Pemberton is a beer-loving cyclist’s dream, complete with easy off-road trails, jaw-dropping scenery, and kilometres of flat ground. It’s even better if you look at a map before you start riding! For weeks I’d been planning a family camping trip to Pemberton. This was the plan: my own family and I would drive up there … Continued
The drive to the west coast of Vancouver Island is one of BC’s most celebrated road trips—and for good reason. In the space of a couple of hours, you exchange the sunlit hills and gentle shores of eastern Vancouver Island for the rainswept, brooding austerity of the Pacific on the island’s west coast. It’s a … Continued
Pre-COVID, Malcolm Yates went for a wander around the Whistler Ale Trail to taste great craft beer and take in inspiring views. If Whistler’s on your craft beer bucket list this summer, here are a few ideas to help plan your visit. Whistler rules, but I need to tread carefully here. I mean, there are … Continued
Hyper-local staycations are a great way to support local tourism businesses on the BC Ale Trail. Matt Cavers shares his recent family staycation in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast Ale Trail. Between two waters If you look for it on a map, downtown Sechelt almost isn’t there. Perched on a kilometre-wide neck of land between … Continued
Bring the brewery home! Say what you will about the coronavirus pandemic, but one undeniably positive thing about it — okay, the only positive thing about it — is that we’re living in the golden age of home bread baking. You may be aching with nostalgia for those carefree days when you would stroll by … Continued
From hand to table Your recipe calls for wine. You’re a beer drinker. What do you do? Don’t worry, I didn’t know if using beer in cooking was the best idea either. But then, as an experiment, I tried it. One of the main things I love about beer is that there’s always an element … Continued
In this episode, Aaron visits Cannery Brewing and Bad Tattoo Brewing in Penticton, BC. “In the Okanagan Valley is the small British Columbia town of Penticton. In recent years, this town has seen a boom in local breweries opening their doors. So much so that Lonely Planet named Penticton Canada’s “craft beer capital” for the … Continued
In this episode, Aaron visits Kettle River Brewing in Kelowna, BC. “Last summer I was enjoying… and slightly melting… in the heat of the Okanagan while visiting Kelowna, BC. Kettle River Brewing is a small-batch neighbourhood brewery that has seen great support from the community as well as the local industry. Opening their doors in … Continued
It takes a brave soul… It’s nearly impossible to nab every release that comes out these days. Grabbing special releases from one of BC’s over 200 breweries, big-hitting European Legends, or one of the hyped brews from our American neighbours is a very tall order. Even if you could teleport yourself to every release, very … Continued
In this episode, Aaron visits the Canoe Brewpub in Victoria, BC. In the provincial capital of Victoria, not too far away from friends of the podcast Swans Brewery, Pub & Hotel and Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub is another historic brewery. Open in 1996, Canoe Brewpub is located in a historic 125-year-old building close to the Victoria … Continued
