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2024 GROWLIE AWARD WINNER PROFILE: The Barley Merchant

Joe Wiebe • September 3, 2024

GOLD – Best Craft Beer/Cider Bar The Barley Merchant has won this category each year since it opened in 2021 so obviously they’re doing something (everything??) right! Featuring 34 rotating beer taps and 8 cider taps, the Barley Merchant is […]

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Tapping Out: Exploring B.C.’s Newest Craft Beer Taprooms

Noëlle Phillips • November 2, 2023

B.C.’s craft beer industry has exploded over the past decade, and even the most devoted drinker can’t make it out to every brewery. To support breweries and craft beer drinkers in this hot market, more craft beer taprooms have opened […]

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