out of third place in the under 30,000 […]
Here’s what we’re trading in our empties for this week… SomeAntics by Strange Fellows Brewing (collab w/ Brassneck) Passion fruit saison • 6.0% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans Made in collaboration with Brassneck Brewery, this French style […]
