Vancouver Craft Beer Week is returning for its second year this May, celebrating craft brews, beer pairings, pubs, and brewmasters. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Friday May 6, 2011: VCBW Opening Night Extravaganza (sold out) Saturday May 7, 2011: Dead Famous Pub Crawl Sunday May 8, 2011: Hoppapalooza II at the Alibi Room (sold [...]

Kokanee recently launched a new series of beer cans that depict trail maps of Western Canadian ski destinations including Whistler Blackcomb, Marmot Basin, Cypress Mountain, Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort, Lake Louise, Red Mountain Resort, and Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Complete with QR codes, you can also scan the cans to get the trail [...]

CAMRA Vancouver (Campaign for Real Ale Vancouver) will be presenting their Winterfest of Ale December 4th at St. Augustines on Commercial Drive. Photo credit: Duane Storey on Flickr This annual event focuses on seasonal craft brews such as barley wines, stouts & porters, spices/winter ales, and full-flavoured ales. Those in attendance will be able to [...]

The following was experienced and contributed by John Biehler exclusively for Miss604.com Last week I was invited as a guest of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) to experience the region and see what the area has to offer. In this post, I’ll focus on one of my favorite things, beer. Considering the region is [...]

Next week the beer-drinking nation in Canada will be celebrating the 215th birthday of Alexander Keith. The original Keith’s brewery was established in 1820 and is still producing beer from lovely Halifax, Nova Scotia. To mark the occasion, there is a celebration tour around Vancouver October 5th that will start at 5:00pm at the Atlantic [...]

There is one more Oktoberfest event happening in town and this is probably the biggest as well, spanning two days next weekend. Presented by the folks at Just Here for the Beer, the city’s premiere beer event and education portal online, this will round out the largest fair in the world at Vancouver’s Edgewater Casino. [...]

While OktoBEERfest runs tonight on Main, Vancouver is lucky enough to have another Oktoberfest event happening Friday of next week. What Oktoberthirst When Friday October 2nd from 7:00pm – 10:00pm How Tickets are $25 – $35 based on availability (and you must be 19 years or older to attend). Admission includes snack foods, live music, [...]

CAMRA Vancouver is hosting their second annual OktoBEERfest this week at Heritage Hall on Main Street. Munich Oktoberfest – Photo credit: identity chris on Flickr What Traditional Oktoberfest-style event with live music from the Rheinlander Band, dancing, games, costumes, and plenty of craft beer, pretzels, and beer brats. Where Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street, Vancouver) [...]