Feature Stories Jump to: May 2025 • April 2025 • March 2025 • February 2025 • January 2025 View stories from 2024 North Vancouver’s Shaketown wins 3rd World Beer Cup medal North Shore News • May 9 “Shaketown Brewing Co. has won a silver medal for its Big Banana Brown Dunkelweisen at the 2025 World … Continued
Spring is here! The weather is warming up all across British Columbia — blossoms are blooming and bees are buzzing around them. Many of your favourite local breweries are releasing special beers to celebrate the season. Here is a round-up of more than 75 spring-themed beers from BC craft breweries. Lots of them feature berries or fruit, … Continued
Back for the month of May for its second straight year, the Kelowna & West Kelowna Tasting Passport contest gives you the opportunity to win the ultimate beer-themed getaway to Victoria. All you have to do is collect stamps from six of the participating locations and then enter your completed tasting passport in the draw … Continued
Sip your way along the Kelowna and West Kelowna Ale Trail in May for a chance to win the ultimate beer-themed Weekend Getaway! 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
As December arrives, many craft breweries in British Columbia are releasing special beers they have created to celebrate the holiday season. These wintry beers are often a little darker and stronger, making them well-suited for colder, darker days, and some of the recipes even include spices, cranberries, or chocolate. Here are more than 100 suggestions … Continued
During BC Craft Beer Month, the province’s craft breweries are serving up a wide variety of harvest-themed beers that are perfect for fall. We highlight 70 for you below! Many breweries work with local farms to use freshly harvested hops — the resulting fresh hop or wet hop beers are unique to the season so … Continued
October was officially declared BC Craft Beer Month by the Government of British Columbia in 2011. What started off with a smattering of events put on by some of the approximately 40 breweries open then has turned into 31 days of fall beer releases (fresh hop and pumpkin to name a few), special events, tap … Continued
Whether it’s summit beers or river-side brews, a crisp après ski or campfire cold ones, it goes without saying that not much pairs better with beer than the great outdoors. It only gets better when you get to spend the night in nature, a beautifully-stocked cooler by your side or a brewery just down the … Continued
Ahhh, spring is here! Flowers are bursting out of the ground, fruit trees are showing off their colourful blooms, and breweries are launching some delicious seasonal beers. Warmer days and longer evenings are ideal for enjoying beer outdoors — on a porch, patio or at a picnic. With so many great breweries throughout British Columbia, … Continued
The Kelowna & West Kelowna Tasting Passport gives you the opportunity to win awesome craft beer swag. All you have to do is collect a stamp from 6 of the participating craft breweries and liquor stores. Two years into the pandemic, most of us are desperate to use our passports again—to collect more stamps on … Continued