Spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner — and that means BC’s beer festival season is in full swing! Whether you’re a die-hard hop head or just love a good excuse to experience a new corner of the province, this year’s lineup has something for everyone. From intimate community celebrations to sprawling … Continued
Launched in 2014, Victoria Beer Week returns March 1-9 for a 10th annual celebration of our capital city’s craft beer culture. The event that kicked off Victoria Beer Week back on March 1, 2014, was a Cask Night featuring 30 cask-conditioned beers from a great mix of breweries located on both sides of the Salish … Continued
Hops Among Friends is designed to showcase the people who make up the craft beer scene on the BC Ale Trail. In this latest installment, Kim Lawton interviews Isaiah Archer and Matt West-Patrick from Whistle Buoy Brewing. My most recent Hops Among Friends interview was with Tessa Gabiniewicz from Land & Sea Brewing. At the … Continued
Sip your way along the Greater Victoria Ale Trail in May for a chance to win the ultimate beer-themed Weekend Getaway to Kelowna! Our popular Tasting Passport promotion returns for the month of May. Pick up a Tasting Passport at one the participating locations (see below) and each time you visit a new location to … Continued
Victoria’s Whistle Buoy Brewing is one of 6 breweries that collaborated on the new EXPLORE BC Peach Farmhouse Ale, a special release beer created in celebration of BC Craft Beer Month and is now available at select locations around British Columbia. We asked the folks at Whistle Buoy to tell us a bit about their … Continued
Sidney is getting a boost of cool with the opening of two new craft breweries, a handful of new hip bakeries, and a smattering of sophisticated farm-to-table restaurants. With almost 4km of walkable waterfront, Sidney is beloved for its sea-glass studded beaches, a popular fishing pier, and nautical-themed storefronts. Not necessarily known as a party … Continued
I Like Beer the Podcast visited Vancouver and Victoria in April 2022. Based in San Diego, the I Like Beer the Podcast team visited 18 different breweries in Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler, and Victoria, and conducted interviews at six of them, which they released in three separate podcast episodes. View this post on Instagram … Continued
I Like Beer the Podcast visited Vancouver and Victoria in April 2022. Based in San Diego, the I Like Beer the Podcast team visited 18 different breweries in Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler, and Victoria, and conducted interviews at six of them, which they released in three separate podcast episodes. View this post on Instagram … Continued
I Like Beer the Podcast is produced by a team of five friends who have taken their love of craft beer from a hobby to a passion to a podcast. Based in San Diego, they have spent many years enjoying the local breweries in that world-renowned craft beer destination. In the summer of 2016, two … Continued
Last year, Victoria author Marianne Scott published The Distilleries of Vancouver Island—a Guided Tour of West Coast Craft and Artisan Spirits. Here she writes about some of those distilleries that are based in breweries in the Greater Victoria area. Macaloney’s Caledonian Distillery and Twa Dogs Brewery “Whisky is basically beer—without the hops—and distilled at least … Continued
