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Victoria Comes Alive for Beer Week
The Victoria Beer Society is back with the 7th annual Victoria Beer Week. This year’s list of expanded events are more diverse than ever, with something for absolutely everyone.
Lucky Lager: the Island’s working-class beer thrives despite craft craze
Larry Pynn is a longtime Vancouver Sun writer who became intrigued by the culture of Lucky Lager upon retiring to the Cowichan Valley. Here’s his look at a beer that’s special to an entire region of BC.
Ed Kaye’s Top Beer Picks for Great Canadian Beer Festival 2019
The 27th Great Canadian Beer Festival taplist features over 275 beers. To give you a helping hand, Ed Kays has put together a list of top picks.
Canada’s longest-running beer fest features new attractions for 2018
The 26th Annual Great Canadian Beer Festival returns to Victoria BC on September 7 & 8, 2018. This year, 60+ breweries and cideries will feature over 250 beers and ciders. In its 26th Continue Reading…
Swan’s Brewpub – Victoria’s Longstanding Staple of Craft Beer Experience
There are a small handful of breweries in BC that can say they have been here since the beginning. Following shortly after The Horseshoe Bay Brewery and Spinnakers was Victoria’s Continue Reading…
2014 Great Canadian Beer Festival – The Time and Place for Craft Beer in British Columbia
The Great Canadian Beer Festival has been running since long before Craft Beer was considered cool/ In its 22nd consecutive year more than 8000 attendees found their way to Victoria’s Continue Reading…
Four Mile Brewpub – The Newest Addition to Victoria’s Craft Beer Scene
Four Mile may be the newest addition to the vibrant Victoria Craft Beer scene but they are by no means the new kids on the block. Four Mile Brew Pub Continue Reading…
The 2013 Great Canadian Beer Festival – Beer for the People!!!!
The Great Canadian Beer Festival was first held back in 1993 as a tribute to Craft Beer. The beer has changed a lot over the course of the last 20 Continue Reading…
2013 Canadian Beer Awards Winners – The Best Beer in Canada is Announced
The 2013 Canadian Brewing Awards have been announced from the beer capital of British Columbia, Victoria. At the 11th annual event BC’s top brewers competed against breweries from across the Continue Reading…
The 2012 Great Canadian Beer Festival
It has come and gone. The 20th annual Great Canadian Beer Festival is now complete. The list of brewers for this 2012 edition of the event was in excess of Continue Reading…