Tabletop board games and craft beer go hand in hand. When I get together with my board gaming buddies, we always share interesting beers with the group. Similarly, it’s not unusual to walk into a craft brewery taproom and find […]
Board games & beer
Award-winning Callister Brewring in East Van closing taproom, but not the whole business
“What will become of our little brewery? Well, we aren’t completely sure ourselves” One of Vancouver’s many award-winning breweries is going through some significant changes. Callister Brewing Company, tucked away at 1338 Franklin St., will be closing its taproom on […]
Cidermaker vs. Cidermaker
For this edition of Brewer vs. Brewer I talked to two ex-brewers who now make cider: Matt Cavers, cidermaker at Banditry Cider, which placed second in the Growlies for Cidery of the Year (who often writes in these pages himself); […]
Welcome to the wild west
Meet the B.C. breweries venturing into wild, sour, and aged beers Back in the 1990s, B.C. beer drinkers were just getting used to a newfangled thing called a “microbrewery,” and were shocked by some crazy new styles—like the India Pale […]
Bold Mexican food and beer? Steel & Oak and Tultepec team up on New West pop-ups
The Kitsilano-based eatery is bringing its explosive Mexican flavours to New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing every Wednesday and Thursday A culinary pop-up known for its “bold Mexican cuisine” has found a mid-week home in New West. Tultepec, a culinary […]
Tapping Out: Exploring B.C.’s Newest Craft Beer Taprooms
B.C.’s craft beer industry has exploded over the past decade, and even the most devoted drinker can’t make it out to every brewery. To support breweries and craft beer drinkers in this hot market, more craft beer taprooms have opened […]
Behind the Scenes of the Craft Beer Industry: Experiencing the 2023 BC Craft Brewers Conference
This past week New Westminster hosted craft beer industry insiders from around the province at this year’s BC Craft Brewers Conference, organized by the BC Craft Brewers Guild. For craft beer fans like myself, it was a couple days of […]
Mariner Brewing collaborates with John B Pub and Steady Studio to create beer celebrating Coquitlam’s oldest neighbourhood
New gateway signs — and beer — for Austin Heights, Coquitlam’s oldest neighbourhood Coquitlam’s oldest commercial district has a couple of new gateway signs to welcome residents and shoppers. Last week, the Austin Heights Business Improvement Association (BIA) installed the tall […]
Twin City Brewing Wins Brewery of the Year at 2023 BC Beer Awards
The 2023 BC Beer Awards were celebrated at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver on Saturday, October 21. The big winner of the evening was Twin City Brewing from Port Alberni, which returned to the podium after winning Beer of […]
Howe Sound Brewing opens new taphouse restaurant in East Vancouver
The craft beer vets are replaced a restaurant that closed during the pandemic. Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing has expanded. The craft beer biz is opened a taphouse restaurant in East Vancouver on October 16th. The new restaurant replaces Nonna’s Table at The […]