Canada’s first-ever craft brewery was in Horseshoe Bay back in 1982 and 35 years later, we get to experience the long-awaited and well-deserved Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week! From Deep Cove to Ambleside and Eagle Bluffs, the North Shore is home to 5 craft breweries (soon to be 7) and they’re ready to celebrate. […]

Contributed by Megan Kennedy via FestivalSeekers Get out of the big city and head to Nanaimo’s Longwoodstock Music and Craft Beer Festival! The 604 is a great area to explore, but there are times it’s well worth venturing further afield. For BC mainlanders, Vancouver Island holds many attractions, not the least of which is the […]

Red Truck Beer is bringing back its Truck Stop Concert Series for a third year, with three summer outdoor concerts live from East Vancouver’s historic Brewery Creek neighbourhood. Red Truck Beer Summer Concert Series This year’s schedule will launch with a June 17th synth-pop show headlined by Australian legends Cut/Copy. Cut/Copy are a festival favourite […]

The Vancouver Canucks announced today that they will host Fan Appreciation Night to celebrate the team’s passionate and loyal supporters on Saturday, April 8th when the team faces the Edmonton Oilers. As part of the night’s festivities and giveaways, the first 13,000 fans in attendance, of legal drinking age, will receive a commemorative Budweiser-Canucks Goal-Synced […]

It’s described as the “biggest, wildest, sweateriest bash of the season” as the Original Ugly Christmas Sweater Party returns the 15th year in support of The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. Experience all the magic of Christmas you felt as a child with all the benefits of being an adult as you sport you best […]

BC Ale Trail: New Guide for Craft Beer in British Columbia

Join in on one of the most unique beer tasting events around as Hot Glass Cold Beer brings together 9 local breweries, hot glassblowing demonstrations, music by DJ Darkcloud, food trucks, and a Halloween costume contest at Terminal City Glass Co-Op. Hot Glass Cold Beer Where: Terminal City Glass Co-Op (“TCGC”) 1191 Parker St, Vancouver […]

On a blustery holiday evening by the sea, John and I visited Richmond’s newest craft beer destination, Britannia Brewing Company, to meet up with some old friends. Located at Second Avenue and Bayview, the restaurant and pub that pours Richmond-brewed Britannia beer was hopping with families and friends coming together in the nautical themed venue. […]

It’s always tough to come up with unique gift ideas, whether you’re looking to provide a keepsake for a wedding party, a gift for clients, or surprise a friend with something that’s totally their own – made just for them. Sigil & Growler is a local company in Vancouver that creates custom, laser engraved growlers […]

It’s a beer festival in the mountains, surrounded by peaks, forests, and beauty from sea to sky! The Whistler Village Beer Festival will span five days with a main tasting event for two days, interesting seminars, unique cask nights, food pairing dinners and of course some great parties! With over breweries participating, there will be […]