Bars and Lounges

Howe Sound buys R&B Brewing

We asked Leslie Fenn –co-owner of the Squamish brewpub– if this spells out the end for East Van’s long-standing microbrewery.

Beer

Is Beer the New Wine?

Sometimes it feels that way, with all this talk of cellaring craft beers and pairing them with food and tasting them in vertical flights. Maybe next will come a focus on malt's terroir (we already scrutinize the provenance of the hops) and a market in beer futures.

Spirits

Japanese Whisky

Meticulously re-created, whisky has found a second, sweet life in Japan.

Spirits

Mai Tai Recipe

A vacationer's favourite, the Mai Tai has more history and restraint behind it than you may realize.