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Contents

06 THE "HERSTORY" OF BEER 09 WHY CAN'T B.C. HAVE A DOG-FRIENDLY BREWERY? 10

SEE YOU AT BEER FEST?

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BREWER VS. BREWER: THE LANGLEY EDITION

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CIDER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

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CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BOOZE

24 RECIPE: RED CHILI TOFU BANH MI 26 B.C. BREWERY LISTINGS 87 BEER TO THE GROUND

LEGEND

Breweries by Region 28 VANCOUVER 36 LOWER MAINLAND 48 FRASER VALLEY 51 SEA TO SKY / SUNSHINE COAST 54 VICTORIA / GULF ISLANDS 61 VANCOUVER ISLAND 67 THOMPSON OKANAGAN 74 KOOTENAYS GROWLER-APPROVED Keep an eye out NORTHERN B.C. 78 for our 10 favourite beers and ciders this spring!

80 CIDERIES Editor’s Note Welcome back!

Since the last issue of The Growler came out just before the pandemic arrived, the world has changed radically.

Your favourite beer and cider guide was forced to hit pause for a bit, but we’re happy to be back now.

If you’re wondering why my face has replaced Rob Mangelsdorf ’s here, don’t worry, Rob’s fine.

He’s taking parental leave and asked me to fill in for him. It was a no-doubter for me to say yes—I’ve been writing for The Growler since the first issue and I am enjoying the opportunity to sit in the big chair even if it’s only for a couple of issues.

Over the past eight months since COVID-19 entered our lives, I have marvelled at the resiliency and ingenuity of B.C.’s craft breweries and cideries. Many quickly pivoted to packaging and delivering beer directly to consumers, and then added or expanded their patios to give their customers a safer outdoor alternative.

Equally impressive is the fact that a dozen new breweries have opened since March alone, with many more still in the works.

There are now more than 200 craft breweries in B.C. and you’ll find each and every one of them listed in these pages.

But most breweries and cideries are still struggling to get by, and winter weather will likely mean fewer customers on their patios, so it’s still important to support your local. Remember, we’re all in this together—it’s Time to Buy B.C. now more than ever. Cheers!

—Joe Wiebe, Interim Editor

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Kolsch Marzen Gose

PILSNER Lager Pilsner Witbier

NONIC PINT

Stout Pale ale Most ales, actually

WEIZEN

Hefeweizen Wheat ales Fruit beer

TULIP

IPA Saison Strong ales

GOBLET Dubbel Tripel Quad

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Barleywine Sours Anything funky

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Dry-hopped sours Fruited sours Heirloom ciders

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Still cider Basque cider

Ever since beer has been brewed, women have played an important role in brewing.

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by Noëlle Phillips

eer has long been thought of as a man’s drink. Growing up in the 1980s, I recall a Budweiser ad featuring three “Bud girls” lying on a towel, with “Budweiser: King of Beers” spelled out across the torsos of their swimsuits. The message was clear: girls were decoration and beer was for the guys. The stats are slowly changing, but beer drinkers remain predominantly male, and beer branding – both craft and corporate – often embodies “masculine” values. In other words, the modern beer industry has forgotten the vital importance of women in brewing.

Archaeological records of brewing stretch back 6000 years, and much of the earliest artistic and documentary evidence of it (from approx. 2100 BCE) links beer with women. The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest written stories, features the tale of a wild man, Enkidu, who is brought into civilization by a woman named Shamhat who

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insists that he learn how to drink beer (and he does—a lot!). Even in this very early story, beer is already associated not only with being human, but with female power.

Around the same time, The Hymn to Ninkasi honoured the Sumerian goddess of beer. This famous poem is essentially a recipe for beer, and one that was recreated thousands of years later by Anchor Brewing in 1989. But Ninkasi is far from the only goddess associated with beer; other Sumerian and Egyptian beer goddesses are Siris, Siduri, Tenenet, and Nisaba, and Sekhmet, whose wrath was mitigated by her beer consumption. She awoke not with a hangover, but as the gentle Hathor. The goddess Mut received beer tributes from wealthy and revered Egyptian head brewer Khonso Im-Heb and his wife (c. 1000 BCE).

These ancient cultures associated beer with women, who were often tasked with baking and its

were still closely associated with brewing. Since Christianity was sweeping over Europe in the early medieval period, there were no longer gods and goddesses blessing the beer—but there were saints.

Brigid, an early medieval Irish saint, miraculously produced beer out of her bathwater, and an early medieval poem depicts her imagining heaven as a great ale-feast—a beer-drinking party, with God, Christ, the angels, and the saints partaking of a “lake” of ale. The twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen, canonized later as a saint, famously was one of the first writers to recommend the use of hops in beer (which Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery celebrates in its Naughty Hildegard ESB).

An early modern print of Mother Louse. ©Trustees of the British Museum. LEFT: Medieval alewife. © British Library Board BL Royal 10 E IV f. 114v

cousin, brewing. Artwork depicts women not only brewing, but also drinking and even engaging in sexual behavior while drinking. The earliest legal text, the Code of Hammurabi (ruler of Babylon, 1792-1750 BCE) has laws governing the behavior of tavern-owners – always referred to as female.

Women had control over brewing, even in these early patriarchal cultures.

While the Greeks and then the Romans preferred wine over beer, brewing nevertheless flourished over the centuries, particularly in areas of Europe that didn’t benefit from the Mediterranean’s warmer weather. After the Roman empire’s collapse, women

These ancient cultures associated beer with women, who were often tasked with baking and its cousin, brewing.

Because monasteries brewed beer throughout the Middle Ages, we often think of monks when imagining beer’s history. However, while monks were brewing for a larger consumer base and scaling up production using their substantial financial resources, home brewers kept up a small but steady beer supply for their own households and neighbourhoods. The majority of this was done by female “brewsters.” Women’s skill in brewing even sometimes enabled them to become aletasters, who enforced brewing standards, or to be a court witness if a woman was charged with selling faulty beer.

Between 1300 and 1600, brewing in Western Europe changed dramatically for women. Brewsters were gradually excluded from beer’s profitability and those who continued to brew either publicly or privately were often mocked. But why this shift?

For one, the devastation of the Black Death from 1346-1348 caused grain prices to decrease, which increased ale consumption and allowed beer production to be scaled up (if one had the resources).

In addition, civic brewing guilds increased across Europe, which contributed to the increasing standardization and regulation of brewing (Bavaria’s 1516 Reinheitsgebot, the beer purity law, is one example). Finally, the increased use of hops enabled beer to be stored longer and shipped greater distances, which supported the increasingly industrialized brewing profession. Brewing as an industry was becoming larger and more expensive. Men had the access to money and guild membership, and the ability to draw up business contracts—but women often had none of these privileges (only widows, for example, had the legal right to create a contract). In one example from a town in Essex, 100 percent of the 21 ale-sellers and brewers were female in 1464, but by 1500 there was only one woman among the 15 brewers in town.

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Barkerville Brewing’s Aunt Florence Gruit and Driftwood Brewery’s Naughty Hildegard ESB. Supplied photos

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, beer was popular and alehouses were raucous “nurseries of naughtiness,” according to William Lambarde.

Women who sold or made beer were objects of suspicion. John Skelton’s poem “The Tunnyng of Elynor Rummyng,” about a disgusting alewife who corrupts other women with her brews, is a famous example of anti-alewife literature. Brewing illegally could land you in jail, which is what happened to Mary Arnold, who was sent to London’s notorious Fleet Prison in 1639 for brewing in her home.

Women were certainly drinking beer—Queen Elizabeth I had beer throughout the day—but producing it was no longer women’s work. It had become a profitable—and public—industry, and thus belonged to men.

The popularity of distilled spirits during the Industrial Revolution turned beer into a drink of moderation rather than drunkenness. Beer, therefore, was ripe for increased production using newly available technologies. England’s classic styles, such as porters, bitters, and India pale ales, were created during this time, but women had little involvement in the industry. Across the Atlantic, North American settlers rejected English beer in favour of American beer as an act of political resistance, and by the late nineteenth century there were over 4,000 breweries in the United States (40,000 in Europe). With the industry booming, where were the women? For the most part, they were brewing at home, without recognition or reward—with a few exceptions. Martha Jefferson became well known for her brewing, which was accomplished, of course, through the unrecognized labour of enslaved people, but many other women brewed in private, as they had centuries earlier.

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The beer industry slowed to a crawl during Prohibition and the temperance movements of the early twentieth century. When alcohol became legal again in North America, the only breweries left were the largest ones (such as Pabst, Coors, and Anheuser-Busch), all dominated by men. In the UK, the Institute of Brewing had just three female members until 1945, although more women worked in brewing laboratories and marketing after World War II. By the 1970s, however, women entered the workforce in greater numbers than ever before and made their mark on the emerging craft beer scene. For example, while Jack McAuliffe is credited as the founder of the first American craft brewery, New Albion, it was only with the help of his partners Jane Zimmerman and Suzy Denison that he funded the brewery and made the beer. The same can likely be said for many of the craft breweries that have opened here in British Columbia.

Now, in 2020, women constitute a growing segment of the craft beer industry, and advocacy groups such as the Pink Boots Society support women’s education and participation in brewing. I would love to see more breweries creating beers that honour both women’s role in the history of brewing, and brewing’s history as “women’s work.” Women have an important role in the future of craft beer, but they are also the forgotten element of its past. j • For sources and further reading, find this story at thegrowler.ca

Noëlle Phillips' book Craft Beer Culture and Modern Medievalism is now available in paperback from Arc Humanities Press and Amsterdam University Press.

WHY CAN'T B.C. HAVE A

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by Rob Mangelsdorf

craft beer taphouse in Oregon is catering to our four-legged friends on a whole other level, and B.C. should take note.

Not only is Fido’s tasting room in Southwest Portland (of course) totally dog-friendly, it actually operates as a foster home for shelter dogs where you can adopt a new best friend.

Fido’s bills itself as “The World’s First Dog Taphouse,” and features 40 taps of craft beer, cider and wine, as well as a full kitchen—but the dogs are the big draw. The bar’s onsite “Fido Room” hosts homeless doggies from a local dog shelter, Oregon Friends Of Shelter Animals, which rescues the dogs who then live at the bar until adopted. The bar also features a huge dog-friendly patio and regularly hosts fundraisers for dog welfare charities and adoption drives.

"All the pictures in the taproom are dogs," owner Scott Porter told Willamette Week. "There's not one beer sign. Even when you go to the bathroom, there's a dog rescue story."

Before you get the wrong idea, though, no, you can’t get totally wasted at the bar and then adopt a puppy. Because that would be a terrible idea. "[Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals] won't let anybody adopt while they're here. There's a two- or a three-step process,” says Porter. “But I joke about this: We don't want anybody here with a couple drinks, then you wake up in the morning with a leash in your hand and somebody licking your face."

As brilliant an idea as a dog shelter bar is, sadly a similar venture will likely never happen here in B.C. Local health authorities here have effectively banned dogs from pubs and brewery tasting rooms.

The Food Premises Regulation of the B.C. Public Health Act states, “an operator of food premises must not permit live animals to be on the premises.” Breweries are considered food premises because they manufacture and sell a “processed substance intended for human consumption.” So they get lumped in with sushi restaurants and buffets, despite the fact that beer is considered to be “microbiologically safe” as the presence of alcohol, hop bittering compounds and carbon dioxide kill off foodborne pathogens.

