Sip your way along the Greater Victoria Ale Trail in November for a chance to win a Grand Prize package!
Victoria has been pouring craft beer longer than just about anywhere in Canada. Spinnakers opened the country’s first brewpub here in 1984, and the community that grew up around it now runs from the Upper Harbour out to the Saanich Peninsula, Metchosin and Sooke.
November suits this trail well. The taprooms are warm, the winter seasonals are landing on tap lists, and there’s always a stool open for one more. Grab a passport, round up a few friends and see how many stamps you can collect this month.
Fill Your Passport to Win!
How do you participate?
- Visit any of the participating businesses listed below from November 1-30, 2026.
- Ask for a stamp with purchase, scan the QR code to collect a digital stamp, or upload a photo submission in the BC Ale Trail mobile app.
- After collecting six unique stamps, hand in the completed passport at any participating location to be entered in the draw for the Grand Prize package. Completed digital passports are entered automatically.
★NOTE: Multiple entries are encouraged!
Going digital with our app has its perks!
- 250 bonus points and the Bronze Badge for completing passport #1
- 250 bonus points, the Silver Badge and BC Ale Trail swag for completing passport #2
- 500 bonus points and the Gold Badge and BC Ale Trail swag for completing passport #3
★NOTE: More than three digital passports can be completed, but no further bonus points are awarded.
A Grand Prize Package Valued at Over $800!
Collect check-in points along with your digital stamps, PLUS with each completed passport, you’ll be awarded:
One winner will take home:
- A one-night stay at the Sidney Pier Hotel
- Gift cards to participating breweries, cideries and taphouses on the Greater Victoria Ale Trail
- A $150 Uber gift card, so getting home is taken care of
- BC Ale Trail Swag Pack
The random prize draw will take place following the contest period once all of the completed passports have been collected.
Where can you pick up a Passport?
The Greater Victoria Ale Trail Tasting Passport is available for free at any of the participating businesses. Prefer paperless? Download the free BC Ale Trail mobile app to collect stamps by scanning a QR code or upload a photo submission, PLUS earn reward points when you check in.
★NOTE: “📸” indicates breweries that accept stamps by photo submissions in the app only.
Greater Victoria
4 Mile Brewing
Beacon Brewing
Category 12 Brewing
The Drake Eatery
Driftwood Brewery
Herald Street Brew Works
Hoyne Brewing
Île Sauvage Brewing
Junction Orchard & Cidery
Lighthouse Brewing 📸
Mile Zero Brewing
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
Refuge Tap Room
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Small Gods Brewing
Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub
Swift Brewing
Vancouver Island Brewing 📸
Whistle Buoy Brewing
Sooke
Bad Dog Brewing 📸
Sooke Oceanside Brewery
How to experience the Greater Victoria Ale Trail
Our handy itinerary suggests a variety of ways to experience the Greater Victoria Ale Trail during the tasting passport promotion.
Once the cradle of the “craft beer revolution,” BC’s capital city is now home to some of the country’s best restaurants, breweries and cideries, each with its own style and approach, along with excellent tap houses, quality liquor stores and plenty of restaurants with strong beer menus.
A good place to start is The Drake Eatery on November 10, when the Greater Victoria Ale Trail Tap Showcase brings beers from across the trail together under one roof (stay tuned for more details). Try a few, grab your passport and plan where to go next. So, sip, savour, and enjoy everything the Greater Victoria Ale Trail has to offer.
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