GOLD – Best Light Lager // Neverending German Pilsner SILVER – Best East Coast/Hazy IPA // Promised Land Hazy Best Weird Beer // Sea of Tranquility Smoked Dulse Stout Best B.C. Collab // Bruja Tajin & Lime Cerveza (with Boomtown) […]
2024 GROWLIE CRAFT BEER AWARD WINNER: Twin City Brewing
GOLD – Unsung Hero of Craft Beer SILVER – Best Food Program BRONZE – Best Specialty IPA // Chromograph Cold IPA By now you’ve no doubt at least heard of Twin City Brewing. Hopefully, you’ve also had the chance to […]
2024 GROWLIE AWARD WINNER PROFILE: The Barley Merchant
GOLD – Best Craft Beer/Cider Bar The Barley Merchant has won this category each year since it opened in 2021 so obviously they’re doing something (everything??) right! Featuring 34 rotating beer taps and 8 cider taps, the Barley Merchant is […]
2024 GROWLIE AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Lillooet Cider
GOLD – Best New World Cider // Apricot Cider SILVER – Best New Cidery BRONZE – Cidery of the Year Lillooet Cider Co. has been heavily focused on being local, using 100% hand harvested Lillooet-grown fruit in their ciders. That […]
Vancouver Island Brewing pivots to new production setup with craft beer competitor
Vancouver Island Brewing will shut down its Government Street brewery by Nov. 1, but beer production will continue down the street at Phillips Brewing and Malting. Vancouver Island Brewing is closing its beer operations on Government Street and has signed […]
Craft beer pioneer Swans closing brew operations but pub and hotel will stay open
The pub will remain open and offer a larger selection of locally brewed beverages. One of the early pioneers of the craft-beer movement in Victoria has made its last batches. Swans Brewery, which had been producing its own recipes for […]
North Vancouver brewery rolling out a Slip ’N Slide for long weekend fun
North Van’s Brewery District will be hopping over the B.C. Day long weekend, with special events that will roll through August at the brewing and distilling hub If you have any space in your long weekend calendar, there are some […]
Long-awaited Southlands restaurant and brewery getting ready to open its doors
After eight years of planning, daydreaming, government obstacles and a global pandemic, Delta’s Four Winds Brewing Co. is about to unveil its long-awaited Four Winds Beach House & Brewery, located at 6350 Market Ave. in Tsawwassen’s Southlands development. Its projected […]
Vote now for The Growler’s 2024 B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Readers’ Choice Awards!
Welcome to The Growler’s sixth annual B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Readers’ Choice Awards, AKA the Growlies! The Growlies are B.C.’s only province-wide craft beer and cider readers’ choice awards, celebrating every style of awesome craft beer and cider B.C. […]
BNA Brewing expanding to Vernon with classic BNA features expected
It’s official, BNA Brewing is coming to Vernon. Rumours about a possible expansion to Vernon have been floating around town for a while, and now details are being released by the Nixon Group. BNA Brewing Vernon will have an on-site […]