Halloween on the BC Ale Trail
Halloween has been celebrated in one form or another since the time of the ancient Celts, around 2,000 years ago. Observing their new year on November 1st with a festival … Continued
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BC Craft Beer Month 2019 features special events all month long
This October brings with it the 2019 edition of BC Craft Beer Month, giving beer lovers 30 full days of special events to celebrate the province’s ever-growing craft beer scene. … Continued
The Great Canadian Beer Festival Returns September 6-7
The 27th Annual GCBF is Canada’s original and longest running craft beer festival Founded in 1993, the Great Canadian Beer Festival began as an indoor event featuring 70 different beers … Continued
Island Craft, a book about beer (and other things)
UPDATE: Island Craft has been shortlisted for the 2020 Taste Canada Award in the Culinary Narratives category. Jon Stott, author of Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island, … Continued
Touring Breweries by Bicycle on the Victoria Ale Trail
Back in 1922, a Bavarian innkeeper named Franz Kugler built a bicycle trail that ran 12 miles from Munich directly to his beerhall, hoping to lure cyclists from the city. … Continued
Step Up Your Beer-ducation during Victoria Beer Week
This year’s Victoria Beer Week promises a balanced mix of beer-ducation, exploration, and plenty of chances to eat, drink, and be merry. Running from March 1st to 9th, VBW 2019 … Continued
The Hiet is On: Gerry Hieter & the Great Canadian Beer Festival
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 … Continued
Hops Among Friends: Paul Hadfield of Spinnakers
In this second feature in the Hops Among Friends series, we talk to a leader and early builder of BC’s dynamic craft beer industry. Paul Hadfield is the owner/publican of … Continued
The Great Canadian Beer Festival Celebrates 25 years
The annual Great Canadian Beer Festival is returning to Victoria for the 25th time Sept. 8-9, 2017. Canada’s longest running craft beer festival was first held indoors at the Victoria Conference … Continued
100 Breweries in One Year: Nimai Rigby’s challenge
Nimai Rigby spent 2016 touring BC on his own personal ale trail. Rigby, who lives in Coquitlam in BC’s Lower Mainland, set himself the goal of visiting 100 of the province’s breweries … Continued