I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for a pretty bottle or can. If a beer’s labeling catches my eye in the liquor store, I’m probably going to buy it. I don’t think I’m alone in that respect. And so it […]
Drink This! Raspberry Saison by Strathcona Beer Co.
Brewer vs. Brewer: The Belgian Edition
The country of Belgium has long been home to one of the finest beer cultures on Earth. From the Trappist monks and their abbey ales to champagne-like barrel-aged sours, the country has so much more to offer than chocolate, Tintin, […]
Drink This! Poire Blanche by Strange Fellows Brewing and Townsite Brewing
Who says winter beers need to be heavy, dark, sweet and insanely strong? Why can’t a winter seasonal beer be delicate, fruity and spicy? Some of us have to work in the morning! Think about the flavours we often associate […]
Strange Fellows and Townsite Brewing team up for latest Growler collab beer
Volume 4 of The Growler’s B.C. Brewer Collaboration Series is here, and we’re pretty excited about it. White as winter snow and fruitier than a partridge in a pear tree, Poire Blanche (4.8% ABV, 21 IBU) is what happens […]
Four Winds Brewing cleans up at the 2018 Growler Craft Beer Awards
Gold medal – Beer of the Year, Juxtapose Wild IPA Gold medal – Best Sour Ale, Quadrennial IV Gold medal – Best Belgian-style ale, Triplicity Gold medal – Best Light/Golden Lager, Elementary Lager Gold medal – Best Fruit Beer, Raspberry […]
Here are the winners of the 2018 Growler Craft Beer Awards
The Growlies have landed! Welcome to the inaugural Growler Craft Beer Awards, AKA, the Growlies! This year, The Growler is launching its first ever craft beer contest, celebrating all of the awesomeness that is B.C. craft beer. Unlike traditional beer […]
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 […]
VCBW offers $10 tickets to celebrate 10 years of awesomeness!
Vancouver Craft Beer Week—which was just named Vancouver’s Social Event of the Year at the 2018 Golden Owl Awards—is celebrating its 10 years of craft beer awesomeness by releasing a limited number of $10 tickets for the VCBW Festival, June […]
Drink this! Lavender ESB by Field House Brewing
Here’s the thing: English beers, they get no respect. Are they warm and undercarbonated? Yes—or are North American beers too cold and fizzy? Are they weaker than a cup of tea at Nana’s house? Again, yes—or are they extremely sessionable? […]
Drink This! Little Red One by Strange Fellows Brewing
Since the B.C. Beer Awards were last Saturday, this week I thought I’d highlight one of the gold medal-winning beers. (Check out the full list of winners here.) Little Red One is a lambic-style sour ale with black currants from […]