What’s Good This Week – June 2

Vancouver Event’s and What You Should Be Checking Out this Week It’s going to be a hot few days, so we’re going to recommend a few things to cool you down. Get your Donnelly Group Beer Passport Stamped til June 15 Donnelly Beer Passport, runs until June 15th and delivers the opportunity to explore delicious and…

The VCBW Beer Festival presented by CRAFT Beer Market

Still a few tickets left for this Friday June 6 4:00-9:00pm 35 (+ taxes & fees) After a week of amazing events it’s finally here, the event you’ve all been waiting for, the Signature Event of all Signature Event’s – the VCBW Beer Festival presented by CRAFT Beer Market! We’re going to spend an epic…

VCBW Feature In Da pourHouse Beer Dinner

Still a couple tickets left for this fab Vancouver Craft Beer Week Event! Tuesday June 3 7:00-9:30pm 75 (+ taxes & fees)   Pourhouse & Friends have teamed up again to showcase what they do best: award-winning beers, a delicious family-style dinner, and the high-end service you’ve come to expect from one of Gastown’s favorite…

CONTEST CLOSED #Giveaway Muskoka Brewery VCBW Tickets and SWAG Worth $150

CONTEST CLOSED – Congrats RHANDI! Venture off the Beaten Path with Muskoka Brewery! Muskoka Brewery and Good Life Vancouver are taking the road less traveled, and want to give you a chance to join in on our craft beer adventure. To celebrate the CRAFT Beer Market with the launch of Muskoka’s latest all-natural, refreshing IPA,…

Craft Beer at Wildebeest

On Tuesday, June 3rd join Wildebeest in celebrating Vancouver Craft Beer Week with a six-course French-Canadian menu complete with accompanying paired pours from Quebec’s Le Trou du Diable, Dieu du Ciel, and Les Trois Mousquetaires microbrasseries. Brewmaster Isaac Tremblay of Le Trou du Diable will also be in attendance, giving guests the opportunity to indulge…

Battle of the Bartenders Beer Cocktail Comp VCBW

Tuesday June 3 6:00 pm- Late $20 (+ taxes & fees) Ten of Vancouver’s Top Bartenders will square off at The Blackbird with only bar tools and their imagination to create a beer-cocktail using one feature Craft beer. Annual bragging rights and a Craft beer focused prize are on the line. Attendees will judge draught versions…

Cicerone vs Sommelier – Beer or Wine?

Vancouver Craft Beer Week presents. Wednesday June 4 6:00-10:00pm $115 (+ taxes & fees) The ultimate food pairing challenge! Returning beer champion Cicerone Don Farion (BierCraft, Bomber Brewing) will square off against wine expert Michaela Morris from House Wine over a luxurious five course tasting menu created by ARC Executive Chef Alessandro Vianello. Each course will…

Vancouver Craft Beer Week Opening Night!

May 30, 2014 – The Peak Presents VCBW Opening Night hosted by Prevail 5-10 pm – who’s in?  The top of the hops, the beast of the yeast, not our fault if you don’t love malt – best damn party ever thrown! Join Prevail Prevail of Swollen Members, DJ Flipout, the Hip Hop Karaoke All…

Vancouver Craft Beer Week – Brothers in Hops

June 6, 2013 – 6:00pm–10:00pm $75 They are brothers from different mothers, but all sons of the hop. Four Pacific Northwest brewers have teamed up to host a night of Hop-tastic food and drink. Each brewer will be bringing signature styles of hoppy brews for guests to sample, taste and discuss at The Butcher & Bullock….

VCBW Opening Night

VCBW Opening Night Overture Presented by Darby’s Public House & Liquor Store FRIDAY May 18 – 5:00pm – 10:00pm Every great rock song begins with an overture – Skynyrd’s Free Bird, Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven, AC/DC’s Thunderstruck – a great beer week is no different, you have to open strong. With that in mind VCBW and Darby’s…

VCBW Brothers in Hops at Smiley’s Public House

May 24, 2012 – 5:00pm – CLOSING They are brothers from different mothers, but all sons of the hop. Four Pacific Northwest brewers have teamed up to host a night of Hop-tastic food and drink. Each brewer will be bringing multiple styles of hoppy brews for guests to sample, taste and discuss at Smileys Public…

R & B Cask Night at r.tl

#VCBW May 10 – Monday ONLY $50 FOR BEER AND DINNER Inspired by the r.tl regional concept, R&B’s brewmaster Rick Dellow has created five exclusive new beers for you to discover. Join us as we tap these five casks and enjoy flavours from Central America, Germany, Belgium, North America and England, while r.tl’s Chef Marcus…

Cicerone vs. Sommelier

#VCBW  Monday May 9 Ladies and Gentlemen; the time has finally come to answer the age-old question that haunts us day and night. Beer or Wine? Grain or Grape? Cicerone or Sommelier? Boneta owner and wine aficionado Neil Ingram will pit his beloved grape against Chester Carey of Brewery Creek Liquor Store and his adored…

Brewery Creek Beer Festival

May 14, 2011 – Sadly, it’s the last day of VCBW, but what better a way to say goodbye for another year than by celebrating BC Craft Beer at the Brewery Creek Beer Festival! BCBF: BC will be an epic afternoon showcasing the best of BC craft beer (20+ breweries confirmed and the list is…

Vancouver Craft Beer Week – Phillips’ Brewmaster’s Dinner

Tuesday May 10  – 8 pm – 10 pm Five course beer-pairing dinner featuring delicious beers from Vancouver Island’s award winning Phillip’s Brewery. Chefs Don Farion and Stephen Chandband present a locally inspired menu designed to pair perfectly with the fantastic hand crafted beers of Matt Phillips’ who will be in attendance to discuss his…

Vancouver Beer Craft Week – The Brooklyn Crawl

$57 Join on us Tuesday May 10th and Wednesday May 11th (7pm – 10pm) for a crawl through a few of our locations here in Gastown while enjoying the beer of Brooklyn Brewery . The evening will start with a reception in the Shebeen Whisk(e)y House, followed by dinner at the Irish Heather served on the 40′ communal…

The Baromoter on 104.3

Vancouver Craft Beer Week – Jody Vance gets the update on this week’s Dining Guide with The Good Life Vancouver’s Cassandra Anderton.  It’s all about Vancouver’s Craft Beer Week and the restaurant’s that support Craft Beer. From May 10 – 16 local craft breweries have teamed up with local establishments to showcase the beer phenomenon…

VCBW – Boilermaker Challenge at Pourhouse

Sunday, May 16 Howe Sound Boilermaker Challenge Pourhouse 162 Water St., Vancouver (map) 2:00pm – 5:00pm Pourhouse in Gastown proudly presents the Howe Sound Boilermaker Challenge where 8 of the city’s top bartenders will go head to head in a judged competition to choose the best beer and whiskey pairing. Selecting from Howe Sound’s eclectic…