So that means no dogs, as countless breweries have found out.

Guide dogs and service dogs are cool, so long as they’re not in the food preparation area, and fish in an aquarium also get a pass, but beyond that, only animals that “a health officer determines will not pose a risk of a health hazard occurring on the premises” are permitted. Even on outdoor patios.

However, a number of B.C. craft breweries have taken advantage of the new outdoor picnic licence, which allows them to designate an outdoor area for the consumption of take-away products, like canned beer and growlers—and best of all, dogs are allowed! A number of rural breweries like Bad Dog Brewing in Sooke have lovely shaded areas with picnic tables and dog dishes so the whole family can enjoy an afternoon at the brewery—including the fur babies.

Hopefully the provincial government comes to its senses soon and removes the ban on dogs in breweries and lets brewery owners decide if they want to allow dogs in the tasting room.

Our best friends deserve better. j

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Fes 350 people jammed into the Victoria Public Market. Photo courtesy of Victoria Beer Week.

The future of beer festivals in the COVID-19 age.

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by Joe Wiebe

ack in February, I was helping to produce Victoria Beer Week (March 6-14) as news of a “new flu” began appearing. We got through most of the events, although ticket sales dropped to zero as the word “pandemic” began showing up in the media. Then the province banned events above 250 people, which forced us to cancel our two final nights.

year or two. The event production business has been decimated by COVID-19. Ask Jonny Evans, who produces Farmhouse Fest and Weathered annually, and supplements that by taking photos at other events: “I’m basically out of work for 12-18 months,” he told me over the phone in June when he should have been busy getting ready for Farmhouse Fest.

First to go was the Okanagan Fest of Ale in Penticton in April, followed by the postponements of Vancouver Craft Beer Week and Farmhouse Fest. No Great Okanagan Beer Festival or Whistler Village Beer Fest. No BC Beer Awards. I was going to emcee the Canadian Brewing Awards in Victoria at the end of June. Nope. That was rescheduled as a virtual event based in Toronto in September.

Same goes for Leah Heneghan, Festival Director for Vancouver Craft Beer Week. “It was going to be a big year,” she told me over Zoom during the darkest days of the spring lockdown. “We were really excited about it.” The plan was to move the VCBW Festival to Concord Community Park on the waterfront in downtown Vancouver, and to move to an all-inclusive model, eliminating the need for beer tokens just as Farmhouse Fest did earlier.

Depending on your perspective, all these cancellations might be merely disappointing—yet another fun thing we aren’t allowed to do—or devastating, as in there goes someone’s income for the next

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Heneghan said they intend to put on VCBW again when the authorities allow it, but their plan for 2020 envisioned up to 3,500 people attending

four different sessions over three days. That is not going to happen again until we have a vaccine or “herd immunity” to such an extent that life is essentially back to normal. The current maximum for events in B.C. is 50 people, and only if everyone can remain physically distant. It’s not actually clear if the government would even approve a beer event for 50 people given the outbreaks that have occurred at bars around the province.

Then there’s the issue of glassware. We could check with Dr. Henry, but I can imagine what she’d say about the old model of handing someone a glass to carry around for an entire event—even if the glasses were dipped in a bucket of Star San between each pour. Single-use plastic cups will probably be the new norm, but what about the waste? Even if those throwaway cups are made from compostable plastic, they can’t be just dumped into the municipal composting program.

Multiply 3,000 people by 10 cups each and we’re talking about 30,000 plastic cups.

Back in June, Evans speculated about running much smaller COVID-conscious sessions in an imaginary version of Farmhouse Fest: maybe 50 people seated in small groups at outdoor tables enjoying a guided tasting through several special beers. But when I checked in with him again in October, he admitted he could not see a way to make it work.

“I don't see any realistic way of holding an event,” Evans said, “until the government removes all restrictions and insurance companies offer cancellation protection.”

After all, putting on a beer festival isn’t cheap.

Between venue costs, equipment rental, staffing, licensing, insurance, and so on, there are a lot of expenses before you even get to the cost of the beer. Economy of scale requires a big crowd so that each ticket only covers a small portion of those base costs. Staying under the 50-person limit would result in a ticket price double or triple what it used to be. Would people pay $150-$200 for what is arguably a glorified bottle share?

It’s also questionable if breweries will want to participate in beer festivals moving forward. With tasting rooms reduced in capacity or outright closed, and draft accounts cut significantly, some breweries are barely surviving. Given the costs of registration fees and their own staffing along with the potential health risks, many will likely decide

Dressing up at the Great Canadian Beer Festival.

Joe Wiebe photo

to stay away from beer festivals until the virus is not considered a threat any more and their own financial livelihood has improved.

When I spoke to Heneghan again in October she remained hopeful about 2021. “One thing I can say is if any big events are coming back, it’ll be outdoor events because that’s the place we all feel the safest. It keeps me hopeful that we will be among the first big festivals to come back.” She figured it will take her team about three months from getting approval to staging the next VCBW Festival, so let’s hope we get this virus licked by next spring.

In the meantime that leaves us with virtual beer festivals. Some events are attempting virtual versions, but when it comes right down to it, clinking glasses over Zoom or drinking together by the light of your phone screen isn’t quite the same as walking from booth to booth in a giant field filled with hundreds or thousands of fellow beer lovers.

It seems like we won’t be gathering together for a while yet, but once we have a vaccine or viral therapeutics or whatever it is that will allow us to return to some sense of normalcy, you can bet that beer lovers will want to celebrate. Big time.

I’m sure there are a lot of people out there, me included, who can’t wait to say “See you at Beer Fest!” again. j

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Brewer Brewer THE LANGLEY EDITION

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by Joe Wiebe

angley is one of the hottest beer towns in B.C. right now. Since Trading Post Brewing opened in 2016, there has been a surge of new breweries, including Five Roads, Farm Country, Camp Beer, and most recently, Smugglers’ Trail Cask Works. Add the KPU Brewing School and Dead Frog up by the highway, and there is a lot to celebrate.

For the Langley edition of Brewer vs. Brewer, we brought together Tony Dewald, the brewmaster at Trading Post, who goes back three decades as a brewer, with Dave Henry, head brewer at Camp Beer Co., which opened late in 2019. With COVID in effect, the interview was conducted

by Zoom. Tony and Dave got to be in the same room, at least, sipping beers at Trading Post, while I was stuck in my home office in Victoria with no beers (boohoo!). I started off by asking how they first met.

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Dave Henry: Tony was working at Old Abbey and held a contest for home brewers: open entry and the best beer got to be brewed at Old Abbey with Tony. Shortly after the contest, Tony left, but I did brew the beer with another brewer there.

Joe: Tell me how the Full Barrel Home Brewers Club came to be.

Dave: Tristan [Stewart] and I were looking for home brew clubs to join and the only one that was close was out in Port Moody. It seemed a little bit far to go back and forth so we decided to start our own in Langley. We gathered a whole bunch of guys together and just kicked it off.

Tony Dewald: That’s Tristan from Temporal by the way.

Joe: So was Tony a mentor for you then?

Tony: Back in 1990 when I started we said we all should have patience because when the people who are drinking beer start to get a little bit older and start having kids, then their kids grow up and start drinking beer based on what their dad is drinking, and then the revolution will become fulfilled. And lo and behold, wait 22 years until about 2012—one generation—and all of a sudden the craft beer world is completely transformed from what it was back then.

Dave Henry and Tony Dewald zooming with Joe Wiebe at Trading Post Brewing in Langley, BC. Trading Post Brewing photos.

Dave: Even before that, I would go out to Old Abbey and ask him questions. Our first official meeting was actually at Trading Post just after it opened. He helped us out quite a bit.

Tony: Dave was an avid home brewer before he turned pro. He has a sweet setup. He constantly has four or five beers on tap at home. He’s one of those guys. You go upstairs and there’s a kegerator or a keezer conversion. And then he’s got a board with all the descriptions. [Both laughing.]

Joe: Tony, you’re an old hand in this business…

Tony: I completed 30 years back in May so now I’m working on 31.

Joe: You've seen a lot of changes over the years...

Joe: You came out of the brewpub culture in Vancouver with your history at Dix and the whole cask beer movement. What do you think of casks kind of disappearing now?

Tony: Even we are going to drop our cask nights, not just because of COVID, but also because we’re finding there is less and less support for it. When I started making casks at Dix I always resisted making them “novelty casks.” Cask beer is quite special because it has less carbonation, it’s served a bit warmer so your palate’s not numb and you get to experience the full range of flavours. For me that was the purpose of the cask.

But for many it became, “I’ve put elephant flowers and this rare type of saffron from a particular valley.” [Dave chuckles and nods.]

Dave: I agree. The cask movement was a good thing for a while there and then it just went off the rails. People were putting gummy bears and all sorts of stuff in them. The beer wasn’t even that good any more. I hope that it comes back at some point, but it seems to have slid off a cliff.

Joe: So what makes Langley so special?

Joe: Can you highlight a couple turning points along the way?

Tony: Langley is one of the only places you can visit a brewery, a winery, a cidery, a meadery, and a distillery all in one day. I’m very proud of where we are. I like living on a farm, I like farming, and this is about as close as you can get to the city and live on farmland. It’s special to me. My hands go into the soil here; I drink water from a well.

Langley is one of the only places you can visit a brewery, a winery, a cidery, a meadery, and a distillery all in one day.

Dave: I’ve lived in Langley for 12 years now. It’s a really cool area. It doesn’t matter which brewery you go to, they’re completely different from each other. And we all work with wineries and distilleries and collab with them to do all sorts of interesting stuff. It’s a really cool way to see an industry grow out here. It’s only going to get bigger.

Tony: So many changes!

—Tony Dewald, Trading Post Brewing

Joe: KPU is down the road and they just started this Diversity in Brewing Scholarship.

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In the future there’ll be more Camp around. We just gotta figure out how.

—Dave Henry, Camp Beer Co.

All roads lead to beer according to this signpost at Camp Beer Co. in Langley. Supplied photo

Dave: I think that’s a great movement. You’re starting to see that all over the world really. There’s a lot of people in brewing — different colours, different everything — and sometimes people get overlooked. I think that doesn’t really happen that much here [in Canada], but it’s still nice to recognize that there are other people out there.

We’ve done the KPU job fairs and the students are from all over the map. It looks like it’s almost 50% women now, too. It’s pretty cool to see so many different people getting into brewing.

Joe: How did COVID affect your brewery?

Dave: We opened on December 19th and got shut down on March 16th. A short, quick run. We had no plans of doing much off-site sales really.

We were just doing a little bit of hand-canning to sell out of the tasting room. About a week later we went a full 180 degrees and started packaging everything. It kept us afloat. Once we were able to open at a limited capacity we just kept that going and it’s worked out really well. Eventually we were able to expand our patio a little bit into the parking lot. That was pretty amazing help because we were able to spread people out.

Joe: How about over at Trading Post?

Tony: We have a different business model than most other breweries with a central brewery and then we’ve opened two of our three satellite restaurants already, so we sell a lot of draft beer.

