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  • 2 months ago | bc.thegrowler.ca | Joe Wiebe

    Ask Brent Mills about his “first time” and you’ll see his eyes light up as he recalls this highly pleasurable experience, one that he has spent a considerable amount of time, effort and money to recreate again and again—especially at the new Beach House & Brewery that Four Winds opened in Tsawwassen last year. I am referring to beer poured through a Czech-style side-pour tap, of course. What did you think I was talking about?

  • Nov 15, 2024 | bc.thegrowler.ca | Joe Wiebe

    There are 19 breweries in B.C. featuring 13 unique animals in their names:3 Dogs, Angry Hen, Bad Dog, Barn Owl, Buffalo Rouge, CowDog, Dead Frog, Dog Mountain, Fisher Peak, Fox Mountain, Grey Fox, Noble Pig, Ravens, Red Bird, Swans, Swift, Twa Dogs, Wolf, Yellow Dog. Close calls: Hatching Post, Ursa Minor, Red Collar, and Unleashed. Closed: Monkey 9.

  • Oct 19, 2024 | bc.thegrowler.ca | Joe Wiebe

    The Growler is B.C.’s ultimate craft beer guide, covering the breweries, the beer and the industry as it swells and threatens to consume us all if we don’t consume it (the beer) first. Whether you’re in Vancouver or Valemont, Victoria or Vernon, Burnaby or Burns Lake, we have got you covered with the latest craft beer news, new releases and fun, lively stories about the people behind your favourite craft brewery. At The Growler, we seek to educate, as well as entertain.

  • Oct 18, 2024 | bc.thegrowler.ca | Joe Wiebe

    The winner of the 2024 Canada Beer Cup is Quark, Strangeness, Charm from Pile O’ Bones Brewing, a Witbier that was brewed in collaboration with Nokomis Craft Ales. Over 1400 beers from more than 250 breweries across Canada were blind tasted in mid-September by a highly acclaimed judging panel at Blackburn Brew House in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

  • Oct 9, 2024 | bc.thegrowler.ca | Joe Wiebe

    Regular Growler contributor Noëlle Phillips has been hard at work for several years, researching and writing about Vancouver’s relationship with beer, dating back to the city’s earliest origins. The result of her diligent work is her new book, Brewmasters and Brewery Creek: A History of Craft Beer in Vancouver, which comes out on October 15, 2024 from Touchwood Editions.

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Joe Wiebe
Joe Wiebe @thirstywriter
27 Apr 24

Jorden Foss of @SteelAndOak with a thoughtful commentary on the current state of the craft beer business in BC @georgiastraight https://t.co/i4RuKDKAdU

Joe Wiebe
Joe Wiebe @thirstywriter
21 Mar 24

RT @canadabeercup: Our 2024 Canada Beer Cup Head Judge line up! Read More: https://t.co/qM3e78U7zk https://t.co/CJQs4s7tAW

Joe Wiebe
Joe Wiebe @thirstywriter
5 Mar 24

Check out my story about "Penticton in the Spring" in the @TheGrowlerBC and enter the draw for a chance to win a spring vacation package from Vancouver to Penticton for Okanagan Fest of Ale. https://t.co/DmHHrsbXKp