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Victoria Beer Week Returns for its 10th Anniversary

Joe Wiebe • February 25, 2024

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 […]

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Pop-up Beer Garden coming to Victoria’s Centennial Square this Saturday

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 28, 2019
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The newly-formed Victoria Beer Society is celebrating spring with a pop-up community beer garden this Saturday at Victoria’s Centennial Square. The free family-friendly event will feature a diverse selection of B.C. craft beer, as well as some non-alcoholic kombucha and […]

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Rebranded Victoria Beer Society to bring year-round events to the capitol

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 27, 2019

Year-round beer events and craft beer-focused programming are coming to Victoria courtesy of the newly-formed Victoria Beer Society. Formerly the Victoria Beer Week Society, the group decided to rebrand and transition into a year-round event producer after taking over the […]

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