B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
For years, Revelstoke wasn’t much more than a place to fill your tank or pull over to rest for the night on the way to Calgary. You could be forgiven if you never ventured far from the Trans-Canada Highway to […]
Who says winter beers need to be heavy, dark, sweet and insanely strong? Why can’t a winter seasonal beer be delicate, fruity and spicy? Some of us have to work in the morning! Think about the flavours we often associate […]
Attention beer folk, registration for the fourth annual Beer Wars charity boxing event is now open, so get your butts down to the gym. The main event takes place April 13 at the Croatian Cultural Centre, with all net proceeds […]
Volume 4 of The Growler’s B.C. Brewer Collaboration Series is here, and we’re pretty excited about it. White as winter snow and fruitier than a partridge in a pear tree, Poire Blanche (4.8% ABV, 21 IBU) is what happens […]
GOLD: Strong Beer, Hermannator by Vancouver Island Brewing Few beers are as ubiquitous in this province as the mighty Hermannator, Vancouver Island Brewing’s 9.5% ABV gentle giant. The beer was first launched 31 years ago as a holiday treat for […]
Gold medal – Beer of the Year, Juxtapose Wild IPA Gold medal – Best Sour Ale, Quadrennial IV Gold medal – Best Belgian-style ale, Triplicity Gold medal – Best Light/Golden Lager, Elementary Lager Gold medal – Best Fruit Beer, Raspberry […]
The Growlies have landed! Welcome to the inaugural Growler Craft Beer Awards, AKA, the Growlies! This year, The Growler is launching its first ever craft beer contest, celebrating all of the awesomeness that is B.C. craft beer. Unlike traditional beer […]
Silver medal – Best Belgian-Style Beer, Antwerpen Silver medal – Best Wheat Beer, White A lot of breweries in B.C. make Belgian-inspired beers, but there’s something different about Dageraad’s that make them unique. So when Dageraad was named Brewery […]
Silver medal – Best Brewery Tasting Room Silver medal – Most Knowledgeable Tasting Room Staff Silver medal – Best Social Media Bronze medal – Best Branding/Packaging Victoria’s Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. has long been a trendsetter in the […]
Silver Medal – Unsung Hero Tucked between the lakes and mountains in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, Penticton has long been a destination for happy hedonists. Earlier this year, Expedia.ca named Penticton the second best beer town in […]
