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 [...]
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 [...]
Special note: I can no longer recommend Granville Island Brewing taproom as a place to drink beer. Not that long ago, I went there to try the raspberry wheat beer, and it was great, but when I asked the bartender for another beer, he told me that he wasn’t allowed (by law) to serve me [...]
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 [...]
