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Here are the winners of The Growler’s 2021 Craft Beer & Cider Readers’ Choice Awards

Growler Staff • September 1, 2021

  The whole team at The Growler is excited to bring back our Craft Beer & Cider Readers’ Choice Awards, also known as The Growlies, following its postponement in 2020 due to… well, you know why. All of these awards […]

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Here are the winners of The Growler’s 2019 Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019

It’s the festive season, so let’s celebrate all the incredible craft beer being brewed in our province—and what better way to do that than with the Growler’s 2019 B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards! Unlike other craft beer awards and […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Driftwood Brewery

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
drift wood brewery fat tug

GOLD – Beer of the Year // Fat Tug IPA GOLD – Best West Coast/Specialty IPA // Fat Tug IPA GOLD – Best UK-style Ale // Naughty Hildegard ESB GOLD – Best Branding/Packaging BRONZE – Best Imperial Ale/Lager // Singularity […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Vancouver Island Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
Vancouver Island Brewing

GOLD – Best Imperial Ale/Lager // Hermannator One of the founding breweries of the early microbrewery movement in Canada, Vancouver Island Brewing began its existence as Island Pacific Brewing in 1984. Its original location was in Saanichton north of Victoria […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Four Winds Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
Four Winds juxtapose

GOLD – Best Farmhouse/Wild Brett Ale // Juxtapose GOLD – Best Wood-Aged Beer // Norwood GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous SILVER – Best Light/Amber Lager // Hüftgold SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Triplicity BRONZE – Brewery of […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: House of Funk Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019
House of funk

GOLD – Best New Brewery SILVER – Best Collab Beer // Patience is a Virtue When it comes to brewing, North Vancouver’s House of Funk isn’t just limiting itself to beer. The Growlie’s 2019 New Brewery of the Year has […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Field House Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019
field house brewing

GOLD – Brewery of the Year GOLD – Best Dark Lager // Toasted Coconut Black Lager GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Dark Sour: Blackberry + Blueberry GOLD – Best Low-Alcohol Beer // Sour Wheat Gose GOLD – Best Tasting […]

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Vote now for The Growler’s 2019 B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards!

Rob Mangelsdorf • October 3, 2019

Welcome to The Growler’s second annual B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards, AKA, the Growlies! The Growlies are B.C.’s only province-wide craft beer readers’ choice awards, celebrating every style of awesome craft beer B.C. has to offer. Unlike traditional beer […]

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Vote for your favourite beer and win a luxury helicopter craft beer tour!

Rob Mangelsdorf • October 3, 2019

This year The Growler is pleased to announce four awesome prizes up for grabs for those voting in The Growler’s 2019 B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards, AKA, The Growlies! The grand prize is an absolutely bonkers luxury helicopter craft […]

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Hermannator still king of the winter seasonals, 31 years and counting

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 30, 2018

GOLD: Strong Beer, Hermannator by Vancouver Island Brewing Few beers are as ubiquitous in this province as the mighty Hermannator, Vancouver Island Brewing’s 9.5% ABV gentle giant. The beer was first launched 31 years ago as a holiday treat for […]

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