Breweries of the week: Kokanee and Granville Island Brewing

For this week I will be discussing a couple of breweries in Western Canada!

Kokanee

Kokanee beer is brewed in Creston, British Columbia and was founded in 1959. They named their beer this because it is the name of a Sockeye salmon found in British Columbia. Their official mascot is a Sasquatch and they brew a few types of beer. These beers are Kokanee, Kokanee Gold, Kokanee Light and Kokanee True Ale. Kokanee is harder to find in Ontario but if you find it in a local beer store or draught in a pub I'd recommend giving it a try!

Granville Island Brewing

Granville Island Brewing is located in Vancouver, British Columbia on Granville Island. It is the first microbrewery in western Canada and was founded in 1984. It is considered Canada's first microbrewery and they produce a wide variety of tasty beers. Their most popular beers are Island Lager, Brockton IPA, Cypress Honey Lager, Kitsilano Maple Cream Ale, English Bay Pale Ale, Robson St. Hefeweizen and the seasonal Lions Winter Ale. Each of these beers are named after a local place in British Columbia and offer a good variety of flavours. If you are ever in the Vancouver area I definitely recommend checking out Granville Island and this brewery! They offer guided tours three times daily (with samples) at noon, 2 pm and 4 pm for a small 10$ fee.