The fruity and creative beers take the form of beermosas, wine hybrids, sours and hazy IPAs – all found at your local craft brewery B.C.’s craft breweries are releasing the perfect drinks just in time for summer celebrations – in […]
Vote now for The Growler’s 2021 B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Readers’ Choice Awards!
Welcome to The Growler’s third annual B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Readers’ Choice Awards, AKA the Growlies! The Growlies are B.C.’s only province-wide craft beer and cider readers’ choice awards, celebrating every style of awesome craft beer and cider […]
Farmers first
B.C.’s new crop of farm breweries Growing up on a farm in Langley, Mel MacInnes has seen many different things happen on her land. When she was a kid, her family raised dairy cows. After they got out of the […]
Craft pollination
It wasn’t so long ago that the few options available for locally-made cider came in large plastic bottles usually reserved for sugary soft drinks—and tasted just as sweet. Thankfully, that’s no longer the case, with liquor stores devoting entire aisles […]
Steamworks Brewing releases its first wine with low-alcohol Piquette
Steamworks Brewing Co. in Burnaby has announced the release of their Piquette, the company’s first foray into wine. “Piquette boasts high drinkability thanks to its delivery of light, fruity effervescence and low ABV (typically only 5-7%),” says a news release. […]
Three Kitsilano friends hope to launch the West Side’s first craft brewery
In a city as beer crazy as Vancouver, it’s maybe surprising there are no breweries or brewpubs in Kitsilano. Three friends and long-time residents of the west side Vancouver neighbourhood are rectifying that. James Boileau, Andrew Lavigne, and Dana Barnaby are […]
On tap: new releases from Barkerville, Foamers’ Folly, and Howe Sound
Here’s what we’re tossin’ back this week… Things We Don’t Say IPA by Barkerville Brewing Hazy IPA • 6.5% ABV • 473 mL tall cans This dank and juicy IPA from Quesnel’s Barkerville Brewing is a fundraiser supporting mental health, […]
On tap: new releases from Mariner, Fraser Mills and Smugglers Trail
Here’s what we’re pairing with oversized hats and sunblock this week… Venture Mango Passionfruit Sour by Mariner Brewing Fruited sour ale • 4.2% ABV • 5 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The latest installment of the Venture fruited sour […]
Recipe: Brass Fish Burger
paired with Fat Tug IPA from Driftwood Brewery Brass Fish Tavern opened last February just in time for the pandemic. Located in Vancouver’s historic Marine Building, the name takes inspiration from the building itself. It is a beautiful, unique space […]
B.C.’s craft beer industry needs to become more diverse
The craft beer industry in British Columbia is dominated by a homogenous group of white males. That undeniable fact has been true since the earliest days of the microbrewing movement, with only a few exceptions. Certainly, one can argue that […]