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2021 GROWLER AWARDS WINNER PROFILE: Backcountry Brewing

Growler Staff • September 1, 2021

SILVER – Best Weird Beer // The Jeffery BRONZE – Best East Coast IPA // Widowmaker BRONZE – Best Branding/Packaging Squamish’s Backcountry Brewing is known for some of the longest beer names in the business, and indeed, pop culture references […]

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2021 GROWLER AWARD WINNER: Twin City Brewing

Joe Wiebe • September 1, 2021

GOLD – Unsung Hero SILVER – Best Tasting Room BRONZE – Brewery of the Year BRONZE – Best Sour Ale // Late Bloomer Strawberry Hibiscus Sour BRONZE – Best Food Program When I first visited Twin City Brewing shortly after […]

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2021 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Four Winds Brewing

Joe Wiebe • September 1, 2021

GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Vélo Hazy APA with Lemon Juice GOLD – Best West Coast IPA // Greg IPA GOLD – Best Specialty IPA // Juxtapose Wild IPA GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous Dry Hopped Sour […]

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Here are the winners of The Growler’s 2019 Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019

It’s the festive season, so let’s celebrate all the incredible craft beer being brewed in our province—and what better way to do that than with the Growler’s 2019 B.C. Craft Beer Readers’ Choice Awards! Unlike other craft beer awards and […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Twin City Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
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GOLD – Unsung Hero GOLD – Best Board Game Selection SILVER – Brewery of the Year SILVER – Best Food Program SILVER – Best Place to Drink in the Afternoon Without Judgement BRONZE – Best West Coast/Specialty IPA // Run […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Driftwood Brewery

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
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GOLD – Beer of the Year // Fat Tug IPA GOLD – Best West Coast/Specialty IPA // Fat Tug IPA GOLD – Best UK-style Ale // Naughty Hildegard ESB GOLD – Best Branding/Packaging BRONZE – Best Imperial Ale/Lager // Singularity […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Vancouver Island Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
Vancouver Island Brewing

GOLD – Best Imperial Ale/Lager // Hermannator One of the founding breweries of the early microbrewery movement in Canada, Vancouver Island Brewing began its existence as Island Pacific Brewing in 1984. Its original location was in Saanichton north of Victoria […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Four Winds Brewing

Joe Wiebe • December 2, 2019
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GOLD – Best Farmhouse/Wild Brett Ale // Juxtapose GOLD – Best Wood-Aged Beer // Norwood GOLD – Best Sour Ale // Nectarous SILVER – Best Light/Amber Lager // Hüftgold SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // Triplicity BRONZE – Brewery of […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: House of Funk Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019
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GOLD – Best New Brewery SILVER – Best Collab Beer // Patience is a Virtue When it comes to brewing, North Vancouver’s House of Funk isn’t just limiting itself to beer. The Growlie’s 2019 New Brewery of the Year has […]

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2019 GROWLER AWARD WINNER PROFILE: Field House Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • December 2, 2019
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GOLD – Brewery of the Year GOLD – Best Dark Lager // Toasted Coconut Black Lager GOLD – Best Fruit Beer // Dark Sour: Blackberry + Blueberry GOLD – Best Low-Alcohol Beer // Sour Wheat Gose GOLD – Best Tasting […]

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