This summer is shaping up to be busiest the province has ever seen for new craft brewery openings. This past weekend two new breweries opened in the Okanagan, with Barn Owl Brewing Co. in Kelowna and Breakaway Brewing Co. in […]
Beer today, gone tomorrow: A look back at B.C.’s defunct craft breweries
This story originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. B.C. has seen […]
Vancouver Island Brewing is going to save the whales with a floating beer garden and you’re invited
Vancouver Island Brewing is launching its new Pod Pack collab mix-pack with a party on the water to benefit the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s efforts to save the southern resident killer whales. Dubbed Pod Fest, the July 20 event features tons […]
Drink this: Farmland Hazy Field IPA by Field House
For many people, the craft beer movement isn’t just about choosing delicious, flavourful beer over insipid macro lagers—it’s about supporting local businesses, too. Instead of spending their hard-earned money on foreign-owned beer that’s made on the other side of the […]
What the Hazy: When is an IPA not an IPA?
This story originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Growler, out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province. Ask any […]
On tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Steel & Oak and Twin Sails
Here’s what we’re spending the baby food budget on this week… Savage by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.0% ABV • 24 IBU • 750 mL bottles Strange Fellows Brewing collaborated the good folks over at Farmhouse Fest (returning July 6 to […]
Four new craft breweries opened in B.C. this week
You read that headline correctly. This week across the province a whopping FOUR new craft breweries opened for business, bringing the total number of new breweries open this month to seven. As far as we can tell, that makes June […]
Celebration of life for Canadian craft beer legend John Mitchell planned for July 14
A celebration of life for Canadian brewing legend John Mitchell is being planned for July 14 at the Red Racer Taphouse on Beatty St. in Vancouver, and the public is being invited to raise a pint to the man that […]
Craft beer comes to wine country: The time is right to discover Kelowna’s beer scene
The Okanagan may be wine country, but craft beer has arrived in a major way in Kelowna. In the past three years, five new breweries have opened in the city, with another seven on the way. There are even hopyards […]
Drink this: Swirl by Strathcona / Superflux
One of the interesting hybrid styles that has popped up in recent years has been the dry-hopped sour ale. The style gained in popularity after Four Winds’ Nectarous won beer of the year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in 2016, […]