Victoria Caledonia Craft Brewery & Distillery

Producing 4+ Beers under the Twa Dogs name brand as well as two scotch style whiskey’s that were blended by a Scott in Canada.  Over the next few years Victoria Caledonian will produce one of the top whiskey's in Canada.

Victoria Craft Brewery

Beers – Mistress of my Soul Saison, Holy Willie’s Robust Porter, Drouthy Neibor IPA, Jolly Beggar’s Pale Ale

Website vcaledonian.com  

Victoria Craft Distillery

For those of you that havn’t had a chance to visit this Victoria craft Brewery yet, take the trip soon.  Located only 15 minutes out of downtown Victoria.  This craft brewery/distillery will soon be one of the top craft breweries on Vancouver Island.

Victoria Craft Distillery Tour

Caledonian was built with tours in mind and their equipment is extremely impressive.  The stills are lined with Brass and makes it about the nicest distillery in Canada.

Strathcona Beer Company Wild Double Pale Ale

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Wild Double Pale Ale, 6.7%

Strathcona Beer Company

One of the coolest new Vancouver Craft Breweries.  This skateboarder inspired brewery has a hip tasting room and an incredible pizza selection you’ll want to split with a friend.  You need to see this for yourself, it’s modern with a mix of laid back skateboarder.  Read our blog about Strathcona Beer Company here.

Strathcona Wild Double Pale Ale

Fresh hop season, it’s the best season of the year for Vancouver craft beer aficionados.  Basically all the breweries put together a beer of their own recipe using fresh hops instead of the usual pellets.   This creates a more complex flavor in the beer and has a little more flavor and a bit less bitter. 

This 6.7% Vancouver craft beer has a lot less bitter component than your usual IPA.  It is full of hops from local farmers.  It has hints of Citra, Pheonix and Mosaic hops all my favorite food groups.

Are you heading out to Vancouver and looking for a new place to visit, if so we highly recommend checking out the newest craft beer brewery that has opened this past June. The Stathcona Beer Company is located on East Hastings at Campbell where an old warehouse sat vacant for some time. Now, the old vancant warehouse has new life thanks to the hopping new Stathcoa Beer Company.

Michael “Fezz” Nazarec along with his chemist son, Nick are living and working the father and son dream running this fabulous and popular beer company. Fezz has been brewing beer for over 30 years, beginning as a hobby in his own home and branching out to reach the point it is now with the stunning and modern Stathcona Beer Company.

Are you ready for a truly unique and fun experience, this beer house has taken every last detail into account right down to the unique skateboard shaped beer flights, nothing was spared and the entire experience is meant to bring you euphoria as you kick back and take a long drink of a perfectly brewed and pours frosted glass of craft beer.  Tempt your tastebuds with one of the core beers on tap like Pilsner, Smoked Porter, Belgia Golden Ale and their seasonal brews that change from time to time as well.

Never been to a tasting room in a brew house? Stathcona Beer Company offers a spectacular 67 seat tasting room where you can get your brews in flights or by the pint. While drinking your brews you can also enjoy the variety of snacks, pizzas, salads, and more freshly made daily just for the patrons.

After you have enjoyed your fill on tasty brews and delectable dishes stop and before you leave to go back home be sure to stop at the retail space located within the brewery, where you can pick up souvenir pieces such as hats, shirts ad pins along with growlers to complete your visit.  Rock a stylish piece of apparel as well as have a forever reminder of your visit here…when you come back don’t forget to rock your apparel.

It's Friday and you're planning a group event in Vancouver.  There's plenty in Vancouver you cannot afford to miss.  These are the top 10 weekend events and group ideas in no particular order as voted by our subscribers.  Please like and share.

10) Devil's Elbow Alehouse  -  Whether you love whiskey or craft beer, this is a great spot for a few drinks.  This Tap house has one of the best whiskey menus in the city.  Whiskey you would purchase at the BCL for less than $90/bottle.  For the craft beer lovers in the group, the bar serves Howe Sound, and more than just a few.  Groups of 20-35 can rent the lounge in the back just don't drink the liquor on the wall, it's water with food coloring.

9) River Rock Casino - Feeling lucky? Out with the group and don't want the party to stop?  Statistics say one of you throughout the night will come out on top.  Best part is when someone wins, the money flows back to the group outing.  Who wants dinner? Move to #1

8) Vancouver Craft Beer Week - There are plenty of amazing festivals to kick off your bachelor or bachelorette party in Vancouver.  VCBW, Coquitlam Beer festival, Hop Scotch to name a few. Visit BC Craft Beer Festivals for a more comprehensive list: BC craft beer festivals

7) Hop-On Hop off Vancouver - Peoeple rarely take the chance to be a tourest in their own city.  Jump on the bus and tour around the city.  See Gas town, Stanley Park, Coal Harbour and any part of Vancouver you feel like seeing.  Spend the whole day getting lost and then choose a spot for dinner (#1).

6) Craft Beer, Wine or Distillery Tour with Canadian Craft Tours. As the craft beer empire continues to grow in Vancouver there is something for everyone.   Do a craft beer, wine or spirits tour or even a combination of all three! The best part is if you plan a group of 10 or more, you ride for free.  Tours leave daily and include round trip transportation, tastings, and your own personal tour guide. 

5) Fairmont Pacific Rim's Lounge - Few things get a night out in Vancouver started better than great service and a classy beverage in Coal Harbour.  The Pacific Rim has one of the classiest lounges in the city.  The lounge solarium overlooks Coal Harbour and has one of the best views of the harbour.  Drinks run $20, and are worth every penny. Their mixed drink menu is top 5 in the city and whether you like cocktails, spirits, wine or beer there is something for everyone.  Don't forget to try the popcorn!

4) Hockey, Vancouver Canucks or Vancouver Giants - There is no secret that Canadians love their hockey and given the season the Canucks have had it's not so hard to get tickets anymore.

3) Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club - A few hours full of laughs?  Yes, please!  Great for groups of anywhere from 2 - 50 people.

2) Hike or Gondola up Grouse Mountain - Few views of Vancouver are better than the birds eye view from Grouse.  Here's a tip: Book a reservation with Grouse Mountain and they will hold tram passes aside for you at the bottom. All you need to do is eat dinner at the top.  You can skate or snow shoe in the winter or hike in the summer to the top for wings or nachos.

1) Food: No top 10 list of Vancouver would be complete with out some great food.  With one of the top food cultures in North America the only shame is that you can't try them all.  Here it is, the top 10 as voted by you.

• Sushi at The Eatery - Must try: Volcano role
• Fusion Indian Food at Vij's or Rangoli- Well worth the wait if you get there after 5
• Seafood at Coast
• Street Tacos at Gringo Gastown
• Contemporary/High End Dining at West - Or just sit at the bar for a drink to kick off your evening

With such a vast beer and food culture in Vancouver you couldn't possibly see it all in a weekend. Make sure to give this post a share with your friends if you enjoyed it!