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Patina, V2V Black Hops and Jackknife Brewing open amid COVID-19 outbreak

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 24, 2020

A trio of new craft breweries have opened their doors in B.C. in recent weeks, and have had to promptly shut them due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. It should have been a time of celebration for Patina Brewing in […]

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V2V Black Hops to take over Axe & Barrel Brewing Co.

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 14, 2020

Langford’s Axe & Barrel Brewing Co. will get another lease on life but in a very different form, after being purchased by V2V Black Hops Brewing, a veteran-owned social venture dedicated to supporting military veterans. We reported last week that […]

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