Just a couple of years ago, when only a few craft brewers were on the scene, Chris Stirling, the former GM of one of them, Tree Brewing, was interviewed by local media about the industry here. “If anybody says they could see where the craft beer industry is today they’re lying to you. It has changed so fast and so dramatically in the last two, three, five years, that I don’t think anybody saw this coming,” Stirling said at the …
Kelowna Hop City! These Are All the New Craft Breweries You'll Be Drinking at in 2019
Copper Brewing is opening on Kirschner Road, one of five new brewers to come
Kelowna's Latest Brewery, Vice & Virtue is Smokin'! Food, Beer and Vibes
A cheerful, airy space that delivers the goods.
It’s no secret that the Kelowna craft brewery scene is intensifying in scope and creativity, however, what is new is the coming of age of its bar and bites scene. Long a town where coffee shops (gotta love ’em, but enough already) and bland chains dominate the top downtown real estate, new go-getters are now finding their own cool new areas to rival them (the industrial north end, or downtown’s quaint courtyards and back alleys*), creating drinks that far surpass them (expect perhaps the bananas beer selection at Craft), and now it’s safe to say, way better and …
Four New Fun and Funky Places to Drink and Play Downtown Are To Open This Month
These establishments opened in June 2018
Downtown Kelowna will see four very different new leisurely imbiberies open their doors this month, adding to what is becoming a more varied and happening downtown. While there’s still always something for the party-bros, in the drinks department, K-town is starting to get all growns up. …
