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Great Canadian Beer Festival 2018: Your guide to the best booths

Rob Mangelsdorf • August 24, 2018

The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park on Sept. 7 and 8 with more than 75 breweries taking part. Obviously, you’re not going to be able to visit all the booths—nor should you try—so we’re here […]

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Beer to the ground! Here’s our quarterly round-up of B.C.’s newest breweries for Spring 2018

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 28, 2018

Our spies are working overtime to keep up with all the new breweries opening every month in B.C. Another Beer Co. New Westminster (summer 2018) Sapperton used to be the brewing capital of the province, and ABC hopes to […]

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