Vancouver Craft Beer Cruise

Join the first annual Vancouver Craft Brew Cruise aboard The Magic Spirit on Vancouver’s Waterfront.  This session style event is a premier beer event for the true craft connoisseur.  Fifteen of British Columbia’s finest craft brewers will be on board for our maiden voyage. Three unique sailings are scheduled on Saturday, August 23rdh, 2014; 11:00am,…

Liberty East Side Beer Fest

EVENT ALERT! Sip beer and support the food bank for only $24.99 – we will be there.  GLV Liberty Merchant Company proudly presents the 2nd Annual East Side Beer Fest tasting event in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, which helps provides food for up to 25,000 people in need each week. All…

CiderWISE by CAMRA Vancouver and UnTapped at the Wise Hall

EVENT ALERT!  You may not need gluten free beer and you may not think you like cider, but I am sure you will find some great examples of both at this event.  GLV February 8th @ 12:00PM – 4:00PM More and more people are finding themselves gluten-intolerant and that can make enjoying craft beer difficult,…

Vancouver Food Tour – Gastown Craft Beer ‘n Bites

Monday to Sunday – $80 By no means a pub crawl, explore Gastown’s exciting craft beer scene on Vancouver Food Tour’s beer-centric culinary tour. With a passionate beer educator as your guide, curious beer lovers and serious beer enthusiasts alike will discover, enjoy and discuss craft brews alongside a variety of food pairings. Each destination features unique aspects…

News from Firefly

Yes, we’re open! Dust is in the air around the Plaza 500 Hotel, but don’t worry – Firefly Fine Wines and Ales on Cambie St. is not going anywhere! While the hotel renovates and rebrands to be an Hotel Indigo, Firefly will continue to operate with regular hours: 10am to 11pm, seven days a week. Canada…

Events at La Table Commune – Cambie Street

In the French tradition, we invite strangers to eat and drink together at La Table Commune (the communal table). We believe experiencing new flavours while meeting new friends makes for a great evening. Now that spring is here, we are excited to announce some new tastings around our “table commune” in the Cambie Street store….

The 2011 Wine & Beer Festival

The Best Tasting Deal In Town! For more festival information, to become a sponsor or showcase your products at the festival contact: info@justhereforthebeer.com / 778-227-8977 Details: Date: Saturday March 26th, 2011 Time: 7:00-11:00 pm Location: The Edgewater Casino, Vancouver Tickets: $45 – includes all wine & beer samples and a souvenir mini-mug ($50 at the…

Winterfest of Ale

Saturday, December 4 · 12:00pm – 5:00pm St. Augustine’s 2360 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC St Augustine’s, one of Vancouver’s best craft beer tap houses is the venue for this event. They have a new chef on staff, who will be creating food pairings to match with various styles of beer. Food items will be available…

VCBW – BC Craft Beer Tasting

May 15 – Presented by Just Here For The Beer Edgewater Casino (map) Start Time: 7:00 – 11:00pm BC has some of the best beer in the world! Celebrate the rich heritage of BC Craft Breweries and sample a huge range of beers from every corner of the province. New products including seasonal lagers and…

VCBW – Four Beers and a Funeral Brewpub Crawl

May 15 – Steamworks, DIX BBQ & Brewery, Yaletown Brewing and Dockside Brewing In life, we all experience loss, and wIth this loss comes mourning. The Vancouver craft beer scene is about to lose one of it’s own when DIX BBQ & Brewery shuts its doors forever in the near future. Come join Vancouver’s own…

VCBW – BC Beer Awards Tasting Event

May 14 – Heritage Hall 3102 Main St., Vancouver (map) Start Time: 7:00- 11:00 pm Celebrate the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners of BC’s first open, blind-judged beer competition for local commercial brewers. Guests can sample the top 11 beers from the 188 submitted and enjoy them with beer-friendly food. $30

VCBW – Good and Evil at Waazubeez

May 13 Waazubeez 1622 Commercial Drive, (map) Tel: 604 253 5299 Start Time: 7:00 pm til late Good or Evil? Or both? The fight for your beer soul continues on Commercial Drive at Waazubee Cafe. Come and enjoy 6 sleeves of beer from an epic selection of delicious darks (think stouts and porters) and uplifting…

VCBW – Women and Beer

May 13 – The Refinery 1115 Granville Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 687 8001 Start Time: 7:00 pm Meet and mingle with some of our local women in the beer industry: Aly Tomlin, Operation manager, R&B Brewing Becky Julseth, Co-owner, Saltspring Island Ales Claire Connolly, Brewer, Turning Point Brewery Leslie Fenn, Owner and Director, Howe…

VCBW – Gastropub Crawl – Shebeen, Heather, Salt

Upright Crawl Irish Heather 210 Carrall Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 255 4218 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Shebeen 6:30pm – 8:00pm, Long Table at Irish Heather 8:00pm – 9:00pm, Salt Portland’s Upright Brewing specializes in farmhouse-inspired ales rooted in France and Belgium, but made with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist. The name is a…

VCBW – Chambar Beer Dinner

May 11 – Crafting Excellence Chambar Restaurant 562 Beatty Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 879 7119‎ Start Time: 7:30pm – $100 Come and enjoy a unique dining experience at Chambar Restaurant as Chef Nico Schuermans prepares a custom five-course menu paired with Chambar’s own crafted ale. The dinner will also showcase our exclusive Petrus Dubbel…

VCBW – Red Truck Beer Dinner

May 11 – Au Petit Chavignol 845 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 255 4218 Start Time: 7:00pm – $60 Enjoy a unique five-course tasting meal paired with Red Truck Beer, a high-quality, Vancouver-based craft brewery. The evening starts with a cheese and beer tasting led by expert Allison Spurrell and Red Truck brewmaster,…

VCBW – Homebrew Awards

May 11 – The winner of “Best of Show” will be given the opportunity to brew a batch of their award winning beer at either the Yaletown Brewpub, or Dix BBQ, courtesy of The Mark James Group. This beer will then be served at that location, and may be made available in casks or kegs…

VCBF – Good and Evil at Subeez

Subeez Cafe – May 11 $30 891 Homer Street, Vancouver (map) Tel: 604 687 6107 Start Time: 7:00 pm til late Good or Evil? Or both? Come and enjoy 6 sleeves of beer from an epic selection of delicious darks (think stouts and porters) and uplifting lights (think wheat beers and pale ales) from Cannery,…