The first month was a bit of a scramble, but like

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everybody else we were able to pivot towards more packaging. We were very lucky that the mobile canning service was available. We started doing direct home deliveries, and at least we were able to stay afloat and no one got ill. And then we re-opened in mid-June and we were able to work with the local government and our landlords to increase our patio spaces.

We did have a few setbacks. We run a festival every year in Fort Langley that we’d sold out and we had to cancel that. We also run a big music festival in Fort Langley in September. Again, a fair amount of money was unfulfilled, let’s say, but right now we’re quite hopeful for coming back on track in terms of budget expectations. And our ability to sell packaged beer suddenly seems to have no ceiling on it.

Dave: Yeah, it’s pretty crazy.

Tony: So when we come back to “normal life” at some point I think we’ll have a nice little packaged business as well as the draft business that we had expected to take up most of our capacity at the brewery. So look for expansion along the way or maybe even contract brewing.

Joe: What about over at Camp?

Dave: Like I said, we weren’t planning on doing much packaging; we wanted to just sell out of the tasting room. That’s why we got the spot we did with the big patio and everything, and it was working really well. And now we have a packaging part of our business that we weren't planning on and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to go away.

So we’re in that same stage where we’re trying to figure out how we can grow with both. In the future there’ll be more Camp around. We just gotta figure out how.

Joe: I think it’s great that we can talk about expanding even though we’re in the middle of this.

Cheers to that! j

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hile the craft cider craze in B.C. might be a recent happening, this province has a long and storied history with our favourite bubbly fruit beverage.

Cider itself traces back to the apple growing regions of western Europe in Spain, France and England. French and English farmers brought their preferred libation with them when they came to North America.

Johnny Appleseed (real name, John Chapman) was well known for introducing apple cultivation across the central United States and Ontario in the early 1800s, but less well known was the fact that he was planting predominantly cider apples, allowing early settlers to easily make their own hooch. Soon the easy-to-grow, easy-to-make drink made it across the continent to B.C. The Hudson’s Bay Company was the first to bring apples to the West Coast when they established cider apple orchards at Fort Vancouver near the mouth of the Columbia River (now Vancouver, Washington) in 1827. The HBC valued cider for its ability to fight scurvy in the winter months— some workers were even paid in cider. The HBC was also responsible for planting the first orchards in B.C. in the 1830s with the founding of Fort Langley on the Fraser River in what is now Derby Reach Regional Park, where some of the original heirloom cider apple trees are still thriving.

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farms established some 30 years later. B.C. premier “Honest” John Oliver’s audacious plan to build the Okanagan’s massive concrete irrigation canal— completed in 1923—soon helped to transform the area into Canada’s fruit bowl. Cider making in the Okanagan didn’t really take off until George Washington Ward decided to plant cider apples on his farm in Kelowna in 1918 to make the beloved off-dry cider of his native England.

Five generations later, Ward’s Hard Cider is still producing cider from those very trees.

TOP: A wagon-load of apples being transported by workhorses in front of Wards Packinghouse in the early 1920s.

BOTTOM: Later in the century, the cidery switched to mechanical horsepower to transport the apples.

Photos courtesy of Wards Hard Cider

The establishment of Fort Victoria by the HBC in 1843 brought cider apples to Vancouver Island.

Thanks to an influx of American prospectors passing through the area on their way to the goldfields of the Fraser Valley and the Cariboo in the 1850s, as well as the decision to base the British Royal Navy’s North Pacific Squadron in Victoria in 1865, demand for cider (any alcohol, really) exploded. Since Victoria was little more than a remote outpost that might as well have been on the moon, the city needed a cheap source of readily available booze to satisfy its thirsty new citizens. As a result, cider apple orchards were planted all over southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands to supply the new locals.

However, as B.C. became industrialized, farmbased cider production waned in favour of beer, which could more easily be produced in urban areas from ingredients that didn’t spoil. With the decrease in demand for cider, many cider apple orchards were ripped up in favour of sweet table or dessert varieties of apples, or more profitable grape vines.

Today, most of the cider made in B.C. is made with these dessert varieties, which produce a dry cider. However some of the original cider apple trees still remain, scattered around the province, many left derelict and growing feral. Cidermakers like Salt Spring Wild have sought out these heirloom varieties as they produce a more complex flavour due to their high tannin content.

Some orchardists are even planting cider varieties again, marking a return for the humble cider apple in B.C. j

Cider production was still very much a farmbased venture in the late 1800s, with the first commercial cidery not appearing until 1922 with the Growers Wine Company in Saanich, which initially focused on loganberry wine. Close to 100 years later, the company is still around, as Growers Cider Co. Meanwhile in the Okanagan, Catholic missionary Father Pandosy planted the first apple trees in what is now Kelowna in 1859, with the first commercial apple

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Now is the time to examine the role alcohol plays in your life and find the consumption that is right for you

by Crystal Luxmore

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hree years ago, Karen Belfry agreed to try her first Dry January. Belfry was a brewer at Lake Wilcox Brewing Co. in Vaughan, Ontario, working the early shift, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Alcohol had become a daily habit: “I had plenty of time to come home, do some chores, and polish off several beers or a bottle of wine,” she says.

1. Find Community It wasn’t Belfry’s idea to do Dry January—she was part of a group of brewers that she met on Facebook and Reddit who talked about how the holidays are a heavy consumption period and decided to take a conscious break together.

“I was generally lethargic and didn’t have that ‘get up and go’ at 4 in the morning, not necessarily hungover, but not feeling my best,” she says.

“Through the Dry January I felt awesome and realized it might be the key to feeling better.”

Drinking can be a hardcore habit—and hard to break. It’s easier if you have support, finding like-minded friends, colleagues or internet buddies (try the Alcohol Change UK website) who want to change their drinking habits for the better can be a key part of success.

Here are 6 practices to reset your drinking habits in 2021:

And taking a month off—while difficult for some of us—does a lot more than give your liver a four-

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week break. A 2019 study by the University of Sussex found that people who tried a Dry January drank one less day per week for at least six months afterwards, got drunk less often, and drank fewer units of booze than before.

Moreover, Dry January makes you notice how much you crave or use alcohol in your life and makes space and motivation to reset drinking habits. Belfry, who now works for Northern Canning, has certainly experienced this: “I replaced a lot of my mindless drinks, like a beer while vacuuming, with a sparkling water with fruit, I generally don’t drink alcohol from Monday to Thursday, and if I’m going to a party I’ll bring a six-pack of zero alcohol beer to rotate it in.”

2. SUBSTITUTE WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC OPTIONS Non-alcoholic beers are a great tool to help moderate intake—especially if moderation feels like a chore. Fourteen years ago, Ted Fleming, a beer lover who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in his late 20s, started collaborating with Durham College to design a non-alcoholic beer.

He was tired of showing up at every party and just drinking water or pop, so his alcohol-free brewing company, Partake, was born. Not only are all of the beers—from pale ale to stout—alcohol-free, they’re also only 10 to 30 calories each.

3. DIRECT THAT EXTRA ENERGY SOMEWHERE When many of us finally quit drinking we somehow expect our life to be instantly better.

But drinking is often an escape, a way to shake off the boredom of an endless week of meetings, celebrate the end of a stressful project, or feel more confident at a party.

Quitting can fill you with anxiety—that’s why it’s helpful to direct that extra energy somewhere new.

Find a new space to hang out in (a COVID-19 friendly one, of course), take up your favourite

Through the Dry January I felt awesome and realized it might be the key to —Karen Belfry feeling better.

sport or hobby again, or start a new practice like meditation or yoga to help with anxiety and managing emotions. As for socializing, find friends who also aren’t drinking, or suggest non-drinking activities like rock climbing or a socially distanced board game night instead of a bar—it’s not like they’re open anyway. Go to bed early and notice how much better you feel after many nights of sober sleep.

4. LOOK WITHIN Our culture has normalized drinking to the point where people think you’re crazy for quitting— from the “hair of the dog” to cure a hangover, to gleeful “Drunk Mom” blogs, we don’t question whether alcohol nourishes us or just numbs us. To stay off the sauce, even for a day, you need to be clear on WHY you’re doing it, says Jason Ley, a Certified Cicerone and CEO at Better Drinking Culture, a Michigan-based company devoted to reducing alcohol abuse and promoting drinking in moderation.

“There’s nothing super sexy about it, but you’ve got to be willing to look yourself in the mirror when all of the dust from last night has settled, and really ask yourself if you’re doing more harm than good to yourself by how much you drink,” says Ley. His book, The Drinker’s Manifesto, gives you tools to moderate consumption and lists warning signs that signal alcohol use disorder including: • Needing a drink to relax • Lying to others about your alcohol use • Feeling incapable of cutting back on the amount of alcohol consumed • Losing time from work or school due to your drinking • Worrying about running out of alcohol “If you can look at yourself in the mirror and answer yes to any of these, then first and foremost, let’s pause and slow down our drinking, because otherwise those problems are going to grow, and it never ends well.”

Ley knows this firsthand. “I was the poster boy for binge drinking in college,” he says. “I’ve had to go to the hospital multiple times for drinking-related injuries. I’ve lost jobs and girlfriends because of the regrettable things I’ve done while intoxicated.”

In his early 30s, Ley finally faced up to his drinking habit and found a sweet spot for moderate consumption. “It wasn’t as easy as flipping a switch overnight, but I was so tired and ashamed of

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having to apologize to my wife for drinking too much, maybe throwing up in a toilet, or saying something hurtful,” he says.

5. TRACK YOUR DRINKS You don’t have to do a dry month, but to cut down, you do have to track your drinks. The first thing Better Drinking Culture teaches is paying attention to what, and how much, you consume.

Health Canada’s Low Risk Drinking Guidelines recommend that women consume no more than 10 drinks a week, no more than two drinks at a time and take at least two sober days per week.

And for men, it’s maximum 15 drinks a week and no more than three a day. On special occasions, you can up it by one more drink. Staying within these guidelines means alcohol has no risk of harm to your health, relationships or work performance.

And it’s key to know what “one drink” means.

For beer, it’s a 341-ml bottle of 5% beer. So a 20-ounce pint of 6.5% IPA is equivalent to just over two units of alcohol.

6. SOMETIMES ZERO IS THE LIMIT When he was 21, Michael Gurr, now president of Kensington Brewing Company, already knew drinking was a problem for him. “So I did what a lot of people do, I had a system of moderation, which for large periods of time was successful,” he says. “I would only drink on X number of days

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per week, or cut out drinking at home, I stopped drinking hard liquor, or tried taking a week off.”

Later, when he got into the beer industry, moderating became even harder: “There’s social pressure to partake all the time,” he says. And moderation felt like hell, “because when you step away you realize you’re just waiting to get drunk again.”

Gurr’s rock bottom came in September 2016, he’d been trying all year to cut back, but found himself seeking out excuses to be alone so he could binge drink. “I did a full inventory of where I was at and realized that alcohol was a problem, and moderation wasn’t working.” Initially, Gurr told his wife, and “a group of anonymous strangers on the internet,” slowly telling his friends and colleagues.

The reception from his friends wasn’t what he expected, “They were like, ‘Really? We didn’t think you had a problem at all,’ or ‘But I’m getting married in six months, so you’ll drink then, right?’”

