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Style snapshot: A guide to the refreshing, affable Kölsch

Kristina Mameli • May 11, 2026

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‘We’re both pretty excited’: Humblebee meadery opens new tasting room

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • May 7, 2026

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Please don’t call it “Frolf”

Joe Wiebe • April 24, 2026

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Five beers to drink with dad this Father’s Day

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 14, 2019

This Sunday is Father’s Day, which means it’s time to take your old man out for an awkward dinner and maybe grab him a six-pack while you’re at it. Or maybe another tie? No, definitely go with the six-pack. But […]

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On tap: new releases from Backcountry, Red Collar and Northpaw

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 13, 2019

Here’s what we’re assaulting our senses with this week… It’s Not Me, It’s You by Backcountry Brewing 6.5% ABV • 25 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The latest in a line of Seinfeld-referencing beers by Backcountry Brewing in Squamish, […]

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Brewing it Old School: B.C. craft brewers go back in time to bring obscure beer styles back from the dead

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 13, 2019

Before the almighty industrial lager managed to supplant nearly every beer style on earth, people brewed with whatever local ingredients they could get their hands on. That meant beer styles varied greatly from region to region, and even town-to-town. While […]

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Brewing Up Gender Parity: The Quest for Beerquality

Rebecca Whyman • June 13, 2019

Women are markedly underrepresented in craft beer. This is not news to anyone. But have you ruminated on just how large the gender gap is? A 2018 survey by Nielsen-Harris found American craft beer drinkers are 68.5 per cent male […]

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Cannery helps raise $5,400 with Power Chord Pilsner charity beer

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 13, 2019

Penticton’s Cannery Brewing helped raise more than $5,400 to help support mental health with its Power Chord Pilsner charity beer. The beer was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the South Okanagan Events Centre with proceeds benefitting the Canadian […]

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Drink this: Friendship Bracelet by Yellow Dog and Four Winds

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 10, 2019

There’s so many awesome things about the B.C. craft beer scene, but easily the No. 1 super duper bestest awesome thing is how all the breweries are totally open to working together to make great beer. Collaborations between seemingly “competing” […]

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10 beers to try this weekend at Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2019

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 5, 2019

Vancouver Craft Beer Week is back for its 10th annual edition this Saturday and Sunday (June 8 and 9) at the PNE Fairgrounds and this year’s beer lineup promises to be the festival’s best-ever, with more than 100 breweries and […]

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On tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Twa Dogs and Cannery

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 5, 2019

Here’s what we’re spending our hard-earned money on this week… Little Red One by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles Previously brewed and bottled exclusively for Strange Fellows’ Fellowship members in 2017 (and winner of Best European […]

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B.C. Beer Awards supports SFU brewing students with grant

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 5, 2019

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 […]

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Phillips Backyard Weekender lineup announced

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 5, 2019

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, […]

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The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery.

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