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Map: Here are all the craft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries in North Vancouver

Andy Prest / North Shore News • June 3, 2022

The craft beer and spirits scene is now booming in North Vancouver, particularly in the burgeoning Brewery District in Lower Lonsdale. The North Shore will forever hold a piece of Canadian brewing history, as West Vancouver holds the distinction as […]

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8 Metro Vancouver breweries are working together to aid Ukrainians, and you can help by drinking beer

Brendan Kergin / Vancouver Is Awesome • April 5, 2022

Who’s in for a round? With the war continuing in Ukraine, brewers around the world are finding ways to help. To do their part, Vancouver-area brewers gathered in late March to brew a special beer, a Ukrainian Golden Ale. The […]

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10 brewed-in-B.C. Canadian Brewing Award-winning beers you have to try

Noëlle Phillips • March 24, 2022

In September 2021, the Canadian Brewing Conference and blind tasting competition (sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certification Program) took place in Quebec City, drawing the interest of breweries from across the country. And, our province made us proud. B.C. breweries […]

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On tap: New releases from Fernie, Deep Cove and Luppolo

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 24, 2017

Here’s what we’re looking forward to tossing down our gullet this week…   Fernie Brewing Co., Black Mammoth Winter Ale (8.0% ABV, 25 IBU)   Fernie’s Black Mammoth Winter Ale is back to warm our hearts and our livers. This […]

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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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