The rise of the female sommeliers continues as we move north to Vancouver. As our third and final installment of this series on young, female sommeliers in the Northwest, this British Columbia-based edition continues to show how more women are leading the wine...
Vancouver packs a lot of boozy talent into its 115 square kilometers (45 square miles) of British Columbia. On a recent visit, the talents from Odd Society Spirits, Bittered Sling Bitters and Uva Wine Bar converged. In my glass! Since 2013, Odd Society Spirits has...
To those of the Northwest, fall weekends mean comfort-food-filled nights spent by the fire with an age-appropriate spirit on hand and your exhausted rain boots on the hearth. Be honest, though—as satisfyingly simple as those nights in may be, deep down the soul...
The Pacific Northwest offers an incredible array of fantastic coffees roasted a stone’s throw from (fill in nearly any location in the region). But that doesn’t mean there’s an absence of out-of-town visitors. As much as we like to shop/eat/drink local,...
Most of the empty beer bottles that end up on my shelf earned their spot after giving me a taste worth remembering. However, before I can even taste it, it has to call out to me in a certain way. Labels often play a large role in the beer I choose to drink and...
If you’ve a retro chic aesthetic, then you had better book it to The Burrard. Originally opening as Burrard Motor Inn in 1956, this storied and infamous downtown Vancouver motel was entirely refitted and upgraded in 2011 into a funky, kitschy, comfortable and...
North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing Company is making sure you ride out the last days and rays of summer in proper form, with their seasonal Bourbon Blood Orange Wheat Ale. Magnum and Centennial hops are kicked up with a subtle splash of bourbon, complementing the...
Sunshine. Sandy beaches and warm sand to walk on. A place to lay back in a lounge chair and order a tantalizing, rum and fruit filled tropical beverage in a tall, festive glass. The Pacific Northwest is known for, well, absolutely none of these things. While not...
This is it, we have reached the last of our four part series of outdoor brewpubs across the Pacific Northwest. We’ve taken you to the best of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and now to finish it off up north. As summer enters its last month, don’t miss out on sipping...
Twenty years ago, Vancouver’s Steamworks Brewing opened in a Gastown building with a steam heat system. The brand’s name came easily, and two years ago, its Burnaby Heights location started bottling beer for folks who want to drink it outside of the brewpub. Brewed...
