The Newsroom: Beer In The Media

VCBW Craft Beer & Music Festival is happening July 9 to 10, 2022 at the PNE Fairgrounds, presented by Go RVing Canada. With an ambitious new ownership team at the forefront, VCBW returns bigger and better than ever before with a number of new and expanded features.

This Saturday, May 28th will be filled with good beers, good rides and good vibes! We will be hosting an outdoor spin experience on our Abbotsford patio, followed by a Gose Mimosa, and breakfast on the lawn.

The weather is finally warming up in the city, so many Vancouverites are ready for the return of patios. Superflux Beer Company is excited to share their patio is officially open for the season.

So if you’ve been holding on to an item that's making you bitter, you can come to CRAFT Beer Market (85 W 1st Ave) from 4:20pm - 9pm on Wednesday, June 1 to see it meet its cryogenic end! And of course there will be food and beer for guests, so they can enjoy a great IPA while watching the controlled chaos take place!

Competing against professional brewers from across Canada, KPU brewing student signature series beer Summertime Witbier won bronze in the German style (weiss) wheat beer category.

The Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF) will return to Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, BC, on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, 2022. This year’s festival is the 28th annual GCBF — returning after 2 years due to the pandemic — and is the second under the new management of the Victoria Beer Society following the handover from the original founders who retired in 2018.

We’re back! It’s been two years, but the Dageraad Anniversary Party is making a triumphant return. May 14, you’ll be able to join us in celebrating our little brewery and our big love for Belgian-style beer.

On May 14th, Granville Island Brewing, Canada’s original microbrewery, will be hosting an unforgettable birthday party to commemorate a landmark 38th anniversary! The festivities will feature samples from local food trucks, award-winning brews (including their recently reintroduced Peach Sour), games, and arts and live entertainment suitable for the whole family.

Macaloney Brewer & Distillers Ltd (MBD) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) have resolved their branding dispute after reaching agreement on the re-labelling of Macaloney Brewer & Distillers' Canadian whiskies. MBD also recently also took another medal haul at the World Whiskies Awards including 'Worlds Best'.

Old Yale Brewing is excited to announce their newest Craft Brewery + Kitchen opening on Laurel Street in beautiful Downtown Abbotsford this Winter.

A celebration of Farmhouse Ales and Ciders. Dry and funky, to fruity and complex, these styles are brewed with a focus on tradition and quality.

Container Brewing is working with a few different groups to put something together to help raise funds for those in need in Ukraine.