Restaurants Canada is calling on more government support for foodservice establishments as COVID-19 continues to serve restaurants serious financial challenges. Around 70% of the nearly 900 foodservice operators surveyed by the organization are very or extremely worried about their ability […]
Steamworks Brewing Co. offers to decontaminate masks for front-line workers
A Burnaby brewery has repurposed new brewery equipment to decontaminate N95 masks. Steamworks Brewery took delivery of its steam-driven chamber pasteurizer days before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. It was for laboratory use in new product development and for […]
Drink this: Intolerant by Another Beer Co.
The new reality of COVID-19 is that even tiny breweries previously focused solely on their tasting rooms have now pivoted to packaged sales in order to stay alive. While this doesn’t come close to making up for the loss of […]
On tap: new releases from Four Winds, Fernie and Île Sauvage
Here’s what we’re reminiscing about the “before times” over this week…sigh… Clairvoyance by Four Winds Brewing (collab w/ Nomad Cider) Farmhouse ale • 7.0% ABV • 3 IBU • 750 mL bottles This farmhouse ale from Delta’s Four Winds Brewing […]
More brewery closures coming if pandemic restrictions persist: CCBA
The Canadian Craft Brewers Association is painting a bleak picture for the craft beer industry unless COVID-19 restrictions are eased and relief is made available. According to a recent survey conducted by the CCBA, more than 60% of Canadian craft […]
Kelowna’s Boundary Brewing the first craft beer casualty of COVID-19
Like many craft breweries across North America, Kelowna’s Boundary Brewing shut its doors last month in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it will not be reopening, says owner Oliver Gläser, making it the province’s first craft beer casualty […]
Drink this: All Together by Superflux
During these unprecedentedly weird times, every dollar we spend can have an enormous impact. Hundreds of thousands of people in B.C. have been laid off or have lost their jobs entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m one of them, […]
On tap: New releases from Dageraad, Vancouver Island Brewing and Granville Island
Here’s what we’re getting delivered to our front door this week… Solo House Party by Dageraad Brewing Session IPA • 4.5% ABV • 473 mL tall cans This session IPA from Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing is brewed with kveik yeast resulting […]
Recipe: Savoury clams with lamb and charred leeks
Prepared by chef Torin Egan, Northern Quarter 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, […]
Tasting rooms, pubs and restaurants could reopen starting in May
B.C. restaurants and food primary-licenced pubs and tasting rooms could be allowed to open for sit-down service as early as next month, although the provincial government has made clear that any loosened restrictions will come from provincial health officer Bonnie […]