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Lower Lonsdale brewery district approved by City of North Vancouver

Brent Richter / North Shore News • April 24, 2019

The City of North Vancouver is opening the taps and adding a new “brewery district” to Lower Lonsdale. Council voted April 15 to rewrite a portion of the city’s zoning bylaw to make it easier for a host of new […]

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Government shutdown a buzzkill for American craft breweries

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 9, 2019

As the U.S. federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, close to a million federal employees are without pay and the American economy is suffering to the tune of more than $1.5 billion per week. It’s enough to drive any […]

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Free the beer… from the stupidity of provincial politics

Rob Mangelsdorf • July 20, 2018

If you thought Canada was a free country, then you’ve never tried to take booze across provincial lines. For a multitude of dumb reasons, there are often more trade barriers that exist between provinces in this pretty great nation of […]

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Political pints: B.C. breweries are mixing alcohol and politics, with unintended consequences

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 2, 2018

Despite the old adage about never discussing politics in polite company, drinking establishments have long been fertile ground for political revolution. Boston’s Green Dragon Tavern became known as the “headquarters of the American Revolution,” while Le Procope in Paris was […]

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BREWS NEWS: NDP launches liquor review; Strathcona turns 1, Phillips' Snowcase is back

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 15, 2017

B.C. NDP to launch liquor review   B.C. Attorney General David Eby is making good on his promise to create a liquor industry advisory panel to review the province’s current liquor legislation and policies. As we first reported last month, […]

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