Central City’s ‘Thor’s Hammer’ Barley Wine won Gold this past Saturday, May 27, at the 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference, in the Barley Wine-Style Ale – English-Style category. The Canadian Brewing Awards is Canada’s national competition for judging the quality of Canadian manufactured beer and ciders. The Canadian Brewing Awards invites Canadian majority-owned breweries and cideries of all sizes
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Central City Brewers + Distillers is pleased to announce that its Lohin McKinnon Single Malt Whisky has won Silver at the 2017 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, in the Whisky category. This comes shortly after winning Bronze at the 2017 Judging of Craft Spirits in the International Malt Whisky Category. Founded in 2000, the 2017 San Francisco International Spirits
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The Lohin McKinnon Barrel Select Club Thank you to all those who joined us in celebrating Canadian Whisky at the Lohin McKinnon: Barrel Select Club’s first engagement. On April. 12, 2017, guests created their own whisky blend, sampled unreleased whisky, enjoyed canapes & Red Racer Beer. The next Barrel Select Club meeting with be happening in June.
Central City’s first ever whisky combines brewing prowess of award-winning Brewmaster, Gary Lohin, and talents of Distiller, Stuart McKinnon. “Lohin McKinnon has excellent aroma with rich with darker fruity notes, subtle vanilla and is pleasantly woody. The liquid is great, with a touch of green apple skins, buttery notes, woody and softly textured mouth feel.” ~ Mike
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Advent-style beer calendar features selection of seasonal favourites and exclusive new beers. Just in time to celebrate the holiday festivities, Central City Brewers + Distillers and Parallel 49 Brewing Company have collaborated once again on an advent-style beer calendar with this year’s Seasons Greetings 24-Pack. Packaged to look like a festive gift, this year’s version
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Central City Brewers + Distillers is pleased to announce that its Queensborough Gin has won Gold at the 2016 San Diego Spirits Competition, in the Gin category. This comes shortly after winning another Gold medal at the 2016 Spirits International Prestige Awards earlier this year. Queensborough Gin is created by Central City’s award-winning head distiller
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The cool, crisp autumn weather is upon us and what better way to toast the new fall harvest season with Central City’s latest seasonal offering from its brewer’s reserve small batch series: Central City Limited Edition Imperial Cider. Central City Brewers & Distillers’ Limited Edition Imperial Cider is a small batch craft apple cider. Made from 100 per
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As featured in The Alchemist Fall 2016 It’s not often the new kid on the block walks away with a major international award the very week of its launch, but that’s exactly what Surrey-based Central City Brewers and Distillers’ newest offering accomplished earlier this year; their Queensborough Gin garnered a gold medal at the Spirits
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Named official ready-to-drink beverage sponsor with Hopping Mad Cider and Hopping Mad Cider Radler Surrey, BC – Central City Brewers + Distillers is celebrating LGBTQ+ pride as the exclusive cider sponsor of the Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival. The multi-year partnership will include onsite branding, sampling teams at events and on-site activations with Central City’s
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The Red Racer Brewpub on Beatty St. is now filling growlers. Stop by the brewpub for off sales of growlers featuring our latest seasonal brews and the core beers that we all love. Six different Red Racer beers are set up for growler fills. From our Pils to IPA and raspberry Wheat Ale to the
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