“There’s still a belief that alcoholics are all homeless people drinking mouthwash,” he says, “but the majority are high-functioning professionals who own homes, hold down jobs and relationships, and appear very successful.”

If sobriety is something you know you need to explore, find a community and allies. If Alcoholics Anonymous turns you off, there are plenty of other options these days as a growing number of people are choosing sobriety over moderation. You can start by telling someone close to you, reading Sober Curious, calling an addictions hotline, or talking to a sober friend to start. j Crystal Luxmore is an Advanced Cicerone® and co-founder of Beer Sisters Inc. Inspired to do #DryJanuary? Follow the Beer Sisters on Facebook and Instagram and go dry with us!

— Mile 37 Craft Canning Co. presents —

THe r®! e l w o r c e .t h guide to..

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hile it pains us to admit it, the end is near for the growler.

Not us, mind you. Not B.C.’s favourite craft beer and cider guide—we’re not going anywhere!

We’re talking about the ubiquitous big brown glass bottles cluttering up your closet and clanging around the trunk of your car.

crowlers are mechanically sealed with a fancy machine to lock in flavour and carbonation and lock out oxidation and light.

We think crowlers are the best thing since, well, growlers (and not just because Mile 37 is paying us to say so, because they definitely are).

The future is now! And here’s why...

The refillable growler has become a symbol for the freedom of the craft beer movement, and rightfully so. Thanks to the growler, no longer were craft beer consumers bound by what unrefrigerated, dusty cans and bottles they could find at the government liquor store. With a growler, for the first time you could take any draft beer home with you. And that meant tiny craft breweries could sell their beer to-go without having to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a can or bottling line. Simply put, without the growler, craft beer as we know it wouldn’t exist today.

But the growler is far from perfect. It’s big.

It’s heavy. It’s breakable. It’s expensive. And it’s not very good at preserving beer. There must be a better way!

Thankfully, there is: the crowler.

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Better beer quality Crowlers are mechanically sealed, whereas growlers just have that sketchy twist cap. That means a longer shelf life—up to a month or longer for crowlers, compared to 24 hours to two weeks for growlers. You can even get your crowler with an oxygen scavenging resealable lid, which is an absolutely brilliant way to ensure your beer stays fresh after you open it.

They’re cheaper

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What’s an empty growler cost? $1,000? We have no idea because paying for your own beer packaging is for nerds. Crowlers cost pennies, and that’s the brewery’s problem, not yours.

Growlers cost money, you have to keep them clean and constantly protect them from damage. It’s like having a baby that’s made out of glass that you occasionally drink sketchy beer out of. And if you don't do a good enough job cleaning it, your beer is spoiled. Some breweries will even deny filling your growler if it’s hella nasty. Lame.

It’s better for the environment or some junk Aluminum is infinitely recyclable and crowler cans typically contain 70% recycled material, compared to 20-30% for glass bottles. So if you care about Mother Earth and the whole fate of our species or whatever, crowlers are the way to go.

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Taking glass camping or to the beach is a dick move and just plain dumb: you drop your growler and not only do you lose all of your beer, there’s foot-slicing shrapnel everywhere. Worst case scenario with dropping a crowler: a tiny pinhole leak.

Just shotgun that baby and you’re good. (Again, please drink responsibly.) And when you’re done, it’s super easy to flatten the empty under your hiking boot so that you can toss it in your bag and pack it back out with you.

There you have it folks. If you want draft beer to-go, it is our completely biased opinion that crowlers are the best option available. j • To find out more about canning options, including crowlers, visit Mile 37 Canning at Mile37.com

While growlers are only useful for their intended purpose or as a pretty pathetic vase (unless you want to start a jug band, which we don’t recommend), crowlers can be turned into way-cool camping stoves! No, seriously, they can. Wildwoods Brewery in Boulder, CO, even has instructions for how to do it posted on its website. (Please don’t attempt to cut up your empty crowler while under the influence of its previous contents.)

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RECIPE

Red chili tofu Banh mi with Chaka Khan Sour IPA from House of Funk Brewing

BY CHEF ROBERT LEE, SING SING BEER BAR

Photos courtesy of Sing Sing Beer Bar

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year because of the pandemic, but it has done well since being able to re-open. An outdoor patio with umbrellas and heaters has certainly helped, and they are also looking into tenting options for the winter. The interior is wide open and airy, a place where everyone can feel comfortable even during COVID-19 times.

—Joe Wiebe

I N g r ed i ents Sing Sing chef Robert Lee created this dish featuring his house recipe for red chili fried tofu.

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ing Sing Beer Bar opened in February 2019, adding its own unique vibe to the Main Street scene. It quickly established itself as a comfortable, relaxed place to grab some exceptional food and beer. The menu focuses on pizza and pho’, along with other snacks that go well with beer like chicken wings, calamari, BBQ chicken, and kimchi grilled cheese. The 20-tap beer list is dynamic and diverse with a wide range of B.C. breweries featured. Wine and cocktails are also available. While the food menu pretty much stays the same all the time (locals would complain if it changed), the bar staff keeps beers rotating so there is always something fresh and unique on tap.

For this recipe, Chef Robert Lee decided to make something new that features some of Sing Sing’s house recipes, including their red chili fried tofu, which is served with a house seasoning blend and Japanese mayo, as well as a house-made cashew cheese that is the sauce on their mushroom pizza.

They chose to pair it with the Chaka Khan Sour IPA from House of Funk Brewing in North Vancouver.

“I like this pairing for a couple reasons,” said Alvin Pillay, Food Director for the Donnelly Group, the owners of Sing Sing. “The sandwich is bringing the richness of yeast-risen bread; tofu—fried to create a nice crunch and fatty flavour; fresh and pickled vegetables; and then herbs and mayo round out the flavour profile of the sandwich.”

• 1 demi baguette • 4-6 pieces firm tofu, cut into 3” long rectangles, patted dry • 4 tbsp grapeseed oil • red chili powder (to taste) • kosher salt (to taste) • 1 cup red cabbage, finely shredded • ¼ cup pickled carrots • ¼ cup pickled daikon • fresh cilantro (to taste) • 4 tbsp spreadable cashew cheese • sriracha hot sauce (to taste) • hoisin sauce (to taste)

d i r ecti o ns 1. In a small sauté pan heat the grapeseed oil on medium heat. Carefully place the tofu into the pan and fry on all sides. Once golden on all sides remove from the pan and place on a paper towel. Season the tofu on all sides with chili powder & salt.

2. Heat baguette until the crust is well toasted.

Cut in half and begin to build the sandwich.

3. Spread cashew cheese on both sides of the bread. (Alternatives for the cashew cheese include: silken tofu seasoned to preference, oyster sauce, or good old mayonnaise.) Sriracha hot sauce and hoisin can be added to taste.

4. Layer in the fried tofu, vegetables & herbs. j

“The Chaka Khan Sour’s flavour of lacto culture and hops lends a nice cleanse to the palate without overpowering any of the elements,” Pillay continued. “I'm not a huge sour drinker, but I think House of Funk did a great job with that beer.”

Like many other restaurants and breweries in B.C., Sing Sing was closed for a time earlier this

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STANLEY PARK BREWING RESTAURANT & BREWPUB

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This brewpub is based in a revitalized heritage building that was constructed in 1930 as a social sports pavilion. It has two large outdoor patios, along with cozy and bright indoor dining rooms serving beer made on-site along with food from a casual west coastinspired menu.

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SETTLEMENT BREWING

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Previously Postmark Brewing, this brewery still operates out of the gorgeous Settlement Building, and plans to focus on creativity through small-batch production.

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BIG ROCK BREWERY VANCOUVER

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1488 Adanac St. | BomberBrewing.com

310 W. 4th Ave. | BigRockBeer.com

One of Canada’s craft beer pioneers, Big Rock began brewing 35 years ago. The brewery’s success was built on solid beers like Traditional Ale, with a recipe that has gone untouched since 1985.

Bomber produces consistently delicious beers across the board. Look for some interesting new releases this winter, including Harvest Pilsner (brewed with rye) and a Biere de Garde (Keepsake).

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OFF THE RAIL BREWING

261 E. 7th Ave. | MainStreetBeer.ca

1351 Adanac St. | OffTheRailBrewing.com

Main Street continues to brew a diverse range of tasty beer in its historic location, which was originally part of the Vancouver Breweries complex dating back to 1913.

This brewery may be off the rail, but it’s definitely on the Adanac bike path, making it an ideal stop on a Yeast Van cycle tour—or on your commute home.

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PARALLEL 49 BREWING CO.

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1950 Triumph St. | Parallel49Brewing.com

1345 Clark Dr. | StrangeFellowsBrewing.com

The artwork is cartoonish, and the beer names are often silly, but P49 takes the craft of brewing very seriously so you can be confident the beer will be delicious.

From its standard line-up of core beers to the wood-aged wild ales, Belgian beauties, and everything in between, Strange Fellows’ beers are always excellent.

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ANDINA BREWING CO.

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BRASSNECK BREWERY

2148 Main St., Vancouver Brassneck.ca

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97 E. 2nd Ave., Vancouver Brewhall.com

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1253 Johnston St., Vancouver DocksideVancouver.com

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8284 Sherbrooke St., Vancouver DogwoodBrew.com

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GRANVILLE ISLAND BREWING

1441 Cartwright St., Vancouver GIB.ca

HASTINGS MILL BREWING COMPANY

403 E. Hastings St. PatsPub.ca

LUPPOLO BREWING CO.

1123 Venables St., Vancouver LuppoloBrewing.ca

POWELL BREWERY

1357 Powell St., Vancouver PowellBeer.com

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54 E. 4th Ave., Vancouver RAndBBrewing.com

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295 E. 1st Ave., Vancouver RedTruckBeer.com

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1830 Powell St., Vancouver SlowHandBeer.com

STEAMWORKS BREW PUB

375 Water St., Vancouver Steamworks.com/Brew-Pub

STORM BREWING

310 Commercial Dr., Vancouver StormBrewing.com

STRATHCONA BEER CO.

895 E. Hastings St., Vancouver StrathconaBeer.com

SUPERFLUX BEER CO.

505 Clark Dr., Vancouver SuperfluxBeer.com

YALETOWN BREWING CO.

1111 Mainland St., Vancouver MJG.ca/Yaletown

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DAGERAAD BREWING

114 - 3191 Thunderbird Cres. | DageraadBrewing.com SUN-THU 12-9PM ^ FRI 11AM-10PM ^ SAT 11AM-9PM EST. 2014 When this brewery first opened, it was a risky proposition. Belgianstyle beer in a marketplace largely unfamiliar with what that even meant? Within five years, Dageraad was named Canada’s brewery of the year, and deservedly so. This is a brewery that truly deserves the “craft” designation.

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5.0%

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Last year’s velvety version was brewed with raspberries; no doubt, blackberries will work just as well.

ANNO 2020

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Availability: Seasonal

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A fantastic holiday beer that is perfect for Christmas sips or toasting in the New Year.

5.0%

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25

This is brewed with whatever leftover hops they have at the brewery to celebrate the New Year.

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DAGERAAD

LANGLEY

KPU BREWING LAB

20901 Langley Bypass | KPU.ca/Brew FRI 1-6PM EST. 2014

The BC Beer Awards’ reigning Brewery of the Year has a 4,500-square-foot pilot brewery that is home to the KPU Brewing Diploma program. Students learn the art, science and business of brewing, and get jobs in the industry.

