Here’s what we’re pairing with oversized hats and sunblock this week… Venture Mango Passionfruit Sour by Mariner Brewing Fruited sour ale • 4.2% ABV • 5 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The latest installment of the Venture fruited sour […]
More beer: Coquitlam’s Mariner Brewing gets expansion OK
Coquitlam’s lone craft brewery is expanding. As reported in the Tri-City News, Coquitlam city council unanimously endorsed a measure last month that would permit the seating capacity at Mariner Brewing to double from the current 50 to 100 customers ahead […]
These are B.C.’s best and worst beer towns, according to census data
UPDATE: As reader Justin Douglas correctly pointed out, Red Arrow and Small Block are not in Duncan, but are technically located in the District Municipality of North Cowichan. That knocks Duncan out of third place in the under 30,000 […]
What’s up with what’s going down: your craft beer weekend event guide for Sept. 27-29
Brewloops Sept. 27 and 28 • Kamloops This beer festival has it all: more than 30 B.C. breweries and cideries, a dozen live music acts, a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, and a family-friendly event on the afternoon of the 28th. […]
Brews News: Fernie donates $100K; Mariner turns 1; Lighthouse opens tasting room
Fernie Brewing donates $100K to local charities When it comes to giving back to its community, Fernie Brewing Co. walks the walk. This week the East Kootenay brewery announced that it had topped the $100,000-mark in donations to local charities […]
Beer to the ground! Here’s our quarterly round-up of B.C.’s newest breweries for Spring 2018
Our spies are working overtime to keep up with all the new breweries opening every month in B.C. Another Beer Co. New Westminster (summer 2018) Sapperton used to be the brewing capital of the province, and ABC hopes to […]
Coquitlam’s John B Pub celebrates 40 years with Main Sail Pale Ale
One of the oldest continuously operating neighborhood pubs in the province is hitting a pretty significant milestone this month. Coquitlam’s John B Pub is celebrating 40 years of serving pints to the thirsty masses on March 14, and to mark […]