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What’s Up With What’s Going Down: Your Craft Beer Weekend Event Calendar for Sept. 6-8

Rob Mangelsdorf • September 5, 2019

Great Canadian Beer Festival Sept. 6-7 • Victoria The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria for its 27th annual celebration of craft beer with close to 100 breweries and cideries—the most ever at GCBF! Up […]

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10 beers you need to try this weekend at the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria

Rob Mangelsdorf • September 3, 2019

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 […]

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Great Canadian Beer Festival announces its beer list and it’s a doozy

Rob Mangelsdorf • August 27, 2019

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 […]

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Great Canadian Beer Festival announces biggest brewery lineup ever

Rob Mangelsdorf • July 9, 2019

The Great Canadian Beer Festival announced its 2019 brewery lineup today and the venerable Victoria craft beer-a-thon is shaping up to be the biggest yet. In all, more than 90 breweries from eight provinces and territories are taking part, the […]

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Early bird tickets for Great Canadian Beer Festival on sale today!

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 18, 2019

Early bird discounted tickets for the 27th annual Great Canadian Beer Festival are on sale today, but only if you’re a member of the Victoria Beer Society. Members can purchase their GCBF tickets before anyone else, and receive a 25 […]

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Brews news: Red Truck gets soulful; GCBF tickets on sale; Field House having a Field Day

Rob Mangelsdorf • July 13, 2018

Red Truck gets soulful Red Truck’s always awesome Truck Stop Concert Series is back again this Saturday, July 14, with Seattle R&B singer Allen Stone bringing his deeply-inspired soul stylings to the outdoor stage, along with Nick Waterhouse, the Elwins, […]

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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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