BIRRA ROSSA

DAS FEST

Availability: Year-round

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AMERICAN AMBER ALE

ABV

5.5%

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30

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This first place winner at the 2019 BC Beer Awards is a malt-forward brew with New World hops.

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DELTA

FOUR WINDS BREWING CO.

4 - 7355 72nd St. | FourWindsBrewing.ca

Four Winds has installed a covered and heated patio space in the parking lot. This outdoor beer hall is perfect for sampling the brewery’s wide range of delicious beers.

HÜFTGOLD

OAT PORTER

GERMAN-STYLE PILSNER

P O RT E R

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

Availability: Seasonal

5.4% 25

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5.5% 25

LANGLEY

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FARM COUNTRY BREWING

CAMP BEER CO.

19664 64 Ave. | CampBeer.ca

#5-20555 56 Ave. | FarmCountryBrewing.com

Camp Beer has a big outdoor patio with a retractable cover for the colder months, including a gas fire to keep you warm while you sip the delicious beer.

Farm Country has the largest tasting room in Langley and can safely seat over 60 people indoors and still meet all social distancing requirements. The brewery will celebrate its first birthday in December.

UPSTREAM PALE ALE

SAUSAGE PARTY

DARK LAGER

C Z E C H DA R K L A G E R

PA L E A L E

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.1% 45

GERMAN FESTBIER

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

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Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

5.0% 35 41

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NORTH VAN

FIVE ROADS BREWING

HOUSE OF FUNK BREWING CO.

6263 202nd St. | FiveRoadsBrewing.com

350 E. Esplanade | HouseOfFunkBrewing.com

Part of the Langley Loop, Five Roads has a new patio that will stay open into 2021 to help with capacity restrictions. Look for select beers in fourand six- packs.

Every brew at House of Funk must spend time fermenting or conditioning in wood, or be subjected to an onslaught of wild yeast, souring bacteria and other funky micro-organisms.

PERMANENT RESIDENT

HOUSE OF LAGER VALHALLA - BAVARIAN W I L D PA L E A L E LAGERBIER

I N D I A PA L E A L E

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Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

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Availability: Year-round

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5.0% 40

NORTH VAN

LA CERVECERIA ASTILLEROS

WILDEYE BREWING

226 E. Esplanade | Cerveceria-Astilleros.com

1385 Main St. | WildeyeBrewing.ca

This Mexican-themed brewery is joining the bustling beer scene along Esplanade. Its tasting room features gorgeous tiles from brewer Carlo Baroccio’s hometown in Guadalajara.

Wildeye’s spacious tasting room and outdoor patio makes this brewery a great spot to visit during the pandemic. Watch for news on the new barrel program, coming soon.

EL VALLE SALADO

OBERON’S ELIXIR

S A LT E D L I M E L A G E R Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

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ACAN CHUFFA NUT H O R C H ATA P O RT E R

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

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DEVIL’S TOASTED NUTS D O U B L E N U T B R OW N ALE Availability: Seasonal ABV 6.66% IBU 22

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SURREY

FUGGLES & WARLOCK CRAFTWORKS

RED RACER

11411 Bridgeview Dr. | CentralCityBrewing.com

103-11220 Horseshoe Way | FugglesWarlock.com

Drop by the brewery in Ironwood for the lunch happy hour from 12pm-3pm, which includes a fresh-pressed panini, a bag of chips, and a beer for $15.50.

Red Racer beers produced by Central City Brewers & Distillers feature a wide range of beer styles from Pils to IPA, all packaged in 500ml cans, including two different mixed packs.

THE DARK COW

MOONLIGHT RIDER

C H O C O L AT E H A Z E L N U T S TO U T

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

6.7% 30

BIÈRE DE GARDE

F R E N C H FA R M H O U S E STYLE ALE Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

VA N I L L A S TO U T

RUSSELL BREWING CO.

202 - 13018 80th Ave. | RussellBeer.com

ABV IBU

S C OT C H A L E

Availability: Small batch ABV IBU

6.5% 30

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT MILK STOUT

M I L K S TO U T Availability: One-off ABV IBU

4.5% 22

Availability: One-off ABV IBU

4.0% 10

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A WEE ANGRY SCOTCH ALE

LIGHT LAGER

Availability: Seasonal

6.4% 25

SURREY

LIGHT SPEED LAGER

5.5% 10 Sponsored content

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LOWER MAINLAND

3 DOGS BREWING

1515 Johnston Rd., White Rock 3DogsBrewing.com

ANOTHER BEER CO.

#11 - 30 Capilano Way, New Westminster AnotherBeerCo.com

BARNSIDE BREWING CO.

BRIDGE BREWING CO.

1448 Charlotte Rd., North Vancouver BridgeBrewing.com

BRITANNIA BREWING CO.

110-12500 Horseshoe Way, Richmond BBCO.ca

DEAD FROG BREWERY

6655 60 Ave., Delta | BarnsideBrewing.ca

105 - 8860 201st St., Langley DeadFrog.ca

BEERE BREWING COMPANY

DEEP COVE BREWERS AND DISTILLERS

312 E. Esplanade, North Vancouver BeereBrewing.com

BIG RIDGE BREWING CO.

5580 152 St., Surrey MJG.ca/Big-Ridge

BLACK KETTLE BREWING

106 -720 Copping St., North Vancouver BlackKettleBrewing.com

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170 - 2270 Dollarton Hwy., North Vancouver DeepCoveCraft.com

FOAMERS’ FOLLY BREWING CO.

19221 122A Ave., Pitt Meadows FoamersFolly.ca

FRASER MILLS FERMENTATION CO.

3044 Saint Johns St., Port Moody FraserMillsFermentation.com

LOWER MAINLAND

GREEN LEAF BREWING CO.

123 Carrie Cates Crt., North Vancouver GreenLeafBrew.com

HEARTHSTONE BREWERY

1015 Marine Dr., North Vancouver HearthstoneBrewery.ca

MAPLE MEADOWS BREWING CO.

22775 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge MapleMeadowsBrewing.com

MARINER BREWING

1100 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam MarinerBrewing.ca

MONKEY 9 BREWING

14200 Entertainment Blvd., Richmond Monkey9.ca

MOODY ALES

2601 Murray St., Port Moody MoodyAles.com

NORTHPAW BREW CO.

2150-570 Sherling Pl., Port Coquitlam NorthpawBrewCo.com

NORTH POINT BREWING CO.

266 E. 1st St., North Vancouver NorthPointBrewing.com

PARKSIDE BREWERY

2731 Murray St., Port Moody TheParksideBrewery.com

PATINA BREWING CO.

2332 Marpole Ave., Port Coquitlam PatinaBrewing.com

RIDGE BREWING CO.

22826 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge RidgeBrewing.com

SILVER VALLEY BREWING CO.

#101 - 11952 224 St., Maple Ridge SilverValleyBrewing.com

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SMUGGLERS TRAIL

140-9339 200a St., Langley SmugglersTrailCask.com

STEAMWORKS BREWING CO.

3845 William St., Burnaby Steamworks.com

STEEL & OAK BREWING CO.

1319 3rd Ave., New Westminster SteelAndOak.ca

STREETCAR BREWING

THE BAKERY BREWING CO.

2617 Murray St., Port Moody TheBakeryBrewing.com

TINHOUSE BREWING CO.

550 Sherling Pl., Port Coquitlam TinhouseBrewing.ca

TRADING POST BREWING

107 - 20120 64th Ave., Langley TradingPostBrewing.com

TWIN SAILS BREWING

123A East 1st St., North Vancouver StreetcarBrewing.ca

2821 Murray St., Port Moody TwinSailsBrewing.com

STUDIO BREWING

WHITE ROCK BEACH BEER CO.

5792 Beresford St., Burnaby StudioBrewing.ca

TAYLIGHT BREWING

402-1485 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam | TaylightBrewing.com

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15181 Russell Ave., White Rock WhiteRockBeachBeer.com

YELLOW DOG BREWING CO.

1 - 2817 Murray St., Port Moody YellowDogBrew.com

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RAVENS BREWING CO.

2281 West Railway St. | FieldHouseBrewing.com

2485 Townline Rd. | Ravens.beer

Between the brewery itself and the barrel house on the Field House farm, there is so much great beer being created by this company.

Ravens produces a wide range of excellent, award-winning beers. Now, the brewery has added a distillery and is making its own vodka, too.

SALTED BLACK PORTER

FIELD HOUSE IPA I N D I A PA L E A L E

P O RT E R

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LIZARD PEOPLE OA K - A G E D C A S S I S SOUR

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

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6.0% 30

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6385 Lickman Rd. | FarmhouseBrewing.co

Based on an 11.5-acre farm in the Greendale area of Chilliwack, this destination brewery has a custom-built facility with a tasting room, heated patio, and outdoor picnic area.

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HOPE

MOUNTAINVIEW BREWING CO.

FIELD HOUSE CHWK

#102-9251 Woolly Dog Alley | FieldHouseBrewing.com

390 Old Hope Princeton Way | MountainviewBrewing.ca

Congratulations to Field House for opening this new brewery and tasting room in downtown Chilliwack. It will showcase its own beers brewed on site.

You know how you always drive through Hope wishing there was a reason to stop? Well, those days are over. Expect Mountainview to open in November.

HAZY PALE ALE

WILLOWISP

H A Z Y PA L E A L E

MÄRZEN

O K TO B E R F E S T L A G E R

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

4.5% 12

ABV IBU

6.5% 24

I N D I A PA L E A L E

ABV IBU

4.8% 22

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

6.7% 43

MISSION SPRINGS BREWING COMPANY

46128 Yale Rd., Chilliwack BricklayerBrewing.com

7160 Oliver St., Mission MissionSprings.ca

FLASHBACK BREWING CO.

OLD ABBEY ALES

TEMPORARILY CLOSED 1-9360 Mill St., Chilliwack FlashbackBrewing.ca

LOUDMOUTH BREWING

SWEETHEARTS IPA

Availability: Year-round

Availability: Seasonal

BRICKLAYER BREWING

30321 Fraser Hwy., Abbotsford OldAbbeyAles.com

103 – 2582 Mt. Lehman Rd., Abbotsford LoudmouthBrewingCompany.ca

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OLD YALE BREWING CO.

404 - 44550 South Sumas Rd., Chilliwack OldYaleBrewing.com

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BACKCOUNTRY BREWING

5561 Wharf Ave. | Batch44Brewery.com

#405 - 1201 Commercial Way | BackcountryBrewing.com

Located in a beautifully renovated space highlighted by brick and wood, Batch 44 serves delicious beer and food in its spacious tasting room and outdoor patio.

In addition to its regular line-up, Backcountry expects to release more than 50 one-off beers in 2020—and each one seems to have a better name than the last.

HALF MOON PALE

MEDUSA LAGER

WIDOWMAKER

TRAILBREAKER

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WHISTLER BREWING CO.

1045 Millar Creek Rd. | WhistlerBeer.com

38927 Queens Way, Squamish AFrameBrewing.com

BREWHOUSE (HIGH MOUNTAIN BREWING)

You can find Whistler’s beers on tap and in stores throughout B.C. Be sure to stop by the brewery the next time you visit Whistler.

