Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing has been busy this past week, releasing four beers and ensuring this holiday season will indeed be merry. Here’s a look at where our money’s going this week. Anno 2019 by Dageraad Brewing Golden strong ale • […]
VCBW announces new venue, all-inclusive tickets for 2020 festival
Big changes are in store for Vancouver Craft Beer Week with a new venue and all-inclusive ticketing for 2020. The 11th annual VCBW Festival, which caps off a citywide 10-day celebration of craft beer, will take place at Concord Community Park […]
What’s up with what’s going down: Your craft beer weekend event planner for Nov. 28-Dec. 1
Christmas Craft Beer Show Nov. 29-30 • Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria This event is quickly becoming a Victoria tradition, with 44 breweries and cideries setting up shop inside Memorial Centre for some pre-Christmas craft beer hijinks. Expect ugly sweaters, multiple […]
Drink this: The Shaft by Moon Under Water Brewery
If you’ve ever been to Victoria and found yourself in a bar in the wee hours, there’s a good possibility that you’ve been Shafted. The Shaft is a Victoria tradition: a shooter consisting of vodka, Irish cream, coffee liqueur and […]
On tap: new releases from Bomber, Category 12 and Old Yale
Here’s where our paycheque is going this week… Goodwill Lager by Bomber Brewing (collab with the Parkside Brewery) Helles lager • 4.9% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Drink for a cause this holiday season with this collab between Bomber […]
B.C.’s liquor laws are unfair to beer lovers
Back in 2012, the B.C. Liberal government of the day made sweeping changes to the province’s liquor laws that paved the way for the coming craft beer revolution. For the first time, craft breweries could operate tasting rooms, and sell […]
What’s up with what’s going down: Your weekend craft beer event guide for Nov. 21-24
5th Annual Beard and Mustache Challenge @ Strange Fellows Nov. 21, 7-9pm • Vancouver The bewhiskered and moustachioed are invited to Strange Fellows Brewing in Vancouver for its 5th Annual Beard and Mustache Challenge in honour of the Most Terrible […]
The Growler is hiring!
Are you passionate about or involved in the local craft beer, wine and cocktail scene? Are you energetic, on-trend and have a positive attitude? Is your ambition to work hard, make money and have fun? Perfect, because we want to […]
Drink this: Lava Salted Mocha Stout by Main St. Brewing
With the recent rediscovery of the long-forgotten gose beer style, it seems like brewers are increasingly experimenting with salted beers. For those that don’t know, gose is a salted sour wheat ale flavoured with coriander originating Germany that almost went […]
On tap: new releases from Strathcona, Container and Field House
Here’s what we’re slipping into our IV bag this week… Imperial Gerwurztraminer Gose by Field House Brewing (collab w/ Ravens Brewing) Salted sour wheat ale • 6.7% ABV • 10 IBU • 650 mL bottles Brewed in collaboration with Ravens […]