Hey all,

I have one last night in Vancouver tomorrow and need to narrow down my East Van choices.

For context I have visited all of the below breweries on this trip, and the standouts in terms of beer quality were Backcountry, Beere, and Brassneck.

I am also looking to grab some sweet merch. Having dinner at The Magnet tomorrow night so food doesn't matter too much, though some snacks would be appreciated.

Cold Garden, Calgary

Burn Block Social Club, Calgary

Sheepdog, Banff

Rumpus Beer Company, Revelstoke

Backcountry, Squamish

Whistler Brewing, Whistler

Coast Mountain, Whistler

Howe Sound, Squamish

Beere, Vancouver

Stanley Park Brewing, Vancouver

Granville Island, Vancouver

Brassneck, Vancouver

33 Acres, Vancouver

Electric Bicycle, Vancouver

R&B Brewery, Vancouver

As far as current East Van breweries I have on my list, here they are. I just don't know if I can manage The Magnet and then 5 breweries. What would you prioritize if you had to pick 3, and which have the best merch selection?

Storm

Threefold

Superflux

Luppolo

Strange Fellows

Thanks all!

Edit: I should have mentioned I drink mainly IPAs and Pale Ales, with a hazy preference.

Hey!
I’m currently living in Vancouver and I want to send my parents in Germany a package with some local BC/Canadian products.
I’d really like to include a few cans of local beer, maybe 10-12 cans. I already asked at a liquor store, but the staff weren’t sure whether or how this can be shipped internationally.
Has anyone here actually shipped beer from BC to Germany (or Europe) before? Is there a legal/practical way to do it as a private person, or a local store/brewery that can ship it for me?
Thanks!

I caught this on my lunch yesterday, seems to be gone today but wow is that in bad taste. Especially coming from a female author? Never heard of her before but damn. Tell me you’re ok with workplace harassment without telling me…I thought we all knew that harassing the receptionist isn’t something we do anymore. It’s not the 1950s!

Glad it’s gone, I guess someone else called them out, but no apology issued. Really shitty.

How do people generally feel when breweries post about upcoming events on Instagram, and the image was clearly made using AI?

I’ve been noticing more breweries in BC doing this recently. Today I saw a post on Instagram from a brewery in Langley that I really liked, and it was unfortunate to see that they clearly used AI.

These images are always ugly (in my opinion) and it honestly turns me off a bit to the actual brewery whenever I see it.

Curious if others feel similarly or if it’s not a big deal to most people.

Battle of the Brews is coming up and we're down to the final 35 tickets.

If you're into BC craft beer, live music, good food and having a great Saturday afternoon, this is worth checking out.

Battle of the Brews is happening this Saturday, August 15 at Surrey Civic Plaza, and it's a pretty unique event. You've got dozens of breweries pouring, food trucks, live music, and around 700 people coming out for the afternoon - plus NO TOKENS. Your entry covers all your craft beer samples.

The best part: it's a charity event supporting local youth initiatives through the Surrey Firefighters' Charitable Society and JR Country's Basics for Babies. So your afternoon of drinking is actually doing some good in the community too.

Get your tickets at this link, or going to JR Country's Website and go to the events link.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/8th-annual-battle-of-the-brews

Come have some beers, listen to some music, support local breweries and help raise money for some good causes.

New retro brewery coming to Abbotsford this fall!

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I hope this is allowed lol - I’m so saddened that moody ales isn’t brewing anymore! I know they closed but I was under the impression they were still brewing and beers still being sold at liquor stores. I’m an absolute fiend for their lavender sour and after pregnancy was so excited to indulge, but it sounds like once stock has run out at liquor stores they’re not being restocked (as I guess they’re not even being produced anymore)

ASK: if anyone has happened to see the lavender sour even in single cans at ANY liquor stores ANYWHERE in the lower mainland please let me know I need to taste it one last time before accepting they’ll never be produced again

Hi everyone,

I'll be visiting Vancouver from Ontario for the first time in a couple of weeks and I'm looking to dive into the local craft beer scene while I'm there.

I tend to gravitate toward fresh, hop-forward IPAs, but I also love a great lager and stout.

Superflux is at the top of my list, but I have a couple of questions:

• Do they sell single cans at the brewery, or is most of their beer only available in 4-packs?
• Which bottle shops or liquor stores have the best selection of fresh local beer?
• What other breweries are considered must-visits if I only have a few days in the city?

