Rendering of Vernon BNA Brewing location. Nixon Hospitality Group photo It’s official, BNA Brewing is coming to Vernon. Rumours about a possible expansion to Vernon have been floating around town for a while, and now details are being released by the Nixon Group. BNA Brewing Vernon will have an on-site craft brewery and large eatery. It’ll also have 10-pin bowling lanes plus family-friendly “duckpin” bowling lanes, as well as a retro-inspired arcade, and outdoor bocce court. The Nixon Hospitality Group is currently in the process of transforming the old Finning building on Kalamalka Lake Road ..read more

Boardwalk Brewing, in Port Coquitlam’s Dominion Triangle area, opened in July 2021. Boardwalk Brewing in Port Coquitlam is is closing its doors, just three years after opening in July, 2021. BC Ale Trail photo Port Coquitlam’s brewery trail is getting a little shorter. Boardwalk Brewing, in the city’s Dominion Triangle area, is pulling its last tap Sunday, July 14. The three-year-old craft brewery, renowned for its cotton candy Belgian ale that earned a silver medal at the 2023 Canadian Brewing Awards, announced its closure on its Facebook page Monday, July 8. “The rising costs in this ec ..read more

paired with Bridge Brewing’s Tropical PrimeTime IPA Citrus Prawn Ceviche paired with a Tropical PrimeTime beer at Bridge Brewing. Bridge Brewing photos When chef Amir Bahmani worked in fine dining establishments across Europe and Vancouver, the idea of pairing food with wine was a natural one, but finding just the right beer to go with a fancy seafood dish was not on his radar. Fast forward seven years and Bahmani is not only comfortable talking about food and beer pairings, he’s downright enthusiastic. “I was very familiar with wine pairings with foods and then some of the experiences I had l ..read more

Vancouver’s first female brewery owner The Columbia Brewery at the corner of Powell Strert and Wall Street circa 1892. Photo courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives. The fact that men dominated the early years of brewing in Vancouver should probably come as a surprise to no one. However, there is one woman who became a notable exception to this generality—Mary Mueller of Columbia Brewery, which set up on Powell Street in 1889—not far from where Parallel 49 is now. As a lone woman in an industry controlled by men, Mary needed to be smart, unafraid, and fiery. She was all three. Mary was only 20 ..read more

You haven’t seen them on the shelves in a year. First Postmark Brewing became Settlement Brewing before the business became part of the Vancouver Urban brand. Settlement Brewing/Vancouver Urban Winery/Postmark Brewing/instagram photo Regular local beer drinkers may have noticed Settlement Brewing has disappeared from liquor store shelves, but the brewery hasn’t shut down. The business didn’t start as Settlement; Postmark Brewing launched in 2014 at 55 Dunlevy Ave in Vancouver’s Railtown neighbourhood. The brewery site hasn’t moved since then, though the names and owner ..read more

iStock / Getty Images Plus / feverpitch photo Beer is good. Good craft beer tastes amazing. For a lot of people, it’s become more than a drink they enjoy, it has become a hobby and even further, a passion. Unfortunately, for the longest time, beer always seemed to get by. “Beer sells itself,” is something I’ve heard many times over the years working in beer, both directly and indirectly. So, in this time of leaner sales, brewery closures and shifts away from beer to seltzers and other items in the “refresher” category, can we still get away with that? There probably won’t be too many who disag ..read more

Twin City Big Yikes Hazy IPA *Also known as NEIPA (New England IPA) WHAT IS IT? An offshoot of top fermenting American IPA styles, typically using new world hops for big, vibrant aromas by focusing on cold side additions to create biotransformation and extract essential oils. DANGER LEVEL Hazy at night, hazy the next morning. GLASS Tulip STYLE STATS ABV: 6.0-9.0% IBU: 25-60 (trending lower) Colour: Straw to light orange Body: Medium full to full Bubbles: A little calmer than regular draft ORIGIN STORY John Kimmich was working in his lab at Alchemist in Vermont late one night, and managed to cr ..read more

Vancouver’s Storm Brewing is open again as of May 17, 2024, following a three-week closure due to a licensing issue. Storm BrewingBeing “unexpectedly closed for a couple [of] weeks is tough for any small business in Vancouver.” It’s been a tempestuous few weeks for Vancouver’s Storm Brewing, after a “clerical error” led to its temporary closure at the end of April. At the time, Storm shared that the irreverent craft beer spot, which has been brewing for 30 years, could possibly be closed for several weeks. On May 17, Storm announced it was once again open for business ..read more

They were motivated by a leukemia diagnosis Left: “Letterkenny” star Tyler Johnston (behind) with his mother Lynn (left) and sister Kelsey. Right: Lynn’s Lite Lager from Container Brewing. Brendan Kergin/V.I.A. photo If you can’t get your hands on a Puppers, how about a Lynn’s Lite Lager? The beer is a new collaboration brew between East Vancouver’s Container Brewing and Tyler Johnston, an actor best known for his starring role on the iconic show Letterkenny, on which he played Stewart. It’s a beer created to raise money for and awareness of a cause close to ..read more

Award-winning Dageraad Brewing is throwing an anniversary party May 11. Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. Lauren Vanderdeen/Burnaby Now photo It’s been 10 years since Dageraad Brewing opened up shop in Burnaby, and the local beer shop is celebrating with its biggest anniversary party to date. Owner and “chief janitor” Ben Coli told the Burnaby NOW the brewery’s parking lot will host a live band, food trucks, and games, in addition to lots of interesting beers. The Burnaby Fire Department will run a charity dunk tank at the party. Coli said ..read more