Local brews, food and music during VCBW 2017

By Stephanie Arsenault for EatNorth. Photo above by Christine McAvoy

It’s not Christmas but it’s the most wonderful time of the year: sunshine and beer collide, patios become a top priority, and breweries from all over British Columbia unite to shower beer-lovers with all sorts of bubbly bevvies. The time has come, friends. Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW) is upon us.

Now in its eighth year, VCBW will be featuring over 100 craft breweries, pouring over 300 different brews and ciders at its festival on June 3rd and 4th at the PNE. Aside from the main event, there are a ton of different events throughout the city leading up to it, including the celebrations for opening night at the Roundhouse, a Belgian showcase at Biercraft, and a hog cookout and crawfish boil at the Lamplighter.

What started as a conversation between craft beer enthusiasts has become the largest craft-beer-only celebration in Canada with over 15,000 attendees, so it’s worth the trek for those who aren’t already in the area.

 

Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2017 collaboration brew. Photo courtesy Two Peas Photography
Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2017 collaboration brew. Photo courtesy Two Peas Photography

On top of the festivities, breweries come together every year to make a collaboration brew in honour of the event. This year’s beer, Hazy Pale, is, as the named implies, a hazy pale infused with guava and passionfruit, created by the four breweries located on Brewers Row in Port Moody, B.C.: Yellow Dog Brewing, Parkside Brewery, Moody Ales, and Twin Sails Brewing. The beer, available in four-packs of 473mL cans as of May 18th, embodies the vibe of this years’ festival.

“The 2017 brew is simply fun, from the exotic flavour to the colourful packaging—we want it to be the go-to summertime beer,” said Leah Heneghan, Events Director at VCBW.

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