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Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island
177151292X epub Winner of a 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook Award A timely exploration of the vibrant and growing craft brewery scene on Vancouver Island. Hopheads, rejoice! Take the ultimate beer-lovers road trip from Victoria, BCs craft beer capital, to Tofino and Campbell River, visiting craft breweries and brewpubs in between. Your guide? Jon Stott, born and bred in Victoriaand beer enthusiast extraordinaire. In 1961, Vancouver Island had just one brewery. In 2018, Stott visited thirty-three breweries on the islandand three more breweries were slated to open within the year. For each brewery or brewpub, Stott shares well-researched backstories, examines the relationships between breweries and the communities in which they operate, profiles owners and brewers, and shares tasting notes for many of the beers each place offers. Read more