The Great Canadian Beer Festival announced its 2019 brewery lineup today and the venerable Victoria craft beer-a-thon is shaping up to be the biggest yet. In all, more than 90 breweries from eight provinces and territories are taking part, the […]
Red Truck concert series country show nearly sold out
Red Truck Beer Co.’s July 20th Truck Stop Concert Series country show is now 90 per cent sold out, so get your tickets now if you haven’t already done so. The show will be an all-day celebration of country music […]
Two new craft breweries open in the Okanagan: Barn Owl Brewing and Breakaway Brewing
This summer is shaping up to be busiest the province has ever seen for new craft brewery openings. This past weekend two new breweries opened in the Okanagan, with Barn Owl Brewing Co. in Kelowna and Breakaway Brewing Co. in […]
On tap: new releases from Townsite, Backroads and R&B
Here’s what we’re pickling ourselves with this week… Thaddeus (2019) by Townsite Brewing 6.8% ABV • 500 mL bottles Powell River’s Townsite Brewing has released the 2019 version of its foeder-aged Thaddeus oud bruin. The Belgian sour brown ale was […]
Beer today, gone tomorrow: A look back at B.C.’s defunct craft breweries
This story originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. B.C. has seen […]
Vancouver Island Brewing is going to save the whales with a floating beer garden and you’re invited
Vancouver Island Brewing is launching its new Pod Pack collab mix-pack with a party on the water to benefit the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s efforts to save the southern resident killer whales. Dubbed Pod Fest, the July 20 event features tons […]
Drink this: Farmland Hazy Field IPA by Field House
For many people, the craft beer movement isn’t just about choosing delicious, flavourful beer over insipid macro lagers—it’s about supporting local businesses, too. Instead of spending their hard-earned money on foreign-owned beer that’s made on the other side of the […]
What the Hazy: When is an IPA not an IPA?
This story originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. Ask any […]
On tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Steel & Oak and Twin Sails
Here’s what we’re spending the baby food budget on this week… Savage by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.0% ABV • 24 IBU • 750 mL bottles Strange Fellows Brewing collaborated the good folks over at Farmhouse Fest (returning July 6 to […]
Four new craft breweries opened in B.C. this week
You read that headline correctly. This week across the province a whopping FOUR new craft breweries opened for business, bringing the total number of new breweries open this month to seven. As far as we can tell, that makes June […]