Throughout the year, Granville Island Brewing releases a variety of seasonal brews for beer fans to enjoy, such as the Rogers Chocolate Stout, the Raspberry Wheat, and the Ginger Beer. Yesterday, they had a party to celebrate the release of this year’s Ginger Beer, and I was invited to attend. I found out about this party through [...]
Brewpubs
Located on the western edge of Gastown near Waterfront Station, Steamworks Brewing Company is one of the most popular restaurants in the Vancouver area, and one of my favorite places to hang out and enjoy craft beer with my friends. Steamworks Brewing Company first opened in 1995, and it gets its name from the famous [...]
Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Brewpubs, Restaurant Reviews
Sorry, Dix is now closed permanently. On January 29, I published an article about brewpubs in Vancouver, and said that I would try to visit all the ones on my list within the next 2 weeks. Well, I’m making pretty good progress so far, having already visited Dockside Restaurant, Granville Island Brewing, and Yaletown Brewing [...]
Posted on February 08th, 2010 in Brewpubs, Restaurant Reviews
Located at the corner of Mainland and Helmcken, Yaletown Brewing Company has been in business since 1994, and it’s one of my favorite brewpubs. Their website claims that it’s “Vancouver’s original and best Brewpub.” I can’t say that claim is true, since there are so many good brewpubs around here, but I’ve been going to [...]
Posted on February 05th, 2010 in Brewpubs, Observations
Last week, I posted an article detailing my trip to the Dockside Restaurant, mainly to try the beer there that is made at their in-house brewery. I had mentioned that I was a bit too full at that time to try what is probably their best beer there: the Jamaican Lager. Well, I decided to [...]
Posted on February 03rd, 2010 in Brewpubs
If you’ve been going out to pubs and restaurants in the Vancouver area for any amount of time, you almost definitely have seen at least one kind of Granville Island beer on the menu. It is probably the most popular beer brand in Vancouver, with many different flavours to suit the taste buds of almost [...]
Posted on February 01st, 2010 in Brewpubs, Restaurant Reviews
Located at the northeast tip of Granville Island, this brewpub is not the easiest to find without a bit of help. It’s located inside the Granville Island Hotel, right at the end of Johnston Street. Well, once you know that, it’s pretty easy to get to. All you have to do is follow Johnston Street, [...]
One of the things I really enjoy about living in Vancouver is the superb selection of beers that I can get in almost every direction. I have many favorite beer drinking places — some of which I will mention in future articles — but I have to say that my all-time favorite place to go for [...]
