Expedia recently released its list of Best Beer Towns in Canada, and the interwebs are abuzz with controversy as a result. Naturally, Vancouver was named numero uno, and for good reason. You can’t swing an empty growler in this town […]
What to drink at the Whistler Village Beer Festival
If you think Whistler is strictly a ski and snowboard destination, you are so dead wrong. That town bumps all year round (I blame/credit the Australians), and one of the best parties of the year is the Whistler Village Beer […]
Drink this! The Growler presents Blueberry Lemon IPA by Barkerville Brewing and Vancouver Island Brewing
One the best things about this job (other than getting paid to drink beer) is getting together with brewers I admire and seeing what sort of creative awesomeness they can come up with. And then drinking it! For the latest […]
The Fall 2018 issue of The Growler is here!
The Fall 2018 issue of The Growler has arrived and it’s packed full of the latest news from the B.C. craft beer scene, hilarious articles and more than 160 brewery listings and 350-plus beers. This is a special time of […]
The Growler presents Blueberry Lemon IPA by Barkerville Brewing and Vancouver Island Brewing
The latest edition of The Growler’s B.C. Brewer Collaboration Series is here and it’s a jackpot of fruit and hops! Blueberry Lemon IPA is the third in The Growler’s ongoing series of collaboration beers—and the first India Pale Ale. The […]
Brews News: Fernie donates $100K; Mariner turns 1; Lighthouse opens tasting room
Fernie Brewing donates $100K to local charities When it comes to giving back to its community, Fernie Brewing Co. walks the walk. This week the East Kootenay brewery announced that it had topped the $100,000-mark in donations to local charities […]
Battle brewing over beer pricing
Changes appear to be coming to B.C.’s liquor laws, and some of the proposals could potentially result in you paying slightly more for your favourite beer. So-called contract brands have come under scrutiny by many in the craft beer industry, […]
Drink This! Huge Citrus by Moody Ales
The haze has been lifted from our skies and our province is slightly less burny then it was a week ago, but the trend of hazy beer appears to be persisting. Which is great! If there’s one fad I can […]
Great Canadian Beer Festival 2018: Your guide to the best booths
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park on Sept. 7 and 8 with more than 75 breweries taking part. Obviously, you’re not going to be able to visit all the booths—nor should you try—so we’re here […]
Drink This! Virtuous Pineapple by Phantom Beer Co.
Despite the fact that the sun has been reduced to an amorphous, vaguely glowing patch in the billowing smokescreen we used to call the sky, it is still very much summer, and I want some sunshine, dammit. Since I can’t […]