Penticton’s Cannery Brewing helped raise more than $5,400 to help support mental health with its Power Chord Pilsner charity beer. The beer was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the South Okanagan Events Centre with proceeds benefitting the Canadian […]
Drink this: Friendship Bracelet by Yellow Dog and Four Winds
There’s so many awesome things about the B.C. craft beer scene, but easily the No. 1 super duper bestest awesome thing is how all the breweries are totally open to working together to make great beer. Collaborations between seemingly “competing” […]
10 beers to try this weekend at Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2019
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is back for its 10th annual edition this Saturday and Sunday (June 8 and 9) at the PNE Fairgrounds and this year’s beer lineup promises to be the festival’s best-ever, with more than 100 breweries and […]
On tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Twa Dogs and Cannery
Here’s what we’re spending our hard-earned money on this week… Little Red One by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles Previously brewed and bottled exclusively for Strange Fellows’ Fellowship members in 2017 (and winner of Best European […]
B.C. Beer Awards supports SFU brewing students with grant
The B.C. Beer Awards announced the first recipient of its annual grant to support students in Simon Fraser University’s Craft Brewing Essentials Program. The grant, titled “The B.C. Beer Awards Starter Kit” provides $3,200 towards tuition for students in the […]
Phillips Backyard Weekender lineup announced
Phillips Brewing sure knows how to throw a party, and this year’s edition of its annual Backyard Weekender concert series, July 26-28, is sure to be another rager. The fun starts on Friday, July 26, with a definite Caribbean flavour, […]
Drink this: Cerveza by Andina Brewing
Lagers are back in a big way, and it seems like this summer every brewery is trying its hand at super light, refreshing, Mexican-style cervezas. The style has its roots in the Bohemian pilsner, and over the years has become […]
The Summer 2019 issue of The Growler has landed!
The Summer 2019 issue of The Growler has landed, and it’s packed full of the latest news from the B.C. craft beer scene, hilarious articles, insightful interviews and more than 180 brewery listings and details on close to 400 beers. […]
Great Canadian Beer Fest returns Sept. 6 and 7
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, Sept. 6 and 7, with new management bringing a fresh look to Canada’s longest running craft beer festival. This year marks the 27th annual edition of GCBF, and […]
Dream job alert: Move to the beach and help run one of the best beer fests in Canada!
Penticton is a city of sun and sandy beaches—not to mention one of the best craft beer towns in Canada. What better place to work and play, especially if that “work” is helping organize one of the best and longest-running […]