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 […]
Great Canadian Beer Festival announces its beer list and it’s a doozy
The Great Canadian Beer Festival has released the beer list for its 27th annual celebration of craft beer and it’s a doozy. The coast-to-coast tap list features more than 300 beers and ciders from some of the best breweries in […]
Drink This: Rainshadow by Vancouver Island Brewing/Twin City Brewing
I love that B.C. craft breweries seem to be so committed to giving back to the communities that they’re a part of. While the cynic in me knows that’s it’s probably all just marketing, I also know there are probably […]
BC Beer Con: B.C.’s largest-ever craft beer conference coming to Vancouver Oct. 17-18
Whether you work in the craft beer industry or just really love craft beer, you are going to want to keep BC Beer Con in Vancouver on your radar this October. Hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild, BC Beer […]
What’s up with what’s going down: Your craft beer weekend event planner for Aug. 16-18
Yeast Van block party brings breweries together If you’re in Vancouver this weekend, you’ll need to check out the Yeast Van Block Party on Saturday. The event includes three of my favourite things: craft beer, barbecue and summer in East […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Île Sauvage and Backcountry
Here’s what we’re planning to punish our palate with this week… Mirth by Dageraad Brewing 5.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles This dry-hopped saison is fermented with house strain yeast and a blend of brettanomyces. Brewed back in December, it […]
30 Days of IPA returns for another hoppy year of rare and amazing beers
Returning this month after a one year hiatus, Donnelly Group pubs in Vancouver are celebrating the IPA in all its many forms as 30 Days of IPA returns for another very hoppy year. Every day during the month, a limited […]
Drink This: Trois Bros by Deep Cove, Postmark and Coast Mountain
There are so many new varieties of hops hitting the market these days—each with their own flavour and aroma characteristics—that it’s hard to keep up. Most of these hop strains are hybrids developed in laboratories and test farms, like Oregon […]
Field Day Fest set for this Saturday at Field House Brewing in Abbotsford
Field House Brewing in Abbotsford is having a Field Day this Saturday Aug. 10, with its annual sour beer, art and music festival, hosted on its beer lawn. Eight breweries will be on hand pouring some of the best sour […]