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Cannery Brewing releases new fundraiser beer to help support women in industry

Casey Richardson • May 17, 2025

A new, limited release beer from Penticton’s Cannery Brewing aims to help boost up women in the craft beer industry. The Babe Brew Mango Milkshake IPA is now available as of Friday in the Cannery Brewing taproom in both 4-packs of […]

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2024 GROWLIE AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Cannery Brewing

Joe Wiebe • September 3, 2024

SILVER – Best Brewery in B.C. BRONZE – Best Dark Ale  // Naramata Nut Brown Best Light Lager // Lakeboat Lager Best Sour Ale  // Sunblink Berry Sour As a leader of the Okanagan beer scene since 2000, Cannery Brewing […]

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2023 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Cannery Brewing

Joe Wiebe • September 1, 2023

SILVER – Best Light Lager // Lakeboat Lager BRONZE – Best Dark Ale  // Heist Maple Stout BRONZE – Best Imperial Ale // Kindling Imperial Stout BRONZE – Unsung Hero of Craft Beer I’ve been visiting Penticton annually each spring to […]

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Fresh hops are the best hops: B.C. fresh hop brew round up

Kristina Mameli • October 28, 2022

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, […]

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Summer is here, so here’s our favourite mixpacks

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 30, 2022

Summer has arrived, and we can only hope we’ve finally seen the end of the June-uary misery. Since the next three months are totally going to be hot and sunny (touch wood) and we’re obviously going to be at the […]

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Dark beers for dark weather (and even darker moods)

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 25, 2021

Newsflash: It’s miserable out. This time of year, most days weeks months are a never-ending grey blur of damp and cold, with one drizzly day after another, after another. And on the rare occasions that the sun does make an […]

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On tap: new releases from Faculty, Strange Fellows and Cannery

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 12, 2020

Here’s what we’re trying to kill the coronavirus with this week… Nuba Turmeric Ale by Faculty Brewing Co. Spiced ale • 5.2% ABV • Draught only This unique beer was a collab between Vancouver’s Faculty Brewing and Nuba restaurant and […]

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Cannery helps raise $5,400 with Power Chord Pilsner charity beer

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 13, 2019

Penticton’s Cannery Brewing helped raise more than $5,400 to help support mental health with its Power Chord Pilsner charity beer. The beer was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the South Okanagan Events Centre with proceeds benefitting the Canadian […]

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Fall in love with Penticton beer

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 7, 2019

Upon visiting Penticton for the first time (or any time, really), it’s not uncommon to turn to whoever is sitting next to you and say, “I could live here.” Which makes sense, since the name Penticton, itself, is derived from […]

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Drink This! Naramata Nut Brown Ale by Cannery Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 25, 2019
Naramata Nut Brown Ale by Cannery Brewing

Since we’re nearing the end of Flagship February, I thought it would be a good idea to get into the spirit of things and crack open a classic this week. What’s Flagship February, you ask? Basically, the idea is that […]

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The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery.

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