Here’s what we’re substituting for water this week… Livin’ the Dream by Twin Sails Brewing Fruited pale ale • 5.1% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Summer is still a long ways away, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be […]
On tap: new releases from Twin Sails, Silver Valley and Backcountry
Here’s what we’re comforting ourselves with this week while constantly doomscrolling… Str8 Flexin’ by Twin Sails Brewing Imperial Stout • 11.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Port Moody’s Twin Sails Brewing has released the 2021 edition of Str8 Flexin’ […]
Craft Beer Market buys Victoria’s Canoe Brewpub
Calgary-based Craft Beer Market is taking over operations at Canoe Brewpub on Victoria’s Upper Harbour. The company, which now has nine locations in B.C., Alberta and Ontario, acquired the operation from the Truffles Group and plans “significant renovations in […]
On tap: new releases from Luppolo, Streetcar and Bright Eye
Here’s what we wish we were drinking with our friends at the tasting room this week (sigh)… La Piazza Italian Pilsner by Luppolo Brewing Italian pilsner • 5.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans East Vancouver’s Luppolo Brewing has brought […]
On tap: new releases from Neighbourhood, Four Winds, and Moon Under Water
Here’s what we’re spending our Covid benefit cheque on this week… Finesse by Neighbourhood Brewing Belgian blonde • 6.0% ABV • 17 IBU • 355 mL cans The newest release from Penticton’s Neighbourhood Brewing is as smooth and pleasant as […]
The top 5 B.C. craft beer stories of 2020, according to you
Welp, 2020 is officially over and done with. And good friggin’ riddance, what with the near constant state of calamity and crisis we’ve all been subjected to. But as much as we’d like to pretend the last 12 months never […]
On tap: new releases from Temporal, White Sails and Field House
Here’s what we’re leaving out for Santa this week… Vinifera: Gamay 2020 by Temporal Artisan Ales Wild grape ale • 8.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles East Vancouver’s Temporal Artisan Ales is releasing its Vinifera: Gamay 2020 today, and with […]
Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing sold to Viaggio Hospitality Group
Squamish’s oldest craft brewery has changed hands. Howe Sound Inn and Brewing has been bought by the Viaggio Hospitality Group. In a statement issued to The Squamish Chief on Dec. 23, the group said that it intends to keep things […]
Brewer vs. Brewer: The Langley Edition
Langley is one of the hottest beer towns in B.C. right now. Since Trading Post Brewing opened in 2016, there has been a surge of new breweries, including Five Roads, Farm Country, Camp Beer, and most recently, Smugglers’ Trail Cask […]
On tap: new releases from Main Street, Backcountry and Field House
Here’s what we’re really drinking out of our coffee cup during the Zoom meeting with head office this week… Cosmic Dancer by Main Street Brewing Australian IPA • 6.3% ABV • 36 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The second […]