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Style Snapshot: A guide to the margarita-like gose

Crystal Luxmore • June 23, 2022

WHAT IS IT? A bright sour beer with a lick of salt in the finish and lots of Champagne-style bubbles.  SAY IT LIKE “goes-UH” GLASS Stemmed pilsner STYLE STATS ABV: 4.2-4.8% IBU: 5-12 Colour: Hazy sunshine Body: Medium Bubbles: Very […]

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On tap: new releases from Temporal, White Sails and Field House

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 23, 2020

Here’s what we’re leaving out for Santa this week… Vinifera: Gamay 2020 by Temporal Artisan Ales Wild grape ale • 8.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles East Vancouver’s Temporal Artisan Ales is releasing its Vinifera: Gamay 2020 today, and with […]

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On tap: new releases from Main Street, Backcountry and Field House

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 8, 2020

Here’s what we’re really drinking out of our coffee cup during the Zoom meeting with head office this week… Cosmic Dancer by Main Street Brewing Australian IPA • 6.3% ABV • 36 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The second […]

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Drink this: House White by Field House Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 9, 2020
House White by Field House Brewing

We’re now into Week 4 of quarantine and things are getting weird. Working from home without pants on is the norm. “Talking moistly” is now a thing. And don’t even get me started on Tiger King. On the plus side, […]

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What’s up with what’s going down: Your weekly craft beer event planner for Jan. 16–22

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 16, 2020
yoga and a pint

Yoga and a Pint Jan. 18 • 10:15–11:15am • Beach Fire Brewing, Campbell River Get your weekend started right with a morning of stretching, sipping and socializing. Instructor Lena Watt from Inner Compass Yoga will lead you through an hour […]

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Drink this: Toasted Coconut Black Lager by Field House Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 17, 2019
Toasted Coconut Black Lager by Field House Brewing

Dark lagers are a must-have in the fridge come wintertime—or all year round, really. Crisp, clean and refreshing, yet complex and roasty, they’re a flavourful, malt-forward beer that like any good lager will never wear out your palate. Field House […]

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Field Day Fest set for this Saturday at Field House Brewing in Abbotsford

Rob Mangelsdorf • August 7, 2019
Field Day Fest returns this Saturday, Aug. 10 to Field House Brewing in Abbotsford

Field House Brewing in Abbotsford is having a Field Day this Saturday Aug. 10, with its annual sour beer, art and music festival, hosted on its beer lawn. Eight breweries will be on hand pouring some of the best sour […]

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Farmhouse Fest promises a bumper crop of wild and funky beers this weekend

Rob Mangelsdorf • July 5, 2018

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 […]

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Craft Beer is Awesome! Field House x Tom Froese’s Good Life Ale

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 5, 2018

Ah yes, the Good Life. It’s defined differently for everyone, I suppose, but there a few components I think we can all agree on: good friends, good food and drink, good conversation, good art and enough time to enjoy it […]

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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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