B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
Here’s what we’re spending our hard-earned money on this week… Little Red One by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.5% ABV • 750 mL bottles Previously brewed and bottled exclusively for Strange Fellows’ Fellowship members in 2017 (and winner of Best European […]
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, Sept. 6 and 7, with new management bringing a fresh look to Canada’s longest running craft beer festival. This year marks the 27th annual edition of GCBF, and […]
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 […]
Ask a range of people what the difference is between porters and stouts and you might get as many answers as the number of people you ask. Conducting a blind tasting might be just as unproductive as the styles tend […]
I’m a firm believer that dark beers can be enjoyed year-round. There’s no reason why you can’t have a porter or a doppelbock in the middle of summer. In fact, stouts happen to be one of the most popular beer […]
GOLD: Strong Beer, Hermannator by Vancouver Island Brewing Few beers are as ubiquitous in this province as the mighty Hermannator, Vancouver Island Brewing’s 9.5% ABV gentle giant. The beer was first launched 31 years ago as a holiday treat for […]
Silver medal – Best Brewery Tasting Room Silver medal – Most Knowledgeable Tasting Room Staff Silver medal – Best Social Media Bronze medal – Best Branding/Packaging Victoria’s Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. has long been a trendsetter in the […]
Victoria’s annual Christmas Craft Beer Show is coming up this weekend with close to 50 breweries and cideries pouring nearly 150 different beers and ciders. The action takes place this Friday and Saturday at the very warm and dry Save-On-Foods […]
The Growler is teaming up with West Coast Brewery Tours and Toque Catering to bring you the 12 Beers of Christmas, a unique food and beer journey through Victoria’s craft beer scene for the holidays. Twelve limited edition beers be […]
After close to two years of planning and red tape, Victoria’s newest brewery opened today in Rock Bay. Île Sauvage Brewing is located at 2960 Bridge St. and features a fully-licenced tasting room and a beer lineup heavy on the […]