BLACK CHERRY MARZEN O K TO B E R F E S T L A G E R

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

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MIGHTY 90

L OW C A L PA L E A L E Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

4355 Blackcomb Way, Whistler MJG.ca/BrewHouse

COAST MOUNTAIN BREWING CO.

2 - 1212 Alpha Lake Rd., Whistler CoastMountainBeer.ca

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SEA TO SKY

HOWE SOUND BREWING CO.

37801 Cleveland Ave., Squamish HoweSound.com

TOWNSITE BREWING

5824 Ash Ave., Powell River TownsiteBrewing.com

PEMBERTON BREWING CO.

1936 Stonecutter Pl., Pemberton PembertonBrewing.ca

PERSEPHONE BREWING CO.

1053 Stewart Rd., Gibsons PersephoneBrewing.com

—x— Prohibition in B.C. only lasted four years (vs. 13 years in the U.S.) Prior to Prohibition, there were more than 140 breweries in the province— compared to the 210 (or so) operating today.

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TAPWORKS BREWING CO.

537 Cruice Lane, Gibsons GibsonsTapworks.com

THE 101 BREWHOUSE + DISTILLERY 1009 Gibsons Way, Gibsons The101.ca

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8324 Pemberton Meadows Rd., Pemberton TheBeerFarmers.com

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TIDAL SERIES: BLACKBERRY EXPORT STOUT S TO U T

NANAIMO BAR

Availability: Seasonal

Availability: Seasonal

ABV

7.5%

IBU

P O RT E R

34

ABV

Dark chocolate and blackberry sweetness play off each other in this rich and robust stout.

6.2%

IBU

30

A dessert-style beer showcasing the classic Nanaimo bar flavours of chocolate, vanilla and coconut.

CEllar SEries If you’re smart, you’ve already been cellaring Hermannator yourself, but most of us can’t resist drinking it as soon as it comes out. Thankfully, Vancouver Island has done the work for us! This winter you can buy the 2019 version of Hermannator and see how the flavours and body have evolved over the course of a year.

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GET A TASTE OF THE ISLAND.

MAYNE ISLAND

NORTH SAANICH

MAYNE ISLAND BREWING CO.

HOWL BREWING

490 Fernhill Rd. | MayneIslandBrewingCo.com

1780 Mills Rd. | HowlBrewing.ca

Plan a visit to check out this unique brewery with picnic tasting areas nestled in the forest.

The beer is delicious—especially the barrel-aged specialties.

This tiny brewery just north of YYJ specializes in obscure historical styles that haven’t been brewed in centuries, and also uses local produce, mushrooms, and herbs.

4TH ANNIVERSARY

KOTTBUSSER BIER

W I N E BA R R E L - A G E D LAGER Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

EVENTIDE OAT STOUT S TO U T

SOUR ALE Availability: Seasonal

5.0% n/a

ABV IBU

HORNER BIER OAT A L E

Availability: Seasonal

6.4% n/a

ABV IBU

SAANICH

Availability: Seasonal

4.0% 6

ABV IBU

4.0% 12

SOOKE

BAD DOG BREWING COMPANY

TWA DOGS BREWERY AT VICTORIA CALEDONIAN

761 Enterprise Cres. | VCaledonian.com

7861 Tugwell Rd. | BadDogBrewing.ca

This Scottish-themed brewery and distillery on the outskirts of Victoria has a big tasting room and an outdoor heated patio under a big tent in the parking lot.

Bad Dog is expanding capacity with three new fermenters, and also hopes to make its pandemicfriendly covered patio a permanent expansion.

3rd anniversary party at the brewery on Dec. 5!

LIFE & LIBERTY

LIQUID HIPPIE

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PARTING KISS BOURBON BARREL ALE

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S Q U I D I N K S TO U T

RED ALE Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

58

4.7% 20

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

7.0% 22 Sponsored content

OCTODOG APOCALYPSE

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.4% 20

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

4.8% 22

VICTORIA CITY

NORTH SAANICH

MOON UNDER WATER BREWERY

SPINNAKERS BREWPUB

308 Catharine St. | Spinnakers.com

350B Bay St. | MoonUnderWater.ca

The Moon’s distillery will be releasing a single barrel of its first whiskey in February, 2021. The brewery will be brewing beer with local malted barley from Saanichton’s Field 5 Farms.

This historic waterfront brewpub serves delicious food alongside a range of beers and ciders produced on site. Spinnakers now makes its own spirits, too, including gins, crèmes, and vodka.

CREEPY UNCLE DUNKEL

CHOCOHOLIC

M U N I C H DA R K L A G E R

SHAFT

IMPERIAL ESPRESSO S TO U T

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.4% 18

M I L K S TO U T

Availability: Seasonal

Availability: Seasonal

ABV 10.0% IBU 40

ABV 7.75% IBU 10

PEW!PEW!PEW! TA RT PA L E A L E

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.0% 20

4 MILE BREWING CO. 199 Island Hwy., View Royal 4MileBrewingCo.com

Supplier to the Commercial Beverage Industry

BREWING

Production Equipment • Ingredients Packaging Supplies • Tanks & Barrels Fermentation • Filtration Tasting Room Equipment • Lab Equipment

CANOE BREWPUB

450 Swift St., Victoria CanoeBrewpub.com

CATEGORY 12 BREWING

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GREATER VICTORIA

DRIFTWOOD BREWERY

450 Hillside Ave., Victoria DriftwoodBeer.com

HOYNE BREWING CO.

101-2740 Bridge St., Victoria HoyneBrewing.ca

ÃŽLE SAUVAGE BREWING CO.

SOOKE BREWING CO.

2057 Otter Point Rd., Sooke SookeBrewing.com

SOOKE OCEANSIDE BREWERY

1-5529 Sooke Rd., Sooke SookeOceansideBrewing.com

SWANS BREWPUB

2960 Bridge St., Victoria IleSauvage.com

506 Pandora Ave., Victoria SwansHotel.com

LIGHTHOUSE BREWING CO.

V2V BLACK HOPS BREWING

2 - 836 Devonshire Rd., Esquimalt LighthouseBrewing.com

PHILLIPS BREWING & MALTING CO.

2010 Government St., Victoria PhillipsBeer.com

SALT SPRING ISLAND ALES

270 Furness Rd., Salt Spring Island SaltSpringIslandAles.com

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2323 Millstream Rd., Langford V2VBlackHopsBrewing.ca

WHISTLE BUOY BREWING CO.

560 Johnson St., Victoria WhistleBuoyBrewing.com

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PORT ALBERNI

TWIN CITY BREWING

4503 Margaret St. | TwinCityBrewing.ca TUES-SAT 11:30AM-8PM EST. 2017

Plan a visit to Port Alberni to enjoy the exceptional beer and food here.

They finally started canning so you can bring some beer home with you.

DISSIMULATOR

BATTY FANG

Availability: Seasonal

Availability: Seasonal

DOPPELBOCK

ABV

8.5%

IBU

B L A C K C U R R A N T- B L U E B E R RY S O U R

24

ABV

This traditional German beer is a warming winter brew with bold flavours of caramel and sticky toffee.

62

7.0%

IBU

10

Conditioned on black currants and blueberries, and hopped with African Queen and Ella hops.

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PORT ALBERNI

DOG MOUNTAIN BREWING

3141 3rd Ave. | DogMountainBrew.com

Visit one of the top 10 brewery patios in BC! — BC Ale Trail Port Alberni’s second brewery, which opened at the end of 2019, has a rooftop patio with sunset-facing views of the Alberni Inlet, plus great beer and delicious food, too. Road trip!

ENTERING TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE

W E S T C OA S T I PA Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

6.3% 71

LIT WIT

AMERICAN-STYLE W H E AT B E E R Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

Join us Wed-Sun for dine in or take out.

5.5% 11

CAMPBELL RIVER

COMOX

BEACH FIRE BREWING

LAND & SEA BREWING CO.

594 11th Ave. | BeachFireBrewing.ca

2040 Guthrie Rd. | LandAndSeaBrewing.ca

During the summer, Beach Fire opened a large, partially covered back patio to augment its tasting room. Recently, they added a wood-fired pizza oven that “puts the fire in Beach Fire.”

The BC Ale Trail gave Land & Sea its 2019 Best Brewery Experience award. With a wide open tasting room, exceptional kitchen, and deliciously diverse beer list, you can’t go wrong.

THE POLLINATOR

COMEXICO

HONEY ALE

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

6.3% 20

WHEELBENDER STOUT D RY I R I S H S TO U T

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

GLACIER CREAM ALE

KVEIK HAZY PA L E A L E

4.5% 35 Sponsored content

AMERICAN CREAM ALE

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.0% 38

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.0% 18 63

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DUNCAN

ACE BREWING CO.

RED ARROW BREWING CO.

150 Mansfield Dr. | Facebook.com/AceBrewingCompany

5255 Chaster Rd. | RedArrowBeer.ca

Ace recently celebrated its first anniversary by winning a silver medal at the 2020 Canadian Brewing Awards for its Jet Fuel IPA in the highly competitive American Style IPA category.

Red Arrow now has a full-service lounge, offering a wide variety of locally produced wines and spirits, as well as guest tap features from across the province.

JET FUEL IPA

COCONUT PORTER

W E S T C OA S T I PA

SPITFIRE LAGER

ABV IBU

P O RT E R

LAGER

Availability: Year-round

ABV IBU

I N D I A PA L E A L E

Availability: Seasonal

Availability: Year-round

7.0% 70

SWEET LEAF IPA

5.0% 22

ABV IBU

NANAIMO

Availability: Year-round

5.1% 25

ABV IBU

5.1% 25

NANAIMO

LONGWOOD BREWPUB & RESTAURANT

LONGWOOD BREWERY

101A-2046 Boxwood Rd., Nanaimo LongwoodBeer.com

5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo LongwoodBrewpub.com

Longwood has been making some very interesting fruit and wine beers. Look for the Quince Tart Lager and Pinot Noir Wild Ale to return in 2021.

This brewpub in the Longwood Station Shopping Centre celebrated its 20th anniversary back in May. Cheers to two decades of serving great beers alongside delicious food!

HONEY HOP

BIG ONE

H O N E Y PA L E A L E

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

64

5.0% 18

HOP FUSION HAZY ISA

Availability: One-off ABV IBU

SAISON

I N D I A PA L E A L E

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SAISON

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

6.5% 65

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

5.0% 30

NANAIMO

PARKSVILLE

WOLF BREWING COMPANY

940 Old Victoria Rd. | WolfBrewingCompany.com

MOUNT ARROWSMITH BREWING CO.

109-425 East Stanford Ave. | ArrowsmithBrewing.com

Visit the “Wolf Den” to check out the latest offerings from this brewery, which recently doubled its brewing capacity. In other words, that means more beer.

Now with an on-site pizzeria and a new covered patio and picnic area where you can enjoy the delicious beer, Mount Arrowsmith has everything you need through the winter months.

