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On tap: New releases from Dageraad, Vancouver Island Brewing and Granville Island

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 29, 2020

Here’s what we’re getting delivered to our front door this week… Solo House Party by Dageraad Brewing Session IPA • 4.5% ABV • 473 mL tall cans This session IPA from Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing is brewed with kveik yeast resulting […]

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Granville Island goes legit with new brews and new look

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 26, 2019

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how macrobreweries will straight-up lie to you about their beer, presenting it as something that it’s not. In the case of Edmonton-brewed and multinational AB InBev-owned Lucky Lager, that means pretending to […]

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Beer of the Week: Pacific Northwest Porter by Granville Island Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 5, 2018

Granville Island Brewing’s core beers may be brewed at the big Molson brewery down on Burrard (for the time being at least), but the original brewery nearby on Granville Island is still very much in operation and pumping out some […]

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On Tap: New releases from Main Street, Powell and Granville Island

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 11, 2018

The holidays are over and resolutions are for the weak. Here’s what we’re tossing down our gullets this week…   Limited Release Barrel Aged American Style Barley Wine by Main Street Brewing (10.5% ABV, 77 IBU)   If you hurry, […]

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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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