GOLD – Best Imperial Ale/Lager // Hermannator One of the founding breweries of the early microbrewery movement in Canada, Vancouver Island Brewing began its existence as Island Pacific Brewing in 1984. Its original location was in Saanichton north of Victoria […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Four Winds Brewing
GOLD – Best Farmhouse/Wild Brett Ale // Juxtapose GOLD – Best Wood-Aged Beer // Norwood GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous SILVER – Best Light/Amber Lager // Hüftgold SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Triplicity BRONZE – Brewery of […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: House of Funk Brewing
GOLD – Best New Brewery SILVER – Best Collab Beer // Patience is a Virtue When it comes to brewing, North Vancouver’s House of Funk isn’t just limiting itself to beer. The Growlie’s 2019 New Brewery of the Year has […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Field House Brewing
GOLD – Brewery of the Year GOLD – Best Dark Lager // Toasted Coconut Black Lager GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Dark Sour: Blackberry + Blueberry GOLD – Best Low-Alcohol Beer // Sour Wheat Gose GOLD – Best Tasting […]
2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Dageraad Brewing
GOLD – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Blonde SILVER – Best Wheat Ale // De Witte BRONZE – Best Collab Beer // Ten: VCBW 10th Anniversary Collab Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing started out more than five years ago with a seemingly impossible […]
Victoria Beer Week tickets go on sale today
Tickets go on sale today for Victoria Beer Week, returning March 6–14, 2020, with 15 events to choose from. The week-long libation celebration starts with the Lift Off! event on March 6 at the Victoria Public Market, with more than […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Dageraad, Dageraad and Dageraad
Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing has been busy this past week, releasing four beers and ensuring this holiday season will indeed be merry. Here’s a look at where our money’s going this week. Anno 2019 by Dageraad Brewing Golden strong ale • […]
VCBW announces new venue, all-inclusive tickets for 2020 festival
Big changes are in store for Vancouver Craft Beer Week with a new venue and all-inclusive ticketing for 2020. The 11th annual VCBW Festival, which caps off a citywide 10-day celebration of craft beer, will take place at Concord Community Park […]
What’s up with what’s going down: Your craft beer weekend event planner for Nov. 28-Dec. 1
Christmas Craft Beer Show Nov. 29-30 • Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria This event is quickly becoming a Victoria tradition, with 44 breweries and cideries setting up shop inside Memorial Centre for some pre-Christmas craft beer hijinks. Expect ugly sweaters, multiple […]
Drink this: The Shaft by Moon Under Water Brewery
If you’ve ever been to Victoria and found yourself in a bar in the wee hours, there’s a good possibility that you’ve been Shafted. The Shaft is a Victoria tradition: a shooter consisting of vodka, Irish cream, coffee liqueur and […]