The B.C. Beer Awards announced the first recipient of its annual grant to support students in Simon Fraser University’s Craft Brewing Essentials Program. The grant, titled “The B.C. Beer Awards Starter Kit” provides $3,200 towards tuition for students in the […]
Phillips Backyard Weekender lineup announced
Phillips Brewing sure knows how to throw a party, and this year’s edition of its annual Backyard Weekender concert series, July 26-28, is sure to be another rager. The fun starts on Friday, July 26, with a definite Caribbean flavour, […]
Drink this: Cerveza by Andina Brewing
Lagers are back in a big way, and it seems like this summer every brewery is trying its hand at super light, refreshing, Mexican-style cervezas. The style has its roots in the Bohemian pilsner, and over the years has become […]
The Summer 2019 issue of The Growler has landed!
The Summer 2019 issue of The Growler has landed, and it’s packed full of the latest news from the B.C. craft beer scene, hilarious articles, insightful interviews and more than 180 brewery listings and details on close to 400 beers. […]
Great Canadian Beer Fest returns Sept. 6 and 7
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, Sept. 6 and 7, with new management bringing a fresh look to Canada’s longest running craft beer festival. This year marks the 27th annual edition of GCBF, and […]
Dream job alert: Move to the beach and help run one of the best beer fests in Canada!
Penticton is a city of sun and sandy beaches—not to mention one of the best craft beer towns in Canada. What better place to work and play, especially if that “work” is helping organize one of the best and longest-running […]
Drink This: Ten by Vancouver Craft Beer Week (collab w/ Four Winds, Dageraad and Powell)
Vancouver Craft Beer Week kicks off this Friday, and to celebrate a full decade of awesomeness, VCBW has teamed up with some of the best breweries in the province to create its annual collaboration beer. Brewed at Four Winds Brewing […]
The Growler guide to Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2019
The past decade has seen some truly remarkable changes in the Vancouver craft beer scene, and one of the driving forces behind that has been Vancouver Craft Beer Week. From its humble beginnings with barely more than a dozen breweries […]
On tap: New releases from VCBW, Off The Rail and Driftwood
Here’s what we’re drowning our feelings with this week… Ten by Vancouver Craft Beer Week (Four Winds/Powell/Dageraad collab) 4.2% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Vancouver Craft Beer Week launched its annual collab beer this week, with Four Winds, Powell […]
Central City launches 2019 Across the Nation Collaboration 12-pack
Surrey’s Central City Brewers & Distillers is launching its Across the Nation Collaboration next week, featuring collabs with breweries from every province and territory (except Nunavut, since there are no craft breweries there). The Red Racer Across the Nation Collaboration […]