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

Vancouver Island cideries pour out a wealth of agritourism attractions Merridale Cidery and Distillery in the Cowichan Valley has been producing cider since 1999 and added a distillery in 2006. Merridale Cidery photo While some of British Columbia’s cideries have already been in business for a decade or more, the cider scene and industry across the province are just now really starting to take off. And, while breweries and wineries have been growing in number—and acres—there is a whole world to discover around craft cider, besides those overly sweet beverages found in giant two-litre plastic b ..read more

Shaketown Brewing Co.’s Pre-Prohibition Pilsner picked up bronze in the American-Style Pilsner category Shaketown Brewing co-founder Ryan Scholz, brewmaster David Varga, and head of sales Tarun Reddy share their Pre-Prohibition Pilsner that took bronze in the American-Style Pilsner category at the World Beer Cup. | Paul McGrath / North Shore News Picture if you will: You’ve just clocked off work at the sawmill in pre-prohibition era Shaketown, and are jonesin’ for a pint at the local tavern. What do you order? Why, the pilsner of course. The work to capture that forgotten flavour has won North ..read more

It’ll be a stormy spring for the business A sign on the door at Storm Brewing explains they are temporarily closed. Brendan Kergin/V.I.A. photo One of Vancouver’s oldest independent breweries is closed for a while. Storm Brewing has announced it will be closed for several weeks (likely through the spring) after a clerical error. “Due to a licensing oversight on our end, we are closed until this issue is resolved,” the business states on social media posts. The hope is that they’ll be open in summer, the post continues, but an exact date has not been announced. “The oversight was a human e ..read more

“It’ll be a celebration of beer in our own little way for sure.” The Vancouver Brewers Festival runs from April 19 to 28 at beer breweries around Vancouver. Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels The Vancouver Brewers Fest is back with 10-day of events taking place at breweries across the city. The fest of ales, lagers, and everything in between launches April 19 with events ranging from all-day happy hours and sales on beer to concerts and comedy nights to special food events. Last year was the first year for the festival; the inception came from a group of local b ..read more

Once built, the new North Vancouver location will seat more than 100 people and serve up fresh pizza Bridge Brewing owners Leigh and Jason Stratton are currently storing flats of kegs and cans in what will become their new brewery and lounge in the Norgate neighbourhood. | Nick Laba / North Shore News One of the first breweries to ferment in North Vancouver is bringing a new location to the expanding Norgate neighbourhood. An application by Bridge Brewing to build a lounge at 1123 West 15th Street was passed by District of North Vancouver council on Monday night as part of the consen ..read more