What a night for BC beer! At last night’s 2026 Canada Beer Cup, British Columbia’s independent breweries and cideries brought home 69 medals across beer, cider and packaging categories, including 28 golds. That’s roughly 40% of all the medals awarded nationwide. Leading the way, Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing took the top honour of the … Continued
Fall might be the most exciting season when it comes to craft beer. There’s just so much variety over a three-month span. It starts with the height of fresh hop season in September, as breweries engage in a race against time to get hops from the vine to the tanks in a once-a-year ritual that … Continued
There are plenty of places in British Columbia where you can sit down with a locally brewed pint. There are fewer places where you can sit on a patio, look out across the farm surrounding you, and know that some of what ends up in your glass started right there. At Rusted Rake Brewing in … Continued
Hops are being harvested, fresh hop beers are pouring, and festival and awards season is here! Breweries around the province don’t slow down this time of year. They speed up! In the next two months alone, there’s a brewery crawl, a street festival, a beachfront festival, a series of Oktoberfests under a handful of different … Continued
Plenty is happening in the City by the Sea this Fall White Rock might be synonymous with sunny beach days, but there’s something about fall that suits the City by the Sea. The air turns crisp, and the waterfront takes on a slower pace. And with the border just minutes away, it’s an easy escape … Continued
Two breweries, a packed fall calendar, and a neighbourhood built for wandering between pours When you think of Whistler, mountains rising above the Village, days spent on the slopes or trails, and a well-deserved après-ski are probably what come to mind. Head south from the Village to Function Junction, though, and Whistler takes on a … Continued
Fall in West Kelowna has plenty to fill a day beyond the vineyards. Mention West Kelowna and wine might be the first thing that comes to mind. Fair enough, since this stretch of the Okanagan is home to some incredible vineyards and wineries, but they’re only part of the story. Fall in West Kelowna … Continued
Plenty is happening in the City by the Sea this Fall White Rock might be synonymous with sunny beach days, but there’s something about fall that suits the City by the Sea. The air turns crisp, and the waterfront takes on a slower pace. It’s the kind of weather that welcomes a warm coffee in … Continued
Barnside Harvest Festival Returns to Ladner on Sept 11-13, featuring the BC Craft Beer Corner on Sunday Barnside Brewing Co. is throwing open the barn doors once again for the Barnside Harvest Festival, running September 11–13, 2026 at Paterson Park in Ladner, BC. Three days of: live music an artisan market food trucks family-friendly grounds … Continued
The Kelowna craft brewery scene blew my mind while on a family vacation. Every year my husband’s family plans a big family trip. This year, we settled on Kelowna, which honestly is a treat for me since I didn’t grow up visiting the interior. As a result, what to do and where to go are … Continued
