Beer

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...