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Summer is here, so here’s our favourite mixpacks

Rob Mangelsdorf • June 30, 2022

Summer has arrived, and we can only hope we’ve finally seen the end of the June-uary misery. Since the next three months are totally going to be hot and sunny (touch wood) and we’re obviously going to be at the […]

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Dark beers for dark weather (and even darker moods)

Rob Mangelsdorf • November 25, 2021

Newsflash: It’s miserable out. This time of year, most days weeks months are a never-ending grey blur of damp and cold, with one drizzly day after another, after another. And on the rare occasions that the sun does make an […]

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10 B.C. craft beers to finish off the summer

Rob Mangelsdorf • August 17, 2021

This summer has been a scorcher so far and there’s still more than a month to go. Some locally-crafted liquid refreshment is just thing to beat the heat, so here are some favourites we’re currently quaffing. Bottlecap by Twin City […]

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Celebrate summer with 50+ Sensational Beers from B.C.’s Craft Breweries

Joe Wiebe • July 12, 2021

The fruity and creative beers take the form of beermosas, wine hybrids, sours and hazy IPAs – all found at your local craft brewery B.C.’s craft breweries are releasing the perfect drinks just in time for summer celebrations – in […]

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On tap: new releases from Vancouver Island Brewing, Backcountry, and R&B

Rob Mangelsdorf • May 6, 2021

Here’s what we’re lining up for this week (six feet apart, of course)… Pod Pack 2021 by Vancouver Island Brewing Assorted • 4.2%–6.8% ABV • 473 mL tall can four-packs The long-awaited return of Vancouver Island Brewing’s Pod Pack collab […]

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On Tap: new releases from Dageraad, Studio and Vancouver Island Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 2, 2021

Here’s what we’re chasing our Covid shot with this week… Dagerlaager by Dageraad Brewing Pilsner • 5.0% ABV • 473 mL tall cans The days are getting lighter, and Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing has brewed a beer to match. This crispy […]

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On tap: New releases from Dageraad, Vancouver Island Brewing and Granville Island

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 29, 2020

Here’s what we’re getting delivered to our front door this week… Solo House Party by Dageraad Brewing Session IPA • 4.5% ABV • 473 mL tall cans This session IPA from Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing is brewed with kveik yeast resulting […]

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On tap: new releases from Four Winds, Vancouver Island Brewing and Strange Fellows

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 23, 2020
Sovereign Super Saison by Four Winds Brewing

Here’s what we’re spending our COVID-19 unemployment benefit on this week… Sovereign Super Saison by Four Winds Brewing Saison • 8.5% ABV • 20 IBU • 750 mL bottles Delta’s Four Winds Brewing has re-released its classic imperial saison, Sovereign, for […]

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Vancouver Island Brewing and Stillhead Distillery collaborate on new… hand sanitizer!

Rob Mangelsdorf • April 8, 2020
Victoria’s Vancouver Island Brewing and Duncan’s Stillhead Distillery are teaming up to make hand sanitizer to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Victoria’s Vancouver Island Brewing and Duncan’s Stillhead Distillery are teaming up on a new product to help save lives instead of getting you buzzed: hand sanitizer! Due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Vancouver Island Brewing found itself with an excess of […]

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On tap: new releases from Taylight, Vancouver Island Brewing and Powell

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 5, 2020
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Here’s what’s monopolizing the space in our fridge this week… Last Train to Poco by Taylight Brewing (collab w/ Northpaw, Patina, Tinhouse, Provincial Spirits) West Coast IPA • 6.4% ABV • 55 IBU • 473 mL tall cans All four […]

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