The 8th Annual BC Beer Awards & Festival returned to Vancouver on Saturday, October 21st, 2017 from 4 - 10pm at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The signature consumer tasting event of BC Craft Beer Month, this festival celebrates the very best in craft brewing from across the province and hosts over 65 BC breweries.
Read MoreThis is Harvest Haus' 4th and largest year Volkfest. We were there for opening night. This year it was moved near the Stadium at Sole Food Farms as it has outgrown it's home the past 3 years at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.
Read MoreBrunch Affair a newly launched festival at The Pipe Shop venue along the North Vancouver waterfront which is a celebration for every music loving, breakfast savvy, and mimosa enthusiast. Weekend early-birds and late-risers alike will enjoy a variety of food vendors serving up delicious brunch dishes from Arc, A Good Egg, El Coroto, Finch X Barley, "J,N & Z", Thomas Haas and Rosemary Rocksalt
Read MoreThe first event to kick off the 8th annual VCBW was at Yaletown Roundhouse. There was music, food, and beer! The tickets were $49 which includes 15 drink tickets, souvenir taster cup, live entertainment from Mark Woodyard who flew in from the UK and unlimited samples of Rocky Point beer flavour ice cream!
Read MoreVCBW has won Vancouver's "Best Beer Event" in Georgia Sraight Golden Plates, 2013-2017 and "Social Event of the Year" in 2016 at the Golden Owl Awards. This year marks the 8th annual VCBW Festival. It is Western Canada's biggest and best craft-only beer fest. Again it is held at the historic PNE Fairgrounds. on June 3rd and 4th from 1 pm - 6 pm. With over 100 craft breweries and cideries pouring 300+ beers and ciders you're bound to find something for any one!
Read MoreLamplighter Public House hosted a signature event for 2017 VCBW where they had a whole hog cook out and crawfish boil. A full pig was spinning while massive pot of spicy & seasoned crawfish & veg boils. The whole craft beer menu was a selection of the haziest IPAs
Read MorePortland Craft hosted a signature event for Vancouver Craft Beer Week and celebrated their 5th anniversary by bringing the best beers from Portland Oregon to Vancouver. This is a craft beer lovers dream to try some of the best brews without having to cross the border and drive for several hours.
Read MoreThis is a fun festival for those who like art culture and want to experiment with playing around with paint, spray paint and markers! The beer was good but selection was pretty limited to 2 beers from one brewery. The convenient thing is that Strathacona Brewery is beside the venue if you're looking to have more variety! We are both East coasters who lived in Toronto and Montreal where art culture is pretty prominent. It is something we miss a lot after moving here.
Read MoreTwin Sails Brewing is a craft beer brewery on Brewers' Row in Port Moody. With the completion of the Evergreen Line; paying a visit to Brewers' Row got a whole lot easier.
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