Townsite Brewing Inc. – Suncoast Pale Ale Review A local favourite brew that took a long time to make it into bottles, the Suncoast Pale Ale has been a brewery staple since early on in the Townsite days.  This Pale Ale is now available in bomber bottles and brings local flavour to the masses of…
Yellow Dog Brewing Co. & Steel & Oak Brewing – Karaoke Showdown Hoppy Doppelbock Review Steel & Oak Brewing teamed up with Yellow Dog to brew a Doppelbock and threw a few extra hops into the mix. From a 473ml can this beer is amber-copper in colour and has a thick finger of head that…
Riot Brewing Co. – Life Partners Pale Ale Review From Vancouver Island, in the small town of Chemainus, BC Riot Brewing has been making a ruckus with their new line of craft beer. One of the core beers in their canned lineup is the Life Partners Pale Ale. This beer comes in boxed 6-packs of 355ml…
Granville Island Brewing – Lions Summer Ale Review Released just in time for the spring thaw, Granville Island has brought out its new summer offering: the Lions Summer Ale.  Brewed with fruit juices from passion fruit and pineapple, this summer beer offers a refreshing, fruity, and sessionable experience.  Lions Summer Ale pours a slightly hazy…
Steel & Oak Brewing – Blackthorn Strong Ale Review Steel & Oak Brewing has brought a tartan beer into the world under the name Blackthorn. This beer is sole din 650ml bottles and measures in at 6.8% alcohol and 35 IBU. The beer is dark amber in colour and has a finger and a half…
Strathcona Beer Co. – Rye Extra Special Bitter Review Vancouver’s Strathcona Beer Co. has ventured into canned beer with the release of their Rye ESB. While Chris Hadfield may not have endorsed this brew there is a somewhat odd Canadian Space Program reference on the label. Cracking open this decaled 473ml can it is lightly…
Driftwood Brewery – 2017 Belle Royal Kriek Review The 2017 version of the Belle Royal sees a label update to go with this renowned liquid. Driftwood has aligned the look with their updated branding and with it comes a slight shift in the flavour. The beer pours dark and cherry-like in colour with a finger…
 Web documentary series Flights about BC breweries prepares to bring out the episodes for series 2 The web documentary series Flights began in 2016 and showed an intimate look inside six of the lower mainland’s most popular and acclaimed breweries. Produced for Vancouver is Awesome, Flights takes a look at local breweries and beer…
Cannery Brewing Co. – Hop Chowdah New England IPA Review Cannery Brewing has hopped on the trend wagon and has released cans of their new Hop Chowdah New England IPA. This is a hazy, northeastern style IPA with wheat in it that represents the new-age IPA that is all the rage. From the 355ml can…
Powell Brewery – Lazy D’Haze East Coast IPA Review Powell Brewery has brewed a North East style IPA using Amarillo and Equinox hops. This beer is 7.0% alcohol and a modest 58 IBUs. Pouring the beer it is light amber in colour, very clear and has two fingers of lacing head. The aroma is of…
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