The brewery lounge concept has been revolutionary for B.C.’s beer scene in more ways than one. As well as offering young breweries a vital source of revenue through a store front, the legal requirement to provide food has pushed many […]
Craft Beer is Awesome! Biére de Crabe by Twin Sails Brewing + Brasserie Dunham
Upon first glance at a bottle of Twin Sails Brewing and Quebec’s Brasserie Dunham’s recent collaboration, Biére de Crabe, you might naturally ask yourself, “Is this beer really made with crab? Crab beer? Is that a thing now?” First thing’s […]
Brews News: Big Rock kicks off Dine Out, Simple Things now in six-packs
Big Rock Urban kicks off Dine Out Dine Out Vancouver is back and Big Rock Urban is hosting a Brewmaster’s Dinner to kick things off. Tickets are $75 (taxes and gratuity included) and include a welcome drink and amuse […]
Tap & Barrel to take over Steel Toad Brewing space
Vancouver’s Steel Toad Brewing Company is no more, but the beer will continue to flow at the historic former Opsal Steel building. Craft beer-focused restaurant chain Tap & Barrel have bought the brewpub and are planning to rebrand it as […]
Brews News: Craft beer controversy brewing in Stanley Park
AB InBev-owned Stanley Park Brewing is opening a $4.5 million brick-and-mortar brewery restaurant in the old Fish House building in Stanley Park later this year, but in true Vancouver fashion, some local residents are up in arms. Despite the building […]
Top 10 most anticipated brewery openings of 2018
As I mentioned last week, 2017 was B.C.’s biggest year ever for craft beer growth, with 26 new breweries opening around the province. There are currently 154 craft breweries and brewpubs operating in B.C., and that number is set to […]
Beer gimmicks, pretentious nonsense and other hipster fuckery
This past fall, gruits – that ancient, hopless beer style flavoured with herbs that seems to be all the rage right now – got me thinking about the elusive line that divides fads, trends, and gimmicks from creative innovations and […]
On Tap: New releases from Main Street, Powell and Granville Island
The holidays are over and resolutions are for the weak. Here’s what we’re tossing down our gullets this week… Limited Release Barrel Aged American Style Barley Wine by Main Street Brewing (10.5% ABV, 77 IBU) If you hurry, […]
Craft Beer is Awesome! Strange Side by Strange Fellows Brewing + The Parkside Brewery
The annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival returns to Vancouver Jan. 16- Feb. 4 and if you’ve never been, you’re missing out. Now, I don’t have a fancy art degree and I don’t have a lot of time for pretentious […]
Brews News: Milk growlers; Spinnakers gets sour; Tacofino teams with local breweries
Growler fills at your local… dairy? We’re all used to filling up our growlers with delicious, local craft beer, but one dairy on Vancouver Island wants to fill them with milk! Morningstar Farm in Parksville is the first dairy […]