TRIDENT ESB

HARVEST FRESH IPA

EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER

DIRTY HARRY

CALIFORNIA COMMON

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

F R E S H H O P I PA

Availability: Seasonal

5.6% 37

ABV IBU

WEEKEND RAMBLER

4.8% 35

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

6.5% 50

B OY S E N B E R RY K E T T L E SOUR Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

5.0% 30

UCLUELET

UCLUELET BREWING COMPANY

1601 Peninsula Rd. | UclueletBrewing.ca

This long-awaited brewery based in a renovated church finally opened in February 2020 just in time to be closed by COVID-19 in March. Fortunately, it’s still standing.

RESURRECTION RED IRISH RED ALE

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.4% 29

BELLE TOWER FA R M H O U S E S A I S O N

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

6.0% 25 Sponsored content

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VANCOUVER ISLAND

CLIFFSIDE BREWING CO.

11 Cliff St., Nanaimo CliffsideBrewCo.ca

CRAIG STREET BREW PUB

25 Craig St., Duncan CraigStreet.ca

CUMBERLAND BREWING CO.

2732 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland CumberlandBrewing.com

GLADSTONE BREWING CO.

244 4th St., Courtenay GladstoneBrewing.ca

LOVESHACK LIBATIONS

1 - 4134 Island Hwy. West, Qualicum LoveShackLibations.com

NEW TRADITION BREWING

215 Port Augusta St., Comox NewTraditionBrewing.com

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RIOT BREWING CO.

101A - 3055 Oak St., Chemainus RiotBrewing.com

SMALL BLOCK BREWING CO.

203-5301 Chaster Rd., Duncan SmallBlockBrewery.com

TOFINO BREWING CO.

691 Industrial Way, Tofino TofinoBrewingCo.com

WHITE SAILS BREWING

125 Comox Rd., Nanaimo WhiteSailsBrewing.com

—x— On average, British Columbians consume approximately 58 litres of beer per year—the lowest of any province or territory except for Nunavut—but before Prohibition, British Columbians consumed roughly twice the national liquor average.

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BARN OWL BREWING CO.

FREDDY’S BREWPUB

4629 Lakeshore Rd. | BarnOwlBrewing.ca

124 McCurdy Rd. | McCurdyBowl.com

Based in a gorgeously renovated centuryold barn in Kelowna’s Lower Mission neighbourhood, Barn Owl wisely brews a wide range of beers to satisfy all tastes.

Kelowna’s longest standing brewery has renovated its entire space, expanding its capacity to offer up to 14 in-house brands on tap, guest taps, and more.

MISSION KRIEK

LEBOWSKI LAGER

C H E R RY S O U R

WISE OWL N I T R O S TO U T

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

ABV IBU

Availability: Year-round

4.2% 40

ABV IBU

KELOWNA

Availability: Year-round

5.0% 8

ABV IBU

5.0% 18

PENTICTON

VICE & VIRTUE BREWING CO.

CANNERY BREWING

1033 Richter St. | ViceAndVirtueBrewing.ca

What’s more enticing here: the food or the beer?

It’s a toss-up. They’re both fantastic so the smart play is to try them together.

VERITAS OKANAGAN SAUVIGNON BLANC ALE

B R OW N A L E

LAGER

Availability: Year-round

5.5% 15

SANDBAGGER

HOMEWRECKER H A Z Y I PA

198 Ellis St. | CanneryBrewing.com

In addition to an ever-rotating selection of top-notch craft beer, Cannery’s tasting room also features a rotating selection of guest taps, local BC wines and ciders, plus locally inspired small bites.

KINDLING

DARKLING

I M P E R I A L S TO U T

OAT M E A L S TO U T

OKANAGAN WINE ALE

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

9.0% 33

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

7.1% 33 Sponsored content

Availability: Small batch ABV IBU

9.0% 60

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

5.5% 30 69

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PENTICTON

HIGHWAY 97 BREWERY

SLACKWATER BREWING

954 Eckhardt Ave. | Hwy97Brewery.com

218 Martin St. | SlackwaterBrewing.com

Very exciting news! This brewery is moving right next door to Cannery Brewing in Penticton’s central Brewery District, quadrupling the size of the taproom and brewery.

Slackwater’s brewery and beautiful two-storey tap room with two patios was the result of a major renovation of downtown Penticton’s last remaining nightclub.

FIRESIDE CHESTNUT CREAM ALE

DEEPWATER

CREAM ALE Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

CROTCH ROCKET

R O B U S T P O RT E R

BLONDE ALE

Availability: Seasonal

6.0% 23

ABV IBU

WHAT THE FOG?

N E W E N G L A N D I PA

Availability: Seasonal

4.5% 24

ABV IBU

SALMON CITY ARM

Availability: Year-round

5.0% 27

ABV IBU

6.8% 35

SORRENTO CITY

MORROW BEER COMPANY

CRANNÓG ALES

470 Lakeshore Dr. W. | MorrowBeerCompany.com

706 Elson Rd. | CrannogAles.com

Salmon Arm is welcoming its second brewery this fall. Adam Morrow, the co-founder and Head Brewer, got his start working at the Moon Under Water and Driftwood Brewery in Victoria.

Canada’s first organic farm-based brewery celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. If you’ve never visited in person, put it on your bucket list for 2021.

IN WAVES

BACK HAND OF GOD

INSURRECTION IPA

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D RY- H O P P E D KÖ L S C H Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

70

4.8% 25

ENDEAVOUR H A Z Y PA L E A L E

S TO U T

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.4% 35 Sponsored content

ABV IBU

5.2% 16

I N D I A PA L E A L E

ABV IBU

5.4% 54

THOMPSON OKANAGAN

VERNON

BARLEY STATION BREW PUB

MARTEN BREWING CO.

2933A 30th Ave. | MartenBrewpub.com

As a converted nightclub, this brewpub is very spacious with lots of room to spread out. The beer and food are both excellent, as is the housemade line of Underground Kombucha.

SLOW & STEADY

BA R R E L - A G E D I M P E R I A L S TO U T Availability: Small batch

20 Shuswap St. N., Vernon BarleyStation.com

BNA BREWING CO.

1250 Ellis St., Kelowna BNABrewing.com

FARMHOUSE

M I X E D F E R M E N TAT I O N SOUR

ABV 12.0% IBU 40

Availability: One-off ABV IBU

5.5% 12

ALCHEMY BREWING CO.

650 Victoria St., Kamloops AlchemyBrewingCompany.ca

BAD TATTOO BREWING CO.

169 Estabrook Ave., Penticton BadTattooBrewing.com

BARLEY MILL BREW PUB

2460 Skaha Lake Rd., Penticton BarleyMillPub.com

BREAKAWAY BREWING CO.

13224 Victoria Road N., Summerland BreakawayBrewingCompany.com

BRIGHT EYE BREWING

292 Tranquille Rd., Kamloops BrightEyeBrewing.com

COPPER BREWING CO.

102 - 1851 Kirschner Rd., Kelowna CopperBrewingCo.com

DETONATE BREWING

104 - 9503 Cedar Ave., Summerland DetonateBrewing.com

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THOMPSON OKANAGAN

ELEVATION 57 BREWING CO.

TEMPORARILY CLOSED 20 Kettleview Rd., Big White SessionsTapHouseAndGrill.com

EMPTY KEG BREW HOUSE

2190 Voght St., Merritt EmptyKegBrewHouse.ca

FIREHALL BREWERY

KELOWNA BEER INSTITUTE

1346 Water St., Kelowna TreeBrewingBeerInstitute.com

KETTLE RIVER BREWING CO.

731 Baillie Ave., Kelowna KettleRiverBrewing.ca

KIND BREWING

6077 Main St., Oliver FirehallBrewery.com

2405 Main St., West Kelowna Facebook.com/KindBrewer

IRON ROAD BREWING

LAKESIDER BREWING CO.

980 Camosun Crs., Kamloops IronRoadBrewing.ca

JACKKNIFE BREWING

727 Baillie Ave., Kelowna Facebook.com/JackknifeBrewing

KELOWNA BREWING CO.

975 Academy Way, Kelowna KelownaBrewingCompany.com

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835 Anders Road, West Kelowna LakesiderBrewing.com

NEIGHBOURHOOD BREWING

187 Westminster Ave. W., Penticton NeighbourhoodBrewing.com

RED BIRD BREWING

1086 Richter St., Kelowna RedBirdBrewing.com

THOMPSON OKANAGAN

RED COLLAR BREWING CO.

355 Lansdowne St., Kamloops RedCollar.ca

RUSTIC REEL BREWING CO.

760 Vaughan Ave., Kelowna RusticReel.com

SHORE LINE BREWING CO.

3477 Lakeshore Rd., Kelowna ShoreLineBrewing.com

THE NOBLE PIG BREWHOUSE

650 Victoria St., Kamploops TheNoblePig.ca

THE TIN WHISTLE BREWING CO.

112-1475 Fairview Rd., Penticton TheTinWhistleBrewery.rocks

WELTON BREWERY

Unit 2-455 Neave Ct., Kelowna WeltonBrewery.com

WILD AMBITION BREWING

1 - 3314 Appaloosa Rd., Kelowna WildAmbition.beer

Get dressed!

Look as good as the beer you drink.

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FERNIE

FERNIE BREWING CO.

26 Manitou Rd., Fernie FernieBrewing.com

B.C.’s easternmost brewery recommends you visit to sample its wares and enjoy the Fernie Alpine Resort, which receives more snowfall annually than any other resort in the Canadian Rockies.

HIT THE DECK H A Z Y I PA

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6.4% 40

JAVA THE HUT C O F F E E M I L K S TO U T

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5.0% 40

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GOLDEN

KASLO

WHITETOOTH BREWING

ANGRY HEN BREWING

623 8th Ave. N. | WhitetoothBrewing.com

343 Front St. | AngryHenBrewing.com

Fresh off winning the most medals at the 2020 Canadian Brewing Awards, Whitetooth should be at the top of your list of breweries to visit this winter. Get your snow tires on!

Angry Hen aims to be Kaslo’s living room, which is a bit challenging during a pandemic. By hosting pop-up dinners once a month they give their customers a safe option to gather together.

THE GOLDEN BLACK B E L G I A N -

KASLO WINTER ALE

I N S P I R E D S TO U T Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

8.2% 32

4TH ANNIVERSARY

VA N I L L A M O C H A OAT S TO U T Availability: One-off ABV IBU

WINTER ALE

Availability: Small batch

5.7% 19

ABV IBU

KIMBERLEY

6.6% 15

RASPBERRY TART FRUIT BEER

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

5.0% 22

NELSON

OVER TIME BEER WORKS

BACKROADS BREWING CO.

136A Wallinger Ave. | OverTimeBeer.ca

460 Baker St. | BackroadsBrewing.com

Over Time took advantage of “time off ” during the pandemic to add a comfortable patio beside the brewery, complete with heaters for the winter.

Backroads now packages its core beers in tall cans with distribution to stores throughout the Kootenays and as far west as the Okanagan.

MOUNTAIN STANDARD

EL DORADO

HOLD UP S C OT C H A L E

GOLDEN ALE

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

76

5.0% 15

GOLDEN ALE

Availability: Seasonal ABV IBU

6.2% 21 Sponsored content

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

5.3% 13

FIRST DESCENT N O RT H W E S T I PA

Availability: Year-round ABV IBU

6.3% 55

KOOTENAYS

ARROWHEAD BREWING CO.

481 Arrow Rd., Invermere ArrowheadBrewingCompany.ca

ERIE CREEK BREWING CO.

