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Vancouver Beer Culture
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1. Alibi Room
Hands down, still my favourite place for thoughtfully crafted and selected pints. An in between jaunt for friends in East Van, North Van and Van West, not to mention the magnificent list of beers - this is a suds lover dream!
Other reasons to love The…More »
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10/24/2009
99 bottles...
(I mean) 300 bottles of beer on the wall,
And 300 hundred Yelp reviews. :-)
You drink… Read more »
2. Bitter Tasting Room
Vancouver, BC V6B 1G6
(604) 558-4658
Categories:
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Downtown Eastside
Backlit beers dominate the bar. Floor to ceiling windows span two walls. Smiling staff donning Bitter apparel usher you to tiny topped tables. And then... commence "sausaging," a new term I'm using to describe tonging a wiener from a pot of steaming…More »
3. The Irish Heather
Vancouver, BC V6B 2J2
(604) 688-9779
Categories:
Irish,
Gastropubs
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Shabeen Room, Whiskey Wall,
Nights of drinking games...it has it all.
Oh, bring me your naysayers
Who say "The Heather has changed"
And I'll waltz right past the Heather's bar
Shabeen on my brain
Escaping out back
You'll hear lots of sounds
While your frown…More »
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4/7/2009
A shed a little tear for the move, I admit it. But it's only because of all of my fond memories tied… Read more »
4. BierCraft Bistro
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2W6
(604) 874-6900
Categories:
Tapas Bars,
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: South Cambie, Riley Park
Let's pretend I'm your hostess for the evening. You've just walked in. You've never been here before. Here's what you're told: "Hi [and pleasantries]. Let me show you to your table. Tonight's specials are [this, this and that.] We also have an…More »
5. Pourhouse Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
(604) 568-7022
Categories:
Lounges,
Canadian (Traditional)
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
*Rats, I actually thought I'd score FTR!* But I was just too busy savouring every sip of my Sangrita followed by a Gold Fashioned at last night's official first night to get home and review!
The space -- was warm, inviting, unpretentious but beautiful…More »
6. Brewery Creek Liquor Store
Vancouver, BC V5T 3G6
(604) 872-3373
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
*Rapped to the tune of Bart Simpson's Original Rap Song*
Give me a beer!
Well...you're looking for beer, of the micro brew variety, this is your place. And is that Rogue and Pike Place?
"Let me start at the start then take it away
The name is Brewery…More »
7. Yaletown Brewing Company
Vancouver, BC V6B 2T9
(604) 681-2739
Categories:
Nightlife,
Breweries,
Canadian (Traditional)
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown
Kicked off a pub crawl here last Friday night. Feeling a little peckish at the beginning of the night - we ordered some wings. (Caution - they aren't on the menu yet) Mumbai Wings with Slumdog Millionaire dip to be exact.
I have always come here for…More »
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3/3/2009
With an interesting set up --separated into restaurant on the right and the bar on the left it packs… Read more »
8. Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC V5T 3J7
(604) 676-0541
Category:
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
Trust a dive-look outside paired with red wallpaper (circa 1975) and possibly a broken AC to have an awesome assortment of beer on tap and in the bottle!
Straining my eyes I tried to read the bottle labels, but alas - I didn't recognize any of…More »
9. Dockside Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
(604) 685-7070
Category:
Seafood
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
Ever walked the Granville Island "seawall?" Past the tourists chowing on previously frozen appies perched on Bridges fine patio, due east of the bros fist pumping on the deck at Whet, beyond Cats Social House, and well around the bend, facing…More »
10. Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Co
Did I really accept the challenge of their beer sampler? At $17.99 it seemed like a deal, and it was. Only problem, I'm a lightweight -- actually, I might go by the nickname "half pint" in some circles. But I just couldn't refuse the tray of brews,…More »
11. The Morrissey Pub
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M5
(604) 682-0909
You gotta love a place on the Granville Strip that you can still get into without a line or cover on a Friday night.
Beer selection: good
Atmosphere: hopping
Space: cramped
But the best part about the Morrissey - is the turbo jet engine style hand…More »
12. Chambar
Well I'm sold - and speechless - okay, not quite speechless but I'm still thinking of those incredible Salt Spring island mussels... so much so that I can't seem to formulate my senses into words.
But... if I had to spill my taste buds thoughts…More »
13. Six Acres
Lots of beer to choose from. And a drink special on Czech beer on a Friday night, yields no complaints from me!
The space is small and laid back. The windows would likely be fogged up if the door didn't open so often (probably a welcome relief in the…More »
14. Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar
Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1
(604) 678-8000
Categories:
Canadian (Traditional),
Gastropubs
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Rogue might not be my first choice, or my own choice at all, but when a gaggle of guys and gals wants a low key place for a pint, it's hard to argue with a large space, a robust beer list and a server who changed our seating arrangement 3 times as we…More »
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