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News and Notes: Holiday edition

Kristina Mameli • December 12, 2025

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‘This was not an easy decision’: Award-winning Metro Vancouver brewery announces closure

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • December 9, 2025

Recipes

Recipe: Smugglers Trail Caskworks Korean-inspired crispy chicken burger

Sandra Thomas • December 5, 2025

Events, Features

10 beers I wish I could try this weekend at Weathered

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 22, 2020

Now in its second year, the Weathered Beer Celebration has quickly become one of the can’t-miss beer events in the province. It’s small, exclusive, and the painstakingly curated beer list is one of the most impressive in B.C. This year, […]

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New Releases

On tap: new releases from Yellow Dog, Vice & Virtue and Old Yale

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 22, 2020
Ultra Colour by Yellow Dog Brewing.

Here’s what we’re substituting water with this week… Ultra Colour by Yellow Dog Brewing Amber IPA • 6.0% ABV • 60 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This hybrid IPA from Port Moody’s Yellow Dog Brewing has the malt backbone […]

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Events

What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your B.C. craft beer event planner for Jan. 22-28

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 22, 2020

  This week we’re devoting our events guide to the many craft beer fundraisers happening this Australia Day weekend in support of Australian wildfire relief. Have a pint, do some good and party to the Triple J Hot 100 like […]

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Features

Fall down the craft beer glassware rabbit hole

Ted Child • January 21, 2020

So you have tracked down that hard-to-find beer that everyone is talking about. Or maybe you have a friend who has decided to share some of their cellar full of world-class aged beer. Are you planning to drink that special […]

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Beer reviews

Drink This: Good Clean Fun by Twin Sails Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 20, 2020
Good Clean Fun by Twin Sails Brewing.

There’s something to be said for the classics. Whether it’s a pair of blue jeans, Converse All-Stars or Canucks’ fans unrealistically high expectations, some things are timeless. When it comes to classic craft beer styles, West Coast IPAs are what […]

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4 Mile Brewing’s restaurant and pub reopens after extensive fire damage

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 20, 2020

View Royal’s 4 Mile Brewing Co. officially reopened today following three months of renovations after a fire tore through the historic brewery and pub in October. “It’s been a long three months but we are officially open for business!” the […]

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New Releases

On tap: new releases from Strange Fellows, Kettle River and Sundown

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 16, 2020
strange fellows breakfast with boris

Here’s what we’ve got chillin’ in the snow bank this week… Breakfast with Boris by Strange Fellows Brewing Imperial breakfast stout • 9.0% ABV • 750 mL bottles This rich and powerful bourbon barrel-aged breakfast stout was brewed with freshly […]

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Events

What’s up with what’s going down: Your weekly craft beer event planner for Jan. 16–22

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 16, 2020
yoga and a pint

Yoga and a Pint Jan. 18 • 10:15–11:15am • Beach Fire Brewing, Campbell River Get your weekend started right with a morning of stretching, sipping and socializing. Instructor Lena Watt from Inner Compass Yoga will lead you through an hour […]

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Lonely Planet hails Penticton as Canada’s craft beer capital

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 15, 2020
Penticton

Penticton is being hailed as Canada’s craft beer capital by the Lonely Planet travel guide, thanks to its long tradition of brewing and numerous craft breweries. In a recent article posted on the travel guide’s website, Penticton is singled out […]

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Features

Green Beer: Not Just for St. Patrick’s Day Anymore

Charlene Rooke • January 14, 2020

Sustainability can be very palatable for the beer industry and for consumers who are thirsty for environmental action This crystalline dark-amber American Pale Ale has a creamy head, scents of fresh peach and pear, a citrus-hopped finish and big, fat […]

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The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery.

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