Here’s what we’re pairing with oversized hats and sunblock this week… Venture Mango Passionfruit Sour by Mariner Brewing Fruited sour ale • 4.2% ABV • 5 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The latest installment of the Venture fruited sour […]
On tap: new releases from Main Street, Twin Sails and Yellow Dog
Big DIPA by Main Street Brewing Double IPA • 8.0% ABV • 53 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This juicy beast of an IPA by Vancouver’s Main Street Brewing is brewed with gobs of Citra hops for notes of […]
Even a pandemic can’t stop Port Moody’s beer scene from growing
As businesses across the province struggle to stay open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest addition to Port Moody’s craft beer scene is about to throw open its doors. Well, maybe squeeze one of them open a crack. Four years […]
These are B.C.’s best and worst beer towns, according to census data
UPDATE: As reader Justin Douglas correctly pointed out, Red Arrow and Small Block are not in Duncan, but are technically located in the District Municipality of North Cowichan. That knocks Duncan out of third place in the under 30,000 […]
On tap: new releases from Yellow Dog, Vice & Virtue and Old Yale
Here’s what we’re substituting water with this week… Ultra Colour by Yellow Dog Brewing Amber IPA • 6.0% ABV • 60 IBU • 473 mL tall cans This hybrid IPA from Port Moody’s Yellow Dog Brewing has the malt backbone […]
Drink this: Run Free by Yellow Dog Brewing
Cocktail inspired beers are so hot right now, and for good reason. The familiar flavours of an old fashioned or a whisky sour have remained relevant for more than 100 years because they work. They are delicious and balanced—with elements […]
Drink This! Double Barrel Death Blow by Twin Sails Brewing
Barley wine is a fickle beast and, sadly, it’s often done poorly. My first encounter with this strong, syrupy ale was back when I was a bartender in London (the important one, not the one in Ontario) almost 20 years […]
Online beer stores deliver hype cans to your doorstep
Craft beer is finally getting the Amazon treatment here in B.C. Port Moody’s Twin Sails Brewing announced last month it was opening an online beer store, allowing anyone in the province to order its beer directly, and have it shipped […]
Drink This! Random Thoughts by Twin Sails Brewing Co.
Wine bottles are fancy, huh? So when a brewery puts its beer in a wine bottle, it must mean that it’s extra fancy, I guess. Actually, more often than not, this has proven to be true, in my experience. Sometimes […]
Labours of Love: B.C. brewers get funky with their side hustles
Vancouverites, us millennials in particular, love to gripe about the high cost of living in this city; in fact, it’s our favourite topic of conversation. Rent? Astronomical! Gas? Despicable! Dining out? Deplorable! Don’t even get us started on the topic […]