B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
It’s no secret that something’s been brewing in “Yeast Van,” and that something is, of course, great beer. This Sunday, April 28, 17 local craft breweries (and distilleries) will open their doors for Hop Circuit, a DIY beer tour of […]
Here’s a look at what we’re eyeing to imbibe this week. Oro Blanco by Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. 4.2% ABV • 473 mL tall cans Oro Blanco, AKA “White Gold,” is Phillips’ latest tall can seasonal release. This sour […]
We may be living in the post-truth era, but if there’s one thing that’s universally accepted as fact, it’s that Brassneck makes fantastic beer and if you see something with its logo on it at the beer store, then you […]
Vancouver’s Strange Fellows Brewing has always had an appreciation for the esoteric. Each month the brewery celebrates a different “Strange Day,” inspired by obscure superstitions and folklore from around the world. On Jan. 26, those lovable weirdos are having a […]
Vancouverites, us millennials in particular, love to gripe about the high cost of living in this city; in fact, it’s our favourite topic of conversation. Rent? Astronomical! Gas? Despicable! Dining out? Deplorable! Don’t even get us started on the topic […]
Tickets to the B.C. Beer Awards go on sale today (as in, right now) with VIP passes and discounted early bird general admission tickets available for the Oct. 20 event. The ninth annual event returns to the Croatian Cultural Centre […]
Part 4 in The Growler’s four-part series exploring the basic building blocks of beer. Make sure to check out Part 1: Water, Part 2: Grain and Part 3: Hops. So, after water, grains and hops, we come to the final […]
Northpaw opens in PoCo Port Coquitlam finally has its first craft brewery with the official opening of Northpaw Brewing earlier this week. The new 3,700-square-foot brewery in Fremont Village is serving up 12 taps of West Coast-inspired beers, like the […]
If you thought Canada was a free country, then you’ve never tried to take booze across provincial lines. For a multitude of dumb reasons, there are often more trade barriers that exist between provinces in this pretty great nation of […]
Ask a beer lover what their favourite is, and odds are they’ll pick something on the extreme edge of the flavour spectrum: a hoppy/hazy IPA, tart sour, or barrel-aged imperial stout. Rarely will a lager make it on to a […]