If you thought Canada was a free country, then you’ve never tried to take booze across provincial lines. For a multitude of dumb reasons, there are often more trade barriers that exist between provinces in this pretty great nation of […]
Best of the Fest: What to drink at Vancouver Craft Beer Week (according to us)
The weekend is fast approaching, and with it the glorious conclusion to Vancouver Craft Beer Week: the annual VCBW Fest at the PNE Fairgrounds. This Saturday and Sunday (June 2 and 3), more than 100 breweries and cideries will be […]
Burnaby’s Dageraad named Brewery of the Year at Canadian Brewing Awards
Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing took home the top honours at the Canadian Brewing Awards in Halifax tonight (May 26), winning the coveted Brewery of the Year award, as well as a slew of gold medals. Breweries from across Canada took part […]
Craft Beer al fresco: The Growler guide to Vancouver craft brewery patios
It is time, Vancouver. Time for us to leave our caves, pale and pasty, and shake off the mildew and rust that has accumulated over the seemingly endless months of cold, wet misery. We emerge, staring confusedly at the heavens, […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
Ten beers to try this spring
Spring is in the air, so how about we celebrate with some delicious craft beer! Light, refreshing beers with flavours of citrus and fruit are just the thing for when the sun finally makes an appearance. Here are a few […]
Beers (and beer-like bevvies) around the world
If there is one thing universal amongst all human kind, it is our proclivity for drinking fermented grains. Around the world, in every culture, people love to get plastered. Despite what religious fanatics and mother-in-laws might have you believe, it’s […]