GOLD –
Best Craft Beer/Cider Bar
The Barley Merchant has won this category each year since it opened in 2021 so obviously they’re doing something (everything??) right!
Featuring 34 rotating beer taps and 8 cider taps, the Barley Merchant is on a quest to pour beer from every brewery in British Columbia. Beverage Director Josh McLaughlin curates the taplist and so far they have featured 156 different B.C. breweries and more than 1,800 unique beers. On the cider side, they’ve served cider from 30 different cider makers and offered more than 150 unique ciders.
Chef Hiran Perera operates a from-scratch kitchen with nearly everything prepared in-house.
The Barley Merchant also is well-liked in the gluten-free community thanks to its dedication to offering an inclusive menu for those with dietary restrictions.
In other words, if you’ve never checked it out, get yourself out to Langley to experience it for yourself.
