Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not a big fan of pineapple juice or coconut milk. But put them together in a piña colada? Ambrosia. Something about the acidic tropical bite of pineapple and the nutty creaminess of coconut makes […]
30 Days of IPA returns for another hoppy year of rare and amazing beers
Returning this month after a one year hiatus, Donnelly Group pubs in Vancouver are celebrating the IPA in all its many forms as 30 Days of IPA returns for another very hoppy year. Every day during the month, a limited […]
Celebrate International IPA Day with one of these delicious hop bombs
Today is International IPA Day, so it’s time to crank up the IBUs and celebrate with a pint of this hop-laden world-beater of a beer. India Pale Ale is easily the most popular craft beer style in North America today, […]
On Tap: New releases from Strange Fellows, Twa Dogs and Superflux
Here’s what we’re punishing our liver with this week… Moon Blossom by Strange Fellows Brewing 5.3% ABV • 12 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This sour saison is can-conditioned as any proper saison should be, but it’s only a […]
On Tap! New beers from Steel & Oak, Île Sauvage and Category 12
Here’s what we’re going to be gulping back this week… Talanoa by Steel & Oak Brewing Co. 5.6% ABV • 650 mL bottles According to Steel & Oak, Talanoa is the Fijian word for sharing stories and ideas in order […]
Drink This! Cheap Perfume by Parallel 49 Brewing
While the prevailing trend in beer locally has been for more sessionable styles with a lower ABV, down south of the border, the craft games seems to be dominated by big bold beers that will fuck your day up if […]
B.C. brewers support veterans with new Orion 1-1 beer release
Smugglers’ Trail Caskworks and their brewing partners at Vancouver’s Craft Collective Beerworks announced they will be teaming up to produce a commemorative beer honouring Canadian veterans. Called Orion 1-1, $1 from every bottle will be donated to Honour House, a […]
RECIPE: Beer and Cheddar Soup with Strange Fellows Brewing Guardian White IPA
By Roy Flemming, executive chef for Tuc Craft Kitchen Born in the UK and raised in the Caribbean, New York City and Montreal, TUC Craft Kitchen executive chef Roy Flemming has spent more than two decades in the kitchen, […]
Drink this! Double Infinity (Eureka!) by Superflux Brewing
There seems to be all sorts of drama these days in the craft beer world about contract brewing—that is, the practice of brewing beer at a brewery that isn’t yours. Recently, Doan’s and Postmark were acquired by Craft Collective Beerworks, […]
Check out the lineup of fresh hop beers pouring at Fresh to Death this weekend
If you missed out on all the amazing fresh hop beers conveniently assembled at the B.C. Hop Fest last weekend in Abbotsford, you’re in luck! This weekend, Vancouver Island gets its own fresh hop beer festival, and it’s going to […]