Central City Brewