B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
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 […]
Bomber Brewing, Oktoberfest B.C. Beer Collab (6.2% ABV) Close to half a dozen breweries helped develop the recipe for this golden, medium-bodied festbier, brewed in honour of B.C. Craft Beer Month. The beer was brewed at Bomber Brewing in East […]
This is a big weekend for beer with both the B.C. Beer Awards and B.C. Craft Brewers Conference taking place at the Croatian Cultural Centre. While the B.C. Beer Awards sold out ages ago, the B.C. Craft Brewers Conference just […]
Province looks to loosen restrictions on farm-based breweries B.C.’s new agriculture minister indicated the province is looking at loosening restrictions on farm-based breweries, making it easier for them to operate on the Agricultural Land Reserve. That no doubt comes as […]
My extended family is all from Victoria, and Christmas on the Island invariably involves copious amounts of Hermannator. I can barely recall my first experience with this high-test treat some 15-odd years ago, as I mistook the mighty Hermannator (9.5% […]
There’s something very charming about the old gods. They just seem a little more relatable, a little more human. No unattainable images of perfection to which me must aspire, but can never reach. The old gods were flawed, just as […]
Here’s some new releases we’re looking forward to this week… Fernie Brewing, The Professor Märzen (5.5% ABV 19 IBU) Fernie Brewing is honouring the memory of brewer Gord Demaniuk with their latest seasonal release, The Professor Märzen. Demaniuk passed […]
Bells and Whistles opens in the Fraserhood The team behind Metro Vancouver restaurants Wildebeest, Bufala and Lucky Taco are getting into the craft beer game with Bells and Whistles, which opened last week at Fraser and East 17th in Vancouver. […]
Here’s something cool! The Growler will be doing a weekly craft beer column over at Vancouver Is Awesome! Each week, I’m going to profile a beer that I’m currently in love with, and hopefully you will be too! To kick […]
Pretty much every month is craft beer month in B.C., but if you had to pick one to make it official, October is a good bet. It’s hop harvest time. Obviously there’s the association with Oktoberfest, the greatest inebriation celebration […]
