B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Beer-cycling in Greater Victoria The Greater Victoria region has some of the best cycling infrastructure around—to go along with one of B.C.’s most dynamic craft beer communities. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist who owns several pairs of padded Lycra shorts […]
Victoria Beer Week Celebrates 10 Years! Launched in 2014, VBW returns for its 10th annual celebration of the capital city’s craft beer culture March 1-9, 2024. Launched in 2014, Victoria Beer Week is returning March 1-9, 2024. The festival includes […]
paired with 33 Acres Mezcal Gose From Boomtown Burritos & Beer Garden Looking at the carefully designed landscaping, three-tired beer garden and large outdoor area that makes up Victoria-based Boomtown Burritos & Beer Garden, it’s hard to imagine that, not […]
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 […]
The annual release of Driftwood Brewery’s Singularity is circled on the calendars of many a hardcore beer geek in this province. While big winter seasonal releases are all the rage these days, back in 2011 when Singularity debuted, it was […]
Saturday, Feb. 15 B.C. Craft Cider Celebration @ Darby’s (Vancouver) Darby’s Kits is hosting its third annual celebration of B.C. cider, starting at 1pm. Twenty-one different ciders from craft cideries across the province will be featured. This is a non-ticketed […]
UPDATE: As reader Justin Douglas correctly pointed out, Red Arrow and Small Block are not in Duncan, but are technically located in the District Municipality of North Cowichan. That knocks Duncan out of third place in the under 30,000 […]
View Royal’s 4 Mile Brewing Co. officially reopened today following three months of renovations after a fire tore through the historic brewery and pub in October. “It’s been a long three months but we are officially open for business!” the […]
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 […]
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 […]