Vancouver Craft Beer Week Celebrates 10 Years

April 1, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Vancouver’s premier craft beer festival is celebrating a significant milestone this year, reaching a full decade of operations. It’s not hard to remember the very humble beginnings of the VCBW. The very first event had only 15 breweries and no more than 100 or so participants. As it grew, the venues changed and the festival […]

The Best North American Beer Festivals for 2019

January 9, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

The best beer festivals 2019 has to offer!

You’re Going to Want to go to This New Winter Beer Festival

October 26, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s about time Vancouver got a winter beer festival

The Best Beer Festivals for 2018

January 8, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

With a brand new year on the horizon, it’s time to start planning for the upcoming beer festivals. If you are anything like me, there are far too many to attend, and not enough time. So I’ve made it a little easier, and chosen a few of the key festivals around the globe worth taking […]

North Shore Craft Beer Week Is Nearly Here

September 20, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

The North Shore is the latest in a long line of communities to now officially have a craft beer celebration. The inaugural North Shore Craft Beer Week officially runs from October 6-13, and will feature seven breweries located on the North Shore (two are brand new!). Did you know: The North Shore has a rich […]

How to make the pilgrimage to Portland for the Oregon Brewers Festival

July 11, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

In Vancouver we are spoiled: we have access to a ton of local breweries and a number of quality festivals year-round that give us the chance to sample everything BC has to offer. But, just over the border, there is a beer festival that any self-respecting beer lover can’t ignore: the Oregon Brewers Festival. Now in its […]

First Annual Banff Craft Beer Festival

December 17, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last month, Alberta Beer Festivals kicked off the first annual Banff Craft Beer Festival against a backdrop that could rival any other beer festival on earth.