Tap & Barrel is opening its 240-seat patio at their flagship North Vancouver location in Lower Lonsdale this Friday, and it might be the best place in the province to enjoy B.C. craft beer al fresco. The patio—which is designed […]
10 uses for your surplus suds
We’ve probably all found ourselves at some point or another with the unusual dilemma of having unwanted beer. Whether it’s cans of Coors Light left in the cooler that a bad friend brought to a party, a failed batch of […]
B.C. brewers win big at World Beer Cup
It bills itself as the “Most Prestigious Beer Competition in the World”, and this year B.C. brewers proved they are among the best of the best. In all, B.C. breweries brought home nine medals—including three golds—from the World Beer Cup, […]
The beers of Ballard
There’s a certain undeniable magic to Seattle. After all, this is the town that gave us Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Kenny G. Home of the 2014 Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the 1917 Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans. […]
Vancouver’s top breweries, according to Vancouver Courier readers
If you have a liver and pulse, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a lot more fantastic beer being brewed and consumed in Vancouver these days. In little more than five years, our city has transformed itself from a puritanical craft […]
In praise of beer-flavoured beer
Dry-hopped sours. Barrel-aged stouts. Organic fruit-infused, coffee bean-fermented, hazy IPAs with lactose and unicorn farts. I love them all. Truly. But sometimes they can be a bit much. What ever happened to beer that tastes like… beer? Beer that’s simple, […]
Drink This! Meadowlark Saison by Cannery Brewery
Spring is here, and with it light, refreshing springtime beers. Beers with invigorating fresh flavours. Beers that make you forget about the six months of freezing rain and snow we just survived. Almost. In that spirit, Cannery Brewing’s Meadowlark Saison […]
STOP TALKING ABOUT ‘BREAKING THE SEAL’, YOU IGNORANT DRUNKS
It’s an inevitable part of any night out: you’re two or three drinks into an evening of civilized conversation when you get up to make your first trip to the bathroom. “Don’t break the seal!” someone shouts. By now, we’re […]
Hop Circuit returns to Yeast Van this Sunday
Yeast Van is home to some of the best beer and spirits in the province, and this Sunday you can get a peek behind the scenes and meet the people responsible for your favourite bevvies. The third annual Yeast Van […]
Siris Cask Festival coming to Vancouver
The Siris Cask Festival is returning in June, and this time you won’t have to schlep all the way out to Port Coquitlam to enjoy it. Named after Siris, the original goddess of beer in pre-Sumerian mythology, the festival features […]