B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Here’s what we’re going to be gulping back this week… Talanoa by Steel & Oak Brewing Co. 5.6% ABV • 650 mL bottles According to Steel & Oak, Talanoa is the Fijian word for sharing stories and ideas in order […]
Staff at Nelson’s Savoy Brewery is stunned after owners decided to permanently close the West Kootenay craft brewery on Monday, effective immediately. The Savoy Brewery is located in the recently renovated Savoy Hotel on Nelson’s lively Baker Street. The adjoining […]
Hello and happy New Year craft beer fans! As we look ahead to 2019, it’s clear the craft beer revolution shows no signs of slowing down. In every corner of the province, there are new breweries being planned. Could B.C. […]
So here’s a crazy thing: it turns out British Columbians really like craft beer. Who knew! There are currently 171 172 craft breweries pouring beer in B.C., with 22 of those having opened, reopened or moved into new homes in […]
Prince Rupert’s Wheelhouse Brewing Co. is one of the pioneers of the Northern B.C. craft beer scene, and they’ll be celebrating their fifth anniversary in December, which is a pretty big deal. Wheelhouse’s beers are also making an appearance at […]
Welcome to the inaugural Growler Craft Beer Awards, AKA, the Growlies! This year, The Growler is launching its first ever craft beer contest, celebrating all of the awesomeness that is B.C. craft beer. Unlike traditional beer awards, the Growlies will […]
The craft beer trains keeps right on rolling. We have 11 new breweries listed in our latest issue of The Growler, and word on the street is there is a whole bunch more on the way. Here’s the latest intel […]
Take a trip around beautiful British Columbia and you’ll find that just about every town now has a brewery on its Main Street, alongside the bakery, the bank and the butchershop. It’s easy to get stuck in the Vancouver bubble, […]
One the best things about this job (other than getting paid to drink beer) is getting together with brewers I admire and seeing what sort of creative awesomeness they can come up with. And then drinking it! For the latest […]
In the past few months I’ve done a fair bit of travelling, and I’ve noticed something. When I was down in the U.S. and stopped in at some of my favourite breweries, there were dogs in the tasting rooms. And […]