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More fun to come at Victoria Beer Week

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 7, 2018

Victoria Beer Week may be half over, but the fun is just getting started in the Garden City. Here’s a rundown of the events that are still to come…   Wednesday, March 7   Beer, Cheese, More Beer… Beer and […]

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Political pints: B.C. breweries are mixing alcohol and politics, with unintended consequences

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 2, 2018

Despite the old adage about never discussing politics in polite company, drinking establishments have long been fertile ground for political revolution. Boston’s Green Dragon Tavern became known as the “headquarters of the American Revolution,” while Le Procope in Paris was […]

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Craft Beer is Awesome! Experimental Belgian Ale by Category 12 / Faculty Brewing

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 2, 2018

Editor’s note: So full disclosure, I’m obviously completely biased when it comes to this beer. This is the first installment of The Growler’s quarterly B.C. Brewers Collaboration Series, and we’re pretty excited about what the mad scientists at Category 12 […]

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The Growler launches the B.C. Brewers Collaboration Series

Rob Mangelsdorf • March 1, 2018

What could be better than bringing together the best brewing minds to create something truly spectacular? Absolutely nothing, that’s what. The Growler is pleased to announce the first edition of our B.C. Brewers Collaboration Series: Experimental Belgian Ale by the […]

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The Spring 2018 issue of The Growler has arrived!

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 28, 2018

Our first issue of 2018 is here, and there’s been some exciting changes in Growler-land. This issue marks the beginning of our fourth year as B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide, so we decided to kick things up a notch. We’ve […]

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The Growler’s guide to the B.C. beer bloggers of Instagram

Rob Mangelsdorf • February 7, 2018

When it comes to keeping tabs on what’s new in the world of B.C. craft beer, it always helps to have a few beer bloggers on your Insta feed. So we’ve scoured the Interwebs to find the best accounts for […]

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Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, about Sour Beers

Joe Wiebe • January 29, 2018

  Lambic, gueuze, kriek, oud bruin, Flanders red, kettle sours, spontaneous fermentation, coolship, brett, lacto, pedio, foeder, or is it foudre?   In the realm of sour beers a lot of names and terms get flung around. If you’re someone […]

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Craft Beer is Awesome! Spinnakers Brewpub’s Prunus Plum Sour

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 25, 2018

When Spinnakers Brewpub opened in Victoria 34 years ago, there was little indication that it would help spark a craft beer revolution not only here in Canada, but the US as well. (Story goes that Spinnakers served as an inspiration […]

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What’s your birth beer? A totally scientific month-by-month guide

Rob Mangelsdorf • January 23, 2018

For thousands of years, cultures around the world have connected certain beers with birth months and zodiac signs. Bible historians, for example, have long associated the 12 beers present at the Last Supper with the various months of the year. […]

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Craft dinners: How breweries are upping their food game to restaurant-grade heights

Jan Zeschky • January 22, 2018

The brewery lounge concept has been revolutionary for B.C.’s beer scene in more ways than one. As well as offering young breweries a vital source of revenue through a store front, the legal requirement to provide food has pushed many […]

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