BC Craft Beer Reviews
Vancouver Island Brewery and Rossland Beer Company- Black IPA
It’s okay to have a soft spot for the Black IPA, also known as the Cascadian Dark. Like the accident child no one planned for, Black IPA is the IPA Continue Reading…
Category 12 Blueberry Black Currant Sour
The first thing you have to deal with after grabbing a four-pack of this brew is figuring out if you’ve just picked up a mix pack. With two different colours Continue Reading…
Mount Arrowsmith Brewing- Thirsty Monk Golden Strong Ale
Dave Woodward is BC brewing royalty, especially on Vancouver Island. After strong showings at Whistler Brewhouse, Tofino Brewing, and Axe and Barrel, Dave is now head brewer at Mount Arrowsmith Continue Reading…
Dageraad Brewing – INGE Winterstrength Witbier
We’re not confident how to pronounce INGE, but we certainly know how to drink it. INGE from Dageraad Brewing is a stunning creation. This is a Belgian ale with lemon Continue Reading…
Neighbourhood Brewing – Dark Magic Horchata Milk Stout
Now that Neighbourhood Brewing is officially open in their new brewery ( just down the street from Bad Tattoo Brewing in Penticton, where they have been brewing and canning for Continue Reading…
Ile Sauvage Brewing Co- Tasty Hoppy Brown Ale
Tasty is a tribute to Mike “Tasty” McDole, a famous homebrewer ( a household name in the California homebrew community)who recently passed away in October of 2020. In a recent Continue Reading…
Hoyne Brewing Co.- Bier Garten Altbier
Like kolsch or steam beer, altbier is a hybrid style of beer, neither a lager or an ale but a combination of both. In the case of altbier, which originates Continue Reading…
Dead Frog Brewery – Juice Box Sour Mixer
Dead Frog Brewery, with roots in the ground since 1997, was once best known amongst beer geeks for a Nut Brown Ale. Since their move to Langley and the debut Continue Reading…
Herald Street Brew Works- Rye to the Bone Rye Saison
Herald Street Brew Works, Victoria’s newest brewery, quietly opened in December of 2020. It is the work of The Drake Eatery owners, Mike and Lee Spence, and Steel and Oak’s Continue Reading…
Farm Country Brewing – Johnny SMASH: The Can In Black (Vol. 3)
From Langley, one of the hottest BC brewing districts of 2019, comes Farm Country Brewing, which recently celebrated its one year anniversary. Head Brewer Jack Bensley brought a solid brewing Continue Reading…
Gibsons Tapworks Inc- Crispy Buoy
Beer awards are fun to engage with. At their best, beer awards will have you hunting down a beer you would have otherwise not known about or passed by, or Continue Reading…
Bad Tattoo Brewing – Peanut Butter Chocolate Porter
PRESENTED BY JAK’S BEER, WINE, SPIRITS From the Winter 2020 edition of the What’s Brewing Tasting Panel Bad Tattoo Brewing‘s name means one thing to most people – it’s not Continue Reading…
