We’re now into Week 4 of quarantine and things are getting weird. Working from home without pants on is the norm. “Talking moistly” is now a thing. And don’t even get me started on Tiger King. On the plus side, […]
On tap: new releases from Strange Fellows, Red Truck and Slackwater
Here’s what we’re killing the virus with this week… Hedgerow by Strange Fellows Brewing Sour Cherry Wild Ale • 8.0% ABV • 750 mL bottles Hedgerow by East Vancouver’s Strange Fellows Brewing is brewed with Balaton cherries and is the first beer […]
Vancouver Island Brewing and Stillhead Distillery collaborate on new… hand sanitizer!
Victoria’s Vancouver Island Brewing and Duncan’s Stillhead Distillery are teaming up on a new product to help save lives instead of getting you buzzed: hand sanitizer! Due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Vancouver Island Brewing found itself with an excess of […]
Erie Creek Brewing opens in Salmo
The rustic Kootenay town of Salmo is no longer known just for its “dinner jackets” and its psychedelic drug orgy electronic music festival—now it has a craft brewery, too! Erie Creek Brewing opened this week, offering one- and two-litre growler […]
Wherefore art thou, cask ales?
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. A […]
Wage subsidy plan of little help to many B.C. craft breweries, bars and restaurants
The federal government’s recently announced wage subsidy program will be of little use to many craft breweries struggling due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, according to at least one brewery owner. Ben Coli, owner of Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing, says the […]
When grain meets grape: the rise of beer/wine hybrids in B.C.
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide at your local brewery, cidery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. Beer […]
Play The Growler’s COVID-19 Quarantine Bingo!
Stuck inside because of this pesky pandemic with only your rapidly dwindling beer supply to keep you company? Fear not! The Growler is here to save you from endless hours of monotony with our COVID-19 Quarantine Bingo. Drinking at home […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Four Winds and Coast Mountain
Here’s what we’re hoarding like toilet paper this week… Malawi by Dageraad Brewing Belgian-style pale ale • 5.2% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Malawi is a Belgian-style pale ale from Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing, brewed with African grains of paradise […]
B.C. brewers and distillers produce hand sanitizer for front line workers in COVID-19 fight
Breweries and distilleries across the province are responding to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak by shifting production from hazy IPAs and botanical gins to making hand sanitizer for front line workers. The key ingredient in hand sanitizer is ethyl alcohol, […]