Strap in kiddies, because your liver is about to take a beating this weekend. That’s right, the Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park for its 27th annual celebration of the very best Canadian craft beer has […]
Great Canadian Beer Festival announces its beer list and it’s a doozy
The Great Canadian Beer Festival has released the beer list for its 27th annual celebration of craft beer and it’s a doozy. The coast-to-coast tap list features more than 300 beers and ciders from some of the best breweries in […]
Five beers to drink with dad this Father’s Day
This Sunday is Father’s Day, which means it’s time to take your old man out for an awkward dinner and maybe grab him a six-pack while you’re at it. Or maybe another tie? No, definitely go with the six-pack. But […]
The Growler guide to Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2019
The past decade has seen some truly remarkable changes in the Vancouver craft beer scene, and one of the driving forces behind that has been Vancouver Craft Beer Week. From its humble beginnings with barely more than a dozen breweries […]
Harvest Haus moving to PNE Forum for 2019
After a one-year hiatus, B.C.’s biggest Oktoberfest celebration has announced that it will be back for 2019 with a massive new venue. Harvest Haus will be moving out of Downtown Vancouver and headed to the expansive PNE Forum in East […]
B.C. likes its booze, but beer falls behind
New data from StatCan reveals that British Columbians are among the biggest drinkers in the country, just not when it comes to beer. The national statistics agency released alcohol sales data for the 2017/2018 fiscal year last week. While British […]
Drink this: Over Them Mountains by Beere Brewing
Back in the day (like, eight years ago), IPAs pretty much only came in one shade. They were like divorced rabbits: hoppy and bitter, and that was about it. There were only a handful of commercially available hop varieties to […]
On tap: new releases from Dageraad, Superflux and Fuggles & Warlock
Here’s what we’re looking to toss back this week… Entropy Series No. 10 Cuba Libre by Dageraad Brewing 6.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles Dageraad took this dark, spiced, Belgian-style ale and aged it in rum barrels to give it […]
VCBW celebrates 10 years with collab brew
Vancouver Craft Beer Week is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a limited edition collaboration beer from Four Winds, Powell and Dageraad. Ten, a dry-hopped table saison, is low in alcohol and bursting with tropical flavours, no doubt making it a […]
Lower Lonsdale brewery district approved by City of North Vancouver
The City of North Vancouver is opening the taps and adding a new “brewery district” to Lower Lonsdale. Council voted April 15 to rewrite a portion of the city’s zoning bylaw to make it easier for a host of new […]