This is the latest instalment in the Hops Among Friends series, which is designed to showcase the people that make up the craft beer scene on the BC Ale Trail. My most recent Hops Among Friends interview was with Chris Vandenberg from Slackwater Brewing in Penticton. At the end of the interview, Chris recommended that … Continued
Just as the trees started showing signs of autumn on Vancouver Island, the leaves had dropped and the snow was already beginning to hit the trails in Northern BC. It was the second week of October, and it was “now or never” to check out the amazing riding up north before Mother Nature put a … Continued
Nothing says summer in Canada like a road trip. The days are long, the roads are drivable, and the possibility of adventure around every corner is abundant. Road trip! I kicked off my summer with a great British Columbian road trip. The final destination: Haida Gwaii. This mystical and remarkably beautiful archipelago of around 150 … Continued
Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve had the chance to explore a lot of that region on family trips and recently with my podcast. However, I have mostly stuck close to the 49th parallel so I was very excited to be given the chance to go and explore Northern British Columbia earlier this … Continued
As recently as five years ago there were no craft breweries north of Kamloops in British Columbia, but over that span an extended network of breweries has blossomed in the region. From Prince Rupert on the west coast across to Valemount near Jasper on the Alberta border, there are now eight craft breweries to visit … Continued
Over the summer of 2018, four more regions will be added to the BC Ale Trail, including Kamloops-Shuswap-Vernon, Northern BC, Port Alberni, and Richmond. Less than two years since the BC Ale Trail launched in the fall of 2016, our comprehensive website now represents more than 150 craft breweries featured in 16 different regional Ale … Continued