Guide to Food and Wine in British Columbia
 
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Beers, Bars and Breweries.
Victoria offers a wide range of bars, brewpubs, neighborhood pubs, sports bars and some of the best micro - craft breweries in the entire province! Whether you are staying around town or in one of the surrounding communities you will find a bar type to suite your every need. The oldest established Canadian brewpub is located in the city, overlooking the inner and outer harbours, and with some top award winning breweries right on our doorstep the drinking visitor will be well satisfied. So take a stroll through our drinking emporium section and enjoy a refreshing pint of Race Rocks or a hand crafted Pint of Siren's Song Pale Ale! Take in a hockey game at one of the many sports bars or unwind in one of the many neighborhood pubs. When it comes to choice and selection Victoria has you covered.

BC has 19 brewpubs and 20 micro-craft breweries.

Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands has 5 Micro-Craft Breweries. Fat Cat Brewery (Nanaimo) - Gulf Islands Brewing Co, (Salt Spring Isl) - Lighthouse Brewing, Phillips Brewing Co and Vancouver Island Brewing (Victoria). It also boasts 6 Brewpubs, Craig Street Brewing (Duncan) - Longwood Brewpub (Nanaimo) - Canoe Brewpub, Marina, and Restaurant, Hugo's Grill and Brewhouse, Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & Guesthouse and Swans Buckerfields Brewery (Victoria).

Featured Local Brewery
Lighthouse Brewery - Locally owned and operated in Victoria.
Lighthouse Brewery joins forces with BC Foodand Wine. We are delighted to support all those hard working folk at the Lighthouse Brewing Co. and wish them continued success in their fight to bring us quality brewed beers and lagers.

Locally owned and operated in Victoria Lighthouse Brewing Co. has been bringing us fine quality, award winning beers including their signature beer "Race Rocks" amber ale. more info
Beagle Pub
The Beagle Pub - Cook Street Village
Lighthouse Brewery