Musicians like beer and brewers like music—it’s a fact. So it’s inevitable that the worlds of craft beer and music should collide. Usually it’s in the form of a one-off collab, sometimes the musicians themselves try their hands at brewing. […]
Strange Fellows celebrates Feast of Fools this Saturday
The latest event in Strange Fellows Brewing’s ongoing Strange Days celebrations promises to be a fun night full of food, foolishness and fine beer. The East Van brewery is hosting its annual Feast of Fools this Saturday, April 6, so […]
Okanagan Fest of Ale returns bigger than ever next weekend
A record number of craft breweries and cideries will be descending on Penticton next weekend, and if you don’t have plans already, you need to get yourself there, too. Even if you do have plans, cancel them, and come drink […]
Beer League Bash combines craft beer and hockey for a good cause
The B.C. craft beer industry loves to support a good cause, especially when it means they can have some fun and crush some beers while doing it. This Saturday at the Britannia Community Ice Rink, your favourite breweries will be […]
Drink this: Streetnames Saison by White Sails Brewing
It’s easy to get stuck in the Vancouver bubble. The city has everything you need, usually within walking distance, so why bother venturing further afield? World-class restaurants? Check! Killer coffee? Cheque! The best dang bunch of craft breweries just about […]
Saisons come full circle
When the British beer writer Michael Jackson first began writing about Belgian beer culture in the 1970s, he found very few examples of saisons in existence. By the early 1990s he even described the style as “endangered.” But he loved […]
Don’t believe the hype: Why mainstay beers are better than the flavour of the week
In this crowded beer market, brewers are under pressure to grab your attention. But the year-round staples are often their best work. There used to be nothing more exciting to me than a beer release. Something new, something exciting, something […]
Red Truck Beer’s Truck Stop Concert Series returns for fifth year
Vancouver’s Red Truck Beer is celebrating five years of fun with two great events this summer as its Truck Stop Concert Series returns for 2019. This year’s concert dates are slated for June 15 and July 20. The June 15 […]
Pop-up Beer Garden coming to Victoria’s Centennial Square this Saturday
The newly-formed Victoria Beer Society is celebrating spring with a pop-up community beer garden this Saturday at Victoria’s Centennial Square. The free family-friendly event will feature a diverse selection of B.C. craft beer, as well as some non-alcoholic kombucha and […]
Early bird tickets to Vancouver Craft Beer Week end this Sunday
The early bird gets the worm—or in this case, the beer. Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW) is gearing up for its 10th annual celebration of craft beer and craft culture June 8 and 9, 2019, at the PNE Fairgrounds with […]