Brewery entertainment in Canada
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Longwood Brewpub
Incongruously located in a new strip mall development, this handsome stone and gabled resto-pub combines a surprisingly good food menu with some lip-smacking own-brewed beers. Try for a deck table and decide between recommended mains like Cajun chicken quesadilla or halibut and prawn wraps – vegetarians should hit the roasted vegetable lasagna. Beer-wise, you can't go wrong with the four 6oz taster glasses for $6.63 – make sure one of them is Russian Imperial Stout.
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Whistler Brewhouse
This lodge-like drinkery crafts its own beer on the premises and, like any artwork, the natural surroundings inspire the masterpieces, with names like Lifty Lager and Twin Peaks Pale Ale. It's an ideal pub if you want to hear yourself think, or if you just want to watch the game on one of the TVs. The food, including pasta, pizza and fish and chips, is superior to standard pub grub.
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Mill Street Brewery
With 10 specialty beers brewed on-site in the atmospheric Distillery District, these guys are a leading light in local microbrewing. Order a sample platter so you can taste all the award-winning brews, including the Tankhouse Pale Ale, Stock Ale and Organic Lager. On a sunny afternoon, the courtyard is the place to be. Typical brewery fare is served, with beer-friendly pairings like burgers, sandwiches, and wraps.
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Yaletown Brewing Company
Entering from the street, there's a brick-lined brewpub on the left and a giant dining room on the right; both serve pints of on-site-made beer, but the restaurant adds a long menu of comfort foods. In summer the pub's tiny patio is a popular perch (the restaurant's is much larger), but in winter playing pool at the back of the barroom is recommended. Check to see if there's an unusual small-batch beer on offer, otherwise hit one of the mainstays: Brick & Beam IPA is recommended. Beer nuts should drop by at 4pm on Thursdays, when a special cask is tapped.
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Steamworks Brewing Company
The signature beer at this giant, edge-of-Gastown microbrewery is Lions Gate Lager, which is a good summer tipple, but the Empress IPA is also worth a try. A favorite of the after-work crowd, the pub downstairs can get noisy, while upstairs is all about serene views across to the North Shore. The menu is packed with pub standards, but the pizzas and fish-and-chips are standouts. Drop by for the monthly Green Drinks social, where local chatty enviro-types flirt with each other over a few brews.
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