B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
After deep-sixing Four Winds Brewing Co.’s plans to build a flagship brewery and restaurant in Tsawwassen, Delta council has given a ringing endorsement to the proposed expansion of Four Winds’ existing lounge in the Tilbury. At its July 29 meeting, […]
Today is International IPA Day, so it’s time to crank up the IBUs and celebrate with a pint of this hop-laden world-beater of a beer. India Pale Ale is easily the most popular craft beer style in North America today, […]
The B.C. Day long weekend is upon us which means Vancouver’s annual mass exodus to the verdant hinterland begins anew. It’s time to “get in touch with nature,” which apparently means drinking beer next to some trees or a body […]
Here’s what we’re punishing our liver with this week… Moon Blossom by Strange Fellows Brewing 5.3% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This sour saison is can-conditioned as any proper saison should be, but it’s only a […]
Interprovincial relations with our neighbor to the east have been pretty fubar lately, to borrow a term from the Canadian cinema classic. As any Albertan relative’s rabid Facebook posts will tell you, us British Columbians apparently hate Canada almost as […]
Vancouver Island Brewing has launched an online magazine celebrating the multi-faceted radness that is Island life. Called Breakwater Magazine, the site will focus on publishing local Vancouver Island stories about travel, food, drink, history and more. “Our idea to launch […]
You’ve probably never heard of it, and likely haven’t tried it, but B.C. breweries want you to fall in love with the haskap berry. Also known as the edible blue honeysuckle or honeyberry, and originating in Japan, haskap berries cultivated […]
The B.C. government announced it has removed restrictions on out-of-province liquor for personal consumption this week, allowing British Columbians visiting other provinces and territories to bring back as much liquor as they like. Previously, residents were limited to bringing in […]
A few years ago I visited Belgium as part of a beer-focused active tour: we spent the mornings hiking or biking and then visited breweries in the afternoon and restaurants in the evenings. One of my favourite experiences was the […]
Prepared by Ian McHale, executive chef of Wildebeest Pastry stouts are an increasingly popular beer style that combine sweet, rich malty flavours with a luxuriously full body and a high ABV. They’re basically a dessert in a can! But what […]
