B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Here’s what’s new at the beer store this week… Postmark Brewing, Winter Warmer (5.8% ABV 51 IBU) Warm your bones with this malty, hoppy treat. Dark, rich malts are balanced by Northwest hops for a complex winter ale […]
Sports and beer. Best buds since forever, right? So you think it would be easy to find decent craft beer at the game. Wrong. Beer offerings at most sport stadiums have traditionally been pretty grim. You basically had two options: […]
So the story behind this beer is pretty friggin’ adorable. Last year, Dageraad owner and head brewer Ben Coli and his wife had twins. To commemorate surviving the first year of their lives (which as a new father, myself, I […]
You might think that not welcoming Nazis in your establishment wouldn’t be too terribly controversial, but it’s 2017, Donald Trump is the president of the United States, and Nazis are apparently a surprisingly sensitive bunch. In the wake of the […]
Cariboo plants 18,000 trees More than 18,000 seedlings will be planted in the B.C. Interior next spring as part of Pacific Western Brewing’s “Cariboo Cares” campaign. PWB dedicated 25 cents from every six-pack of Cariboo product sold to help […]
If you’ve grown up here in B.C., you’re likely aware of just how far we’ve come with regards to our liquor laws. It wasn’t so long ago that private retail liquor sales were illegal, and buying alcohol on a Sunday […]
Squamish’s Backcountry Brewing was one of the big winners at the B.C. Beer Awards last weekend, which, if you’re familiar with their beer or their story, should come as no surprise. These dudes (and dudettes) have been knocking it out […]
In a ceremony full of surprises, Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company of Parksville won Brewery of the Year at the 2017 B.C. Beer Awards, while a smoked lager collaboration between Victoria’s Swans Brewery and Nanaimo’s White Sails Brewing earned Best in […]
KPU Open House Kwantlen Polytechic University’s brewing program is training the next generation of craft brewers, and this week they’re opening their doors to the public so you check out what they are up to. The open house takes […]
If you thought fresh hop beer season had already come and gone, well, you’re in luck. Last week Phillips Brewing announced the release of their Lumberjacked Fresh Hop Pale Ale at a press conference in Vancouver with new NDP agriculture […]
