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B.C. Liquor Stores notice ‘healthy’ increase in sales during virus outbreak
Beyond the coronavirus chaos of hoarding toilet paper and cleaning products, theres one other hot…
Great brewing minds think alike in Kelowna’s North End brewery district
When Chris Dedinsky and Russ Burmell-Higgs decided to open a craft brewery in the industrial…
iN PHOTOS: A look at Kamloops newest brewery, restaurant
The newest brewery in Kamloops hasn’t even officially announced that they are open, but they…
The craft beer revolution is alive and well in the Okanagan and Kamloops
October is B.C. Craft Beer Month, and we felt a sense of responsibility to share…
Buy a four-pack and help replant trees destroyed by Elephant Hill wildfire
A new project is hoping to help regenerate B.C.’s forests every time you purchase a…
Kelowna’s new brewery Rustic Reel is open and reeling in customers
KELOWNA – Rustic Reel Brewing Co. is the most recent brewery to open its doors…
Biggest and best Brewloops headed to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The upcoming fall Brewloops will be bigger than ever, with more beer, ciders,…
iN WINE: 4 new breweries tapping into Kelowna’s craft beer scene
KELOWNA – Once there was only Tree Brewing: Now there are more craft breweries than…
iN WINE: B.C. Wine, Cider & Spirits Festival’s Mile High takes tasting to new heights
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Have you ever wanted to sample B.C.’s best in craft wine, cider, spirits…
iNwine: Saddle up. It’s time to embark on an Okanagan Rail Trail brewery tour
KELOWNA – Everyone knows that the best thing after a long, summer bike ride is…
Great Okanagan Beer Festival announces music lineup
KELOWNA – The music and libations are set to flow as the Great Okanagan Beer…
Your ultimate guide to craft beer in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Over the past decade, craft beer has made its mark across B.C. and…
Plan your next Kamloops or Vernon adventure around craft breweries
Craft breweries in the Thompson and Shuswap have made it onto the B.C. Ale Trail.…
Brewloops coming back to Kamloops for another year
KAMLOOPS – One of the city's favourite beer and bike events is coming back to…
Music and nature on the calendar for this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – This weekend it’ll be a good chance to explore nature and science with…
Kelowna home beer brewer goes large scale with Penticton brewery
PENTICTON – A Penticton craft brewer is pairing up with the winner of the Okanagan…
Get hopped up on this Kamloops Beer Festival
KAMLOOPS — If you can’t wait until Oktoberfest to get drinking, the Kamloops Beer Festival, better known as ‘Brew Loops’, might be the best place to get your fix for craft beer next month. The four-day September festival with several events will take place at three craft brewery locations: The Noble Pig, Red Beard Cafe...
Good times guaranteed at Okanagan Fest of Ale
PENTICTON - Beer lovers rejoice, in little more than two weeks, the doors open at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre to celebrate the 20th Annual Okanagan Fest of Ale. Tickets are still available but selling fast for the event that starts Friday, April 10 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and runs through Saturday,...
Great Okanagan Beer Festival a first for Kelowna
KELOWNA - There's more than just wine to the Okanagan and as proof another popular fermented drink will be celebrated at the Great Okanagan Beer Festival for three whole days this May. More than 40 breweries from across the country and around the world will be offering more than 90 beers to try at sampling...
Semi carrying massive load of Okanagan Spring beer takes a spill
FALKLAND - A semi carrying some 1,500 cases of Okanagan Spring 1516 beer took a spill during Wednesday’s snowstorm. Garry Higginson, with HTL Transport, says his son, 24, was driving the tractor-trailer along Highway 97 through Falkland in a blizzard when he saw an oncoming vehicle driving in the middle of the road. His son...
Grab your steins; it’s Oktoberfest time
PENTICTON - It’s time to dust off those beer steins and iron the lederhosen’s because Oktoberfest is coming to Penticton this weekend. Imported and local beer will be flowing and traditional german grub, including bratwurst and strudel, will be on hand. The beer selection includes a varieties from Erdinger and Stiegl breweries in Germany, Cannery...
Liquor added to wares peddled at Vernon Farmers Market
VERNON – The City of Vernon is following the lead of other municipalities in the province and allowing the local farmers’ market to sell alcohol products. City council voted this week to amend the city policy to allow the sale, and sampling, of liquor at the market. Breweries, distilleries, meaderies and wineries have all expressed...
City Hall holds the key to booze at farmers markets
VERNON - You’ll be able to pick up your artisanal cheese, baking—and booze—with a one-stop shop to the local farmers market, as long as Vernon city council okays it. The Vernon Farmers Market at Kal Tire Place and the Avenue Market on 30 Avenue are asking the City of Vernon to amend its policies to...
More beer on tap with Okanagan Spring expansion
VERNON - More beer will soon flow from the Okanagan Spring facility in Vernon. Sleeman Breweries is investing $4.4 million to expand the facility and increase capacity by around 20 per cent annually. “Thirty years later, Okanagan Spring is still brewed in Vernon where it was first founded,” Sleeman spokesperson Dave Klaassen said at a...