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, […]
VCBW launches 2018 collab beer: Sea-to-Sky Double Dry Hopped Pilsner
Vancouver Craft Beer Week returns for its ninth year May 25 to June 3, and it’s commemorating the annual citywide celebration with its official 2018 VCBW Collaboration Beer. This year, VCBW partnered with Backcountry Brewing (Squamish), Beere Brewing (North Vancouver) […]
Vancouver Craft Beer Week kicks off with the East Van Crusher
Gird your liver and clear your schedule, because the ninth annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week is almost upon us. What started out as a humble craft beer fest back when you could count the number of local breweries on both […]
Where to drink this May Long Weekend
Good news everyone! May Long Weekend is right around the corner and it looks like the weather is going to be pretty glorious for a change. It might not officially be summer, but we highly encourage you to get into […]
Drink This: Lil’ Red Chair 4.0 by Townsite Brewing
Sour beers can be a polarizing thing. Some of the more challenging styles are closer to salad dressing than beer, and if you don’t know what you’re getting into, you could be in for a big surprise. But when executed […]
Squamish has a thirst for craft
Squamish is brewing, roasting, fermenting and distilling its way into our hearts There’s got to be something in the water. Squamish has an insatiable appetite for a lot of things: climbing mountains, jumping off of mountains, and riding mountains— […]
Tap & Barrel’s new patio has an insane amount of B.C. craft beer
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, […]
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, […]