The Olympic Experience Museum is turning down the lights, and turning up the music for an adults-only night of craft beer, sports simulations and beer-inspired food at the inaugural Night at the Museum: BC Ale Trail Edition. BC Ale Trail is thrilled to be partnering with the Richmond Olympic Oval (ROX) and Tourism Richmond on Night … Continued
109 breweries submitted 1,085 beers to be judged in 30 categories for the 9th annual BC Beer Awards. Fifty-one of those breweries walked away winners. But only one can claim the bragging rights of brewing the best BC beer of 2018: Twin City Brewing Company. The relative newcomer from Port Alberni won Best in Show for … Continued
Another week of craft beer delights is fast approaching and you’re going to need to prepare well because there’s a lot going on at this year’s Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week! When is it? VNSCBW begins on October 19th and runs until October 26th. It’s set to be a full week of fun events, … Continued
October is not just the month of pumpkin-spiced everything and Thanksgiving: Since 2011 it has been proclaimed BC Craft Beer Month. Beer lovers province-wide enjoy a month brimming over with beer events, perfectly timed to keep their minds off the return of darker, wetter days. Pull out your favourite sweater, dust off your stylish … Continued
As part of BC Craft Beer Month, we are launching a brand new annual award for the Best Brewery Experience on the BC Ale Trail. Most BC breweries work hard to create an amazing consumer experience — from the quality and variety of the beer they produce to the food they serve alongside it, as … Continued
Special Guest Blog by Joe’s Daily When you think about Whistler, what comes to mind? Perhaps all the epic skiing and snowboarding at your disposal? Up until a few weeks ago, before I got off the bus at the base Village, my answer would have always been the 2010 Winter Olympics, and of course the … Continued
Whistler Village Beer Festival is in its 6th year and the full event lineup is as impressive as always With the 2018 Whistler Village Beer Festival right around the corner, now seems like a good time to take a look at what makes this annual event so special while also highlighting the Whistler Ale Trail. … Continued
The Great Canadian Beer Festival, Canada’s longest-running annual beer festival, takes place every September in Victoria, British Columbia. Nearly 10,000 people, cup in hand, swarm the grass fields of Royal Athletic Park for two days of the best in B.C. brewing. Standing front and center since day one is co-founder and festival chairman Gerry Hieter, … Continued
Here in British Columbia we are blessed with an amazing craft beer community that features more than 150 breweries — and counting as more seem to be opening all the time. Most of those breweries have opened in the past five years, so it’s understandable that a lot of attention is focused on these newer … Continued
The upcoming BC Ale Trail Cook-off at Central City Brewers + Distillers will showcase the very best from breweries along the south arm of the Fraser River. New Westminster’s Steel & Oak, Delta’s Four Winds, and Surrey’s Red Racer are teaming up with the BC Ale Trail to throw the BC Ale Trail Craft Beer … Continued