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Craft Beer is Awesome: This beer is probably not John Cusack-approved

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 26, 2018

I think we can all agree that Hot Tub Time Machine is among the finest films to have ever been committed to the big screen. Between John Cusack’s charmingly angsty anti-hero, Craig Robinson’s smooth jams and 90 solid minutes of […]

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The Growler’s guide to the B.C. beer bloggers of Instagram

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 7, 2018

When it comes to keeping tabs on what’s new in the world of B.C. craft beer, it always helps to have a few beer bloggers on your Insta feed. So we’ve scoured the Interwebs to find the best accounts for […]

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Beer reviews

Craft Beer is Awesome! The Suburbs 2 IPA by Dageraad Brewing / Steel & Oak Brewing Co.

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 1, 2018
Steel & Oak Beer

Dageraad and Steel & Oak aren’t exactly known for their IPAs. Burnaby’s Dageraad has made a name for itself brewing some of the most authentic and interesting expressions of Belgian beer styles in the province, while New West’s Steel & […]

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Beer 101

Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, about Sour Beers

Joe Wiebe • January 29, 2018

  Lambic, gueuze, kriek, oud bruin, Flanders red, kettle sours, spontaneous fermentation, coolship, brett, lacto, pedio, foeder, or is it foudre?   In the realm of sour beers a lot of names and terms get flung around. If you’re someone […]

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Craft Beer is Awesome! Spinnakers Brewpub’s Prunus Plum Sour

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 25, 2018

When Spinnakers Brewpub opened in Victoria 34 years ago, there was little indication that it would help spark a craft beer revolution not only here in Canada, but the US as well. (Story goes that Spinnakers served as an inspiration […]

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Features

What’s your birth beer? A totally scientific month-by-month guide

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 23, 2018

For thousands of years, cultures around the world have connected certain beers with birth months and zodiac signs. Bible historians, for example, have long associated the 12 beers present at the Last Supper with the various months of the year. […]

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New Releases

On tap: New releases from Steamworks, Central City and Foamers' Folly

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 23, 2018

It might be 5 o’clock somewhere, but who cares, we’ve never been much for social convention. Here’s what we’re drinking this week…   Sanctuary by Steamworks Brewing Co. (7.5% ABV)   Steamworks has teamed up with Blasted Church to produce […]

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Craft dinners: How breweries are upping their food game to restaurant-grade heights

Jan Zeschky • January 22, 2018

The brewery lounge concept has been revolutionary for B.C.’s beer scene in more ways than one. As well as offering young breweries a vital source of revenue through a store front, the legal requirement to provide food has pushed many […]

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Beer reviews

Craft Beer is Awesome! Biére de Crabe by Twin Sails Brewing + Brasserie Dunham

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 18, 2018

Upon first glance at a bottle of Twin Sails Brewing and Quebec’s Brasserie Dunham’s recent collaboration, Biére de Crabe, you might naturally ask yourself, “Is this beer really made with crab? Crab beer? Is that a thing now?” First thing’s […]

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News

Brews News: Big Rock kicks off Dine Out, Simple Things now in six-packs

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 18, 2018

Big Rock Urban kicks off Dine Out   Dine Out Vancouver is back and Big Rock Urban is hosting a Brewmaster’s Dinner to kick things off. Tickets are $75 (taxes and gratuity included) and include a welcome drink and amuse […]

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The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery.

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