Liquor stores in B.C. will temporarily be able to open as early as 7am so they can serve seniors and the immuno-compromised. Wine stores or private liquor stores throughout the province can now operate between 7am and 11pm, if they […]
Liquor sales are up during COVID-19 outbreak, but B.C. craft breweries are still struggling
B.C. government liquor stores have reported a surge in liquor sales since the COVID-19 quarantine began almost a month ago, with a 40% increase compared to this time last year. However, that hasn’t translated into increased sales for craft brewers, […]
Vancouver Island Brewing and Stillhead Distillery collaborate on new… hand sanitizer!
Victoria’s Vancouver Island Brewing and Duncan’s Stillhead Distillery are teaming up on a new product to help save lives instead of getting you buzzed: hand sanitizer! Due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Vancouver Island Brewing found itself with an excess of […]
Wage subsidy plan of little help to many B.C. craft breweries, bars and restaurants
The federal government’s recently announced wage subsidy program will be of little use to many craft breweries struggling due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, according to at least one brewery owner. Ben Coli, owner of Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing, says the […]
Play The Growler’s COVID-19 Quarantine Bingo!
Stuck inside because of this pesky pandemic with only your rapidly dwindling beer supply to keep you company? Fear not! The Growler is here to save you from endless hours of monotony with our COVID-19 Quarantine Bingo. Drinking at home […]
Stay at home with these cider home delivery options
If there’s a silver lining to this whole COVID-19 quarantine it’s that it’s never been more socially acceptable to drink alone at home! And with many B.C. craft cider producers now doing home delivery, it’s easier than ever to get […]
B.C. brewers and distillers produce hand sanitizer for front line workers in COVID-19 fight
Breweries and distilleries across the province are responding to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak by shifting production from hazy IPAs and botanical gins to making hand sanitizer for front line workers. The key ingredient in hand sanitizer is ethyl alcohol, […]
B.C. craft breweries push for government support, debt relief amid COVID-19 outbreak
With tasting rooms across the province closed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) response and thousands of people laid off, B.C.’s craft breweries and the people they employ and support are in crisis. Operating on slim margins with little in the […]
Drink This: Purgatory by Steamworks Brewing
It’s now Week 2 of COVID-19 lockdown and I’ve decided that instead of doing the recklessly irresponsible thing and spending 45 minutes in my local liquor store trying to decide which four or five beers I’m going to buy, I’m […]
Fort Langley Beer + Food Festival postponed to June 27
The Fort Langley Beer + Food Festival has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak (coronavirus), and will be rescheduled for June 27, 2020, instead. The festival was originally slated for May 16, 2020, but due to the ongoing […]