117 Fourth St., Salmo ErieCreekBrewingCo.com

FISHER PEAK BREWING CO.

821 Baker St., Cranbrook TheHeidOut.ca

MT. BEGBIE BREWING CO.

2155 Oak Dr., Revelstoke Mt-Begbie.com

RUMPUS BEER COMPANY

208 1st Street E. | RumpusBeerCo.com

TAILOUT BREWING

1800 8th Ave., Castlegar TailoutBrewing.com

TORCHLIGHT BREWING CO.

125 Hall St., Nelson TorchlightBrewing.com

TRAIL BEER REFINERY

1299 Bay Ave., Trail TrailBeerRefinery.ca

NELSON BREWING CO.

512 Latimer St., Nelson NelsonBrewing.com

ROSSLAND BEER CO.

1990 Columbia Ave., Rossland RosslandBeer.com

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JACKSON’S SOCIAL CLUB & BREWHOUSE 175 Hwy. 97, 100 Mile House JacksonsSocialClub.com

BARKERVILLE BREWING CO.

185 Davie St., Quesnel BarkervilleBeer.com

BEARD’S BREWING CO.

Some of the reasons to visit Jackson’s besides just great beer: “The Dreaded Kitchen“ offers locally sourced delicious food, house roasted coffees, and occasionally live entertainment in a funky atmosphere.

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BULKLEY VALLEY BREWERY

3860 1st Ave., Smithers BulkleyValleyBrewery.ca

ABV 6.25% IBU 50

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CROSSROADS BREWING & DISTILLERY

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FOX MOUNTAIN BREWING CO.

URSA MINOR BREWING

508 George St., Price George CrossroadsCraft.com

399 2nd Ave., Prince George TrenchBrew.ca

45249 Ootsa Lake Rd. E., Burns Lake Facebook.com/Ursa-Minor-Brewing

215 Donald Rd., Williams Lake FoxMountainBeer.com

MIGHTY PEACE BREWING CO.

10128 95th Ave., Fort St. John MightyPeaceBrewing.ca

SHERWOOD MOUNTAIN BREWHOUSE

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101 - 4816 Hwy. 16 West, Terrace SherwoodMountain.beer

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217 1st Ave. E., Prince Rupert WheelhouseBrewing.com

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KELOWNA

WARDS CIDER

2287 Ward Rd. | WardsHardCider.com DAILY 12-5PM EST. 1922 This fifth generation family-owned orchard has been producing heirloom cider apples for more than a century and now crafts its own cider in its historic 1922 packing house. Founder George Washington Ward would be proud!

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AFFINITY CIDERHOUSE

5155 Samuel Rd. | AffinityCider.com

Affinity is making small batch, farm-crafted cider with 100% local fruit and reclaiming the many lost heirloom cider apple trees and ghost orchards of the Cowichan Valley.

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VALLEY CIDER COMPANY

7661 Mays Rd., Duncan | ValleyCider.com

1230 Merridale Rd. | Merridale.ca

Vancouver Island’s oldest operating cidery has been producing all-natural ciders from its heirloom cider apple orchard for more than 30 years.

Handcrafted, innovative farm-to-bottle ciders are on the menu at this bucolic Cowichan Valley cidery, where locally-grown ingredients showcase the local terroir.

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BA R R E L - A G E D D RY CIDER Availability: Year-round

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SCENIC ROAD CIDER CO.

1632 Sunshine Coast Hwy. | SundayCider.com

770 Packinghouse Rd. | ScenicRoadCider.com

Once based in East Van, Sunday packed up and moved to the Sunshine Coast, where it now grows its own apples on a 20-acre farm just outside of Gibsons. Stop and enjoy a glass on the grass of the new picnic area.

Scenic Road’s small-batch ciders are made from apples grown on its 20-acre farm. The cidery just launched a new website with an online store.

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CREEK & GULLY CIDER

1053 Poplar Grove Rd. | CreekAndGully.com

7952 BC-97 | HowlingMoon.ca

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Creek & Gully ships its sublime organic ciders Canada-wide, so you don’t have to visit its fifthgeneration family orchard on the Naramata bench to get a taste—but you should!

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SEA CIDER FARM & CIDERHOUSE

GEO CIDER CO.

318-1201 Commercial Way | GeoCider.com

2487 Mt. St. Michael Rd. | SeaCider.ca

There are more than 50 varieties of organic heirloom cider apples growing at Sea Cider’s 10-acre farm allowing it to produce dozens of different award-winning ciders.

This Squamish cidery was founded by a couple of professional stuntmen who got tired of getting thrown out of windows. Make sure to check on social for updated hours for its 12-tap tasting room.

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BC CIDERIES

BC TREE FRUITS CIDER CO.

880 Vaughan Ave., Kelowna BCTreeFruitsCider.com

THE BRICKER CIDER COMPANY

6642 Northwest Bay Rd., Sechelt BrickersCider.com

BURTON CITY CIDER

5470 BC-6 , Burton BurtonCityCider.ca

CEDAR CIDER

340 184 St., Surrey CedarCider.ca

CIDERWORKS

529 Fulford-Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island SaltSpringAppleCompany.com/Ciderworks

CLIFFSIDE CIDER

103-37760 2 Ave., Squamish CliffsideCider.com

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DEAD END CIDER

620 Sumac Rd., Cawston ForbiddenFruitWine.com

DOMINION CIDER CO.

10216 Gould Ave., Summerland DominionCider.com

FARMSTRONG CIDER CO.

4305 Maw Rd., Armstrong FarmstrongCider.com

FAUSTINO ESTATE CIDERY

14000 BC-97, Osoyoos FaustinoEstateCidery.ca

FRASER VALLEY CIDER CO.

22128-16th Ave., Langley FraserValleyCider.ca

GABBIE’S PREMIUM CIDER

1120 Coats Dr., Gabriola Island GabbiesCider.com

BC CIDERIES

GREENHILL CIDER

55 Dunlevy Ave., Vancouver GreenhillCider.com

KOOTENAY CIDER WORKS

1638 Granite Rd., Nelson KootenayCiderWorks.com

LEFT FIELD CIDER CO.

Mamit Lake Rd., Logan Lake LeftFieldCider.com

THE NARAMATA CIDER COMPANY

2370 Aikins Loop, Naramata NaramataCider.com

ORCHARD HILL ESTATE CIDERY

3480 Fruitvale Way, Osoyoos OrchardHillCidery.com

RAVEN’S MOON CRAFT CIDER

4905 Darcy Rd, Courtenay RavensMoonCraftCider.ca

RUSTIC ROOTS WINERY & CIDERY

2238 Hwy. 3, Cawston HarkersOrganicsRusticRoots.com

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NOMAD CIDER

8011 Simpson Rd., Penticton NomadCider.ca

NORTHYARDS CIDER CO.

9 - 38936 Queensway, Squamish NorthyardsCider.com

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SALT SPRING WILD CIDER

151 Sharp Rd., Salt Spring Island SaltSpringWildCider.com

SOMA CRAFT CIDERY

4485 Sallows Rd., Kelowna SomaCidery.com

SUMMERLAND HERITAGE CIDER CO.

3113 Johnson St., Summerland SummerlandCider.com

TAVES ESTATE CIDERY

333 Gladwin Rd., Abbotsford TavesFamilyFarms.com/Hard-Cider

THE BX PRESS CIDERY & ORCHARD

4667 E. Vernon Rd., Vernon TheBXPress.com

TONY’S CRAFT CIDERY

6167 Hwy. 6, Coldstream TonysCraftCidery.com

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TRUCK 59 CIDER HOUSE

3887 Brown Rd., West Kelowna Truck59Cider.com

TWIN ISLAND CIDER

5601 Lupin Rd., Pender Island TwinIslandCider.com

TWISTED HILLS CRAFT CIDER

2080 Ritchie Dr., Cawston TwistedHills.ca

UNTANGLED CRAFT CIDER

725 Mackenzie Rd., Cawston UntangledCider.ca

UPSIDE CIDERY

2555 Gale Rd., Kelowna UpsideCider.com

WOODWARD CIDER CO.

5505 Westsyde Rd., Kamloops WoodwardCiderCo.ca

BEER GROUND To the

The Growler has collected info on all the new breweries and cideries expected to open across B.C. in the coming months. Surprisingly, COVID-19 hasn’t delayed the progress of that many. I guess that proves that booze is indeed pandemic-proof!

ALBERNI BREwINg

LoCALIty BREwINg

Port Alberni (early 2021) This will make three breweries in this small city at the heart of Vancouver Island. Facebook.com/ AlberniBrewingCompany

Langley (mid-2021) This farm-based brewery has been growing hops and malting its own barley for a few years already. LocalityBrewing.ca

DEvIL's BAth BREwINg

Victoria (2021) Merridale had just started the dig on this new building when COVID-19 hit, so they put construction plans on hold.

Merridale.ca

Port McNeill (early 2021) This brewery is named for one of Canada’s largest cenotes (359 metres in diameter and 44 metres deep), which is located about 50km from Port McNeill.

DevilsBathBrewing.ca

fERN + CEDAR BREwINg Qualicum Beach (summer 2021) The folks behind Mount Arrowsmith Brewing in neighbouring Parksville are building this new brewery, so it’s bound to be good. FernAndCedar.ca

gALAxIE CRAft BREwhousE White Rock (spring 2021) This sci-fi themed spot has a location right near the beach behind the Boathouse restaurant.

GalaxieCraftBeer.com

hERALD stREEt BREw woRks Victoria (2021) All sorts of delays have slowed down this brewery’s development. Word is it’s close to opening, but no firm date could be pinned down at press time. HeraldStreet.com

hoRNBy IsLAND BREwINg Co. Hornby Island (spring 2021) While COVID-19 slowed down this nanobrewery’s plans to open in 2020, the founders have launched a mobile canning service for midand north Vancouver Island breweries while they develop their brewery plans.

HornbyIslandBrewing.ca

JuNCtIoN oRChARD & CIDERy Victoria (2021) Previously Tod Creek Cider, the new owners plan to turn this into a destination cidery. JunctionVictoria.com

MERRIDALE BREwERy AND DIstILLERy

NoRth BAsIN BREwINg Osoyoos (2021) It’ll be great to see craft beer return to this beautiful southern Okanagan city. NorthBasinBrewing.com

RADIuM BREwINg Radium Hot Springs (mid-2021) Construction recently started on this new brewery 15 minutes up the road from Arrowhead Brewing in Invermere. RadiumBrewing.ca

RustED RAkE BREwINg Nanoose Bay (spring 2021) Plans for this farmbased brewery stalled for a while, but now they are back on track. RustedRakeFarm.com

shAkEtowN BREwINg North Vancouver (spring 2021) Joining the Lower Lonsdale Brewery District next spring, this brewery will be led by Dave Varga, well known from his days at 33 Acres.

ShaketownBrewing.com

tIkI JoN’s tIkI LouNgE AND BREwERy Pitt Meadows (2021) Expect craft beer with a Polynesian twist. TikiJons.ca

uNLEAshED BREwINg Co. Kelowna (2021) COVID-19 has slowed down this brewery’s progress. Hopefully, we’ll know more by our next issue. UnleashedBrewing.ca • Got a hot brewery tip? Let us know at editor@thegrowler.ca

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