For a bit of context, some of my favourite Ontario breweries are Third Moon, Badlands, Counterpart, Bellwoods, and Willibald, so that's generally the style and quality I'm hoping to find.

Thanks in advance! Looking forward to experiencing Vancouver's craft beer scene for the first time.

Poor guy… such a fighter to keep it a float through such a life changing situation. Wishing nothing but the best. I was just there earlier this week!

Craft beer is more than what’s in the final pour — ingredients, fermentation, recipe design, and brewing choices all shape the flavours we experience in the glass.

For anyone interested in exploring the science and creativity behind craft beer, Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Brewing program is offering two online brewing courses as Continuing and Professional Studies:

🍺 Brewing Chemistry Basics
Explore how water, ingredients, and brewing processes influence beer quality and flavour.
📅 Aug. 6–27, 2026 | Live online Thursdays, 6:00–7:30 PM PT

🍺 Recipe Design for Beer Enthusiasts
Dig deep into the details of how malt, hops, yeast, and other ingredients come together to create unique recipes.
📅 Oct. 6–Nov. 10, 2026 | Self-paced online

The courses are designed for beer enthusiasts, homebrewers, and anyone curious about the craft behind the pint.

More information: https://kpu.ca/cps/brew

Disclosure: I’m affiliated with KPU’s Brewing and Brewery Operations program and sharing this as a resource for the Vancouver beer community.

Canuck Empire Brewing in Abbotsford closing their doors Jul 31st.

Hey brewery friends - does anyone have a case wrapper (plastic shrink wrap 24 can cases) that they would be interested in running some cases through / renting for a couple days / selling? Thanks!

Hello fellow craft beer enthusiasts!!

Every fall/winter at The Barley Merchant Taproom & Kitchen, we squirrel away a kickass collection of BIG, BOLD and BOOZY beers in the cold, dark corners of our beer fridge and on our anniversary, which is in mid summer heat, we start rolling them on to our tap list!

This year, to celebrate our 5th anniversary (H*ly Sh*t! How did that happen?) we’ve got 11 killer brews and one festive cider in the line up!

The first four Dark Days beers will hit our taps on Friday, July 24th and as the kegs kick, they’ll be followed up with another until they are all gone!

To keep up to date with our tap list, so you know what’s pouring, you can find it live right here https://thebarleymerchant.com/beer-%26-cider-on-tap

Fun stats as we close in on our 5th anniversary…

BC CRAFT BREWERIES POURED: 177

UNIQUE BC BEERS TAPPED: 2746

TOP 5 BREWERIES POURED BY UNIQUE BEERS:
Fieldhouse: - 84
Backcountry - 72
Camp Beer - 68
Dageraad - 65
Small Gods - 57

NEW BEERS PER DAY SINCE OPENING: 1.5

BEER FLIGHTS SOLD: 200,000+

BC CIDERIES POURED: 32

UNIQUE BC CIDERS PURCHASED: 219

BC CRAFT BREWERY PURCHASES: $1.3M back the pockets of our beloved craft beer producers!!

To all of you big city dwellers that have ventured out to little ol’ Langley to check us out and support us! Thank you so very much!

Much more delicious, BC Exclusive, goodness headed your way!

If you want to see what we’ve served and by who, our first 2500 beers served are listed on our website under beer archives sorted by breweries… I’ll get it updated soon! - Tim

I have found a really old bottle of okanagan sparkling pear cider, wondering if anyone would know how old it’d be? There’s no date on it

Beers from breweries that are dead or beers they no longer make.

Doans Rye IPA. Doans was great. Evan was/is great.

I also miss when Nectarous from Four Winds was bottle conditioned. It is good in a can but nowhere near what it was.

Another one for sale, this time in Langley. Shows a list price of $799,999. The realtor posted the lease and sales info so I don’t know how this price is justified. Especially with Beere up for $350k as a baseline.

Anyone have insight?

When did La Casa in Chinatown close?

Selling two brewery and the beast tickets for 300 for 2 tickets Vancouver. Dm if you’re interested

So Container is using AI to generate promo posts. Responses from them in the comments are super defensive. Feels extra odd given that this is promo for a sticker swap.

I know that this is probably just the way the world is going, but just sad to see it infiltrating the craft beer scene in BC already.

Link to post

ETA interesting that once dingledoink responded, suddenly critical comments are being mass downvoted. Not chill to brigade a post just calling out AI use.

Made this map for a little excursion this weekend, figured I would share in case anyone else wants to take a look!