B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Growler editor Rob Mangelsdorf once again sat down with Barry Link at the This is Lotusland podcast to talk all things craft beer. On the menu this week is the recently re-branded and re-launched Vancouver Island Brewing and its 19 […]
Okanagan Fest of Ale round-up The Okanagan Fest Of Ale in Penticton has come and gone, and we’re still recuperating over here in Growler-land. In all, 65 breweries were on hand, pouring 175+ different beers for the 5,000+ jolly craft […]
Here’s a look at what we’re drinking this week… Granville Island Doppelbock Granville Island Brewing is launching their 2017 cellar series with an updated version of the Burly Goat Doppelbock that won silver at last year’s Canadian Beer Awards. […]
Fest of Ale returns to Penticton One of the biggest (and certainly one of the most fun) craft beer and cider festivals in B.C. returns to Penticton this weekend. The 22nd annual Okanagan Fest of Ale takes place this Friday […]
Australia and Canada have always had a natural affinity for each other. Perhaps it’s the shared colonial heritage that’s responsible for that connection. Or maybe it’s the fact that both countries are sparsely-populated outposts at opposite ends of the Pacific; […]
Contrary to what your local craft brewery’s Instagram feed might suggest, making beer is anything but glamorous. There are no poignant shafts of light to catch motes of dust floating in the air – just fluorescent tubes incessantly flickering overhead. […]
On March 1, the long-awaited Andina Brewing Company finally opened its doors on Powell Street, much to the relief of the Amaya family. After years of red tape, false starts, construction delays, and permit after permit after permit, the family-owned […]
The fascinating and complicated history of one of beer’s most revered figures In the annals of beer history, St. Hildegard of Bingen holds a unique distinction. The 12th century German abbess is responsible for the earliest surviving writings on […]
Penticton isn’t just about the beach, the peach, and the Naramata Bench. This small, South Okanagan city within easy driving distance of the coast has a thriving, cutting-edge craft beer scene that includes four breweries, a quaint brewpub, and […]
It’s a situation Dageraad Brewing owner Ben Coli had never been in before, and one he hopes he’ll never be in again. A few weeks ago, Coli discovered the new warm room the brewery had built wasn’t really doing its […]
