Funky beers aren’t for everyone. Your uncle Jimbo, for example, is probably not going to be super into that barrel-aged brett-fermented saison you’ve been saving for a special occasion. An ice cold Lucky, though? Now you’re talking Jimbo’s language! But […]
Drink This: Andina Brewing’s Jalea Guava Saison
It’s summer, so you want a beer that’s cold, refreshing and you can drink dozens of if given the opportunity. Normally, fruit beers don’t fit this bill: they’re often cloyingly sweet, with flavours that tend to overstay their welcome. The […]
Your Fancy Beers Aren’t Safe From Fellow Partiers This Canada Day: Poll
You might want to keep an eye on your beers this long weekend, lest any shifty Canadians pilfer your pilsner. A recent poll from Research Co. found that one in four Canadians would help themselves to someone else’s beer in […]
Brews News: CRAFT Beer Market Kelowna opens; Big wins for VIB; C12 gets lounge licence and pizza
CRAFT Beer Market opens is Kelowna CRAFT Beer Market’s newest location opened its doors to the public for the first time this week in Kelowna. The much anticipated opening has been in the works for a couple of years with […]
Craft Collective launches new Spectrum brand for people who hate beer
If there’s one thing I know about beer, it’s that there’s a beer out there for everyone. For those that say they don’t like beer, well, they just haven’t found the right one yet. Which is hardly their fault. I […]
Beer and food pairing 101
Company’s coming, dinner’s almost ready, but you forgot to pop out to the liquor store to grab a bottle of wine. Obviously, you have a fridge stocked full of delicious, local craft beer, so screw it! Who needs wine with […]
The Growler presents Weiss Weiss Baby by Doan’s Craft Brewing Co. and Kettle River Brewing
Summer is here (almost), so we brought together Kelowna’s Kettle River Brewing Co. and Vancouver’s Doan’s Craft Brewing Co. to create something to help us beat the heat for the latest edition of The Growler’s B.C. Brewer Collaboration Series. This […]
Best of the Fest: What to drink at Vancouver Craft Beer Week (according to us)
The weekend is fast approaching, and with it the glorious conclusion to Vancouver Craft Beer Week: the annual VCBW Fest at the PNE Fairgrounds. This Saturday and Sunday (June 2 and 3), more than 100 breweries and cideries will be […]
Happy friggin’ birthday! Central City celebrates 15 years by upsizing cans at no extra cost
Central City Brewers + Distillers is celebrating 15 years of craft beer by moving its entire core lineup of Red Racer beers from 355mL cans to 500mL tall cans—while keeping the price the same. This isn’t just a limited time […]
Q&A with Ben Coli of Dageraad Brewing, 2018 CBA Brewery of the Year
Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing may have marked its fourth anniversary earlier this month, but the big celebration came Saturday night after it was named Brewery of the Year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in Halifax. For owner/brewer Ben Coli, the award […]