GOLD – Best Brewery in B.C., Best Dark Lager // Dark Lager Best Branding and Packaging SILVER – Best Brewery or Cidery Tasting Room BRONZE – Best Beer in BC // Upstream Pale Ale Best Food Program Since opening just […]
Fresh hops are the best hops: B.C. fresh hop brew round up
Get ‘em while you still can! To some, Autumn means rain, coats and boots, rain, pumpkin spice, and rain; to us, it means a new crop of fresh hop brews to savour! Slightly delayed this year, due to the insane, […]
2022 GROWLER AWARDS WINNER PROFILE: Camp Beer Co.
GOLD Best Brewery Tasting Room SILVER Best Collab Beer // Valley Vibes Coconut Passion Fruit Session Ale BRONZE Best Brewery in B.C. Best Food Program Best Branding/Packaging If you didn’t already know, there’s something incredible happening in Langley. The burgeoning […]
Hoppy Holidays: BC Craft Breweries Warm Up Winter with a Selection of New Seasonal Beers
All points along the BC Ale Trail lead to wintry stouts, dunkels, porters and more that bring out the very best of the festive season As the nights get colder and darker, so too do the unique and boutique beers […]
The Growler presents The Growlervent Calendar!
With the first sighting of a Rudolph car, it’s apparent that that holidays are officially upon us. Time to dig out that tree, untangle those lights, see if that ugly Christmas sweater still fits, and get shopping! We thought we’d […]
Look out for these tasty B.C. fresh hop craft beers this fall
The ubiquitous West Coast rain has returned, and while the end of summer might be mourned by some (definitely not by the many folks around the province living under wildfire threat), there is a silver lining: fresh hop beers! (Also, […]
2021 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Camp Beer Co.
SILVER – Best Tasting Room If you didn’t already know, there’s something incredible happening in Langley. The burgeoning craft beer scene just keeps hitting it out the park with unique brews and stellar tasting rooms that provide inclusive neighbourhood gathering […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Camp and Russell Brewing
Here’s what we’re chasing our vaccination shot with this week…. Seven by Dageraad Brewing Saison • 7.0% ABV • 750 mL bottles Everyone’s favourite belgophiles are turning seven this week, so Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing is releasing a 7.0% ABV saison […]
On tap: new releases from Yellow Dog, Steamworks and Camp
Here’s what we’re spending our ICBC rebate cheque on this week… Skål by Yellow Dog Brewing Lingonberry Lager • 4.6% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This refreshingly tart lager from Port Moody’s Yellow Dog Brewing features […]
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 […]