As they tell it, the story behind Part and Parcel is quite simple straightforward: “Sterling was born, then Grant, then Anna. Then Anna met Grant. Then Grant and Anna met Sterling. Then they got hungry. Then a restaurant happened.” While that truth is as neat and...
Surrey, British Columbia's popular Central City Brewing have just earned themselves a new echelon of fans with the release of their first cider. Hopping Mad Dry Hopped Apple Cider is an off dry cider hopped with fragrant Yakima Valley hops and using apples from...
This special collab of two hot BC brewers (Steel & Oak and Four Winds) may have just broken the record for beer name length with the Smoke & Sour Gratzer. But it’s worth seeking out for more than that feat alone. This punchy Polish-styled wheat beer is...
There’s always an opportunity. After nearly 80 years of rich history in fruit production, BC Tree Fruits has entered a whole new industry—alcohol—with the launch of BC Tree Fruits Cider Company last month. The longtime cooperative represents more than 500 families...
From the good folks that produce some of our favorite beers in Victoria, Phillips Brewing has opened a distilling arm where “where Old World craftsmanship meets modern techniques” under the moniker of Phillips Fermentorium Distilling Co. In addition to the West...
Postmark Brewing released their first four bottled products earlier this month, successfully tested through their tasting bar and growler station at their Vancouver headquarters. The striking labels are photographs by friends, reflecting the passions that fuel the...
Lillooet is one of British Columbia's oldest towns, yet it is one of the newer wine regions, with its first winery opening in 2011. After emigrating from Holland in 2005, Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek settled in Lillooet and established Lillooet’s first...
Established in 1968, Hester Creek is recognized as one of BC’s pioneering wineries, with vines planted on the rich soil of the Golden Mile Bench decades before it name was synonymous with prized terroir. When Italian immigrant Joe Busnardo arrived to the Okanagan...
When I walk into a café, there are a few key indicators that I look for, and what beans they’re brewing is one of the biggies. When I see bags of Bows & Arrows, I know I’m in a solid place. This small family-and-friend-run business in Victoria is tucked into a...
The location of Canada’s first Aboriginal arts hotel may come as a surprise—even to locals who walk past the front door every day. The front desk of the unassuming, tucked away, brand new boutique hotel is in the Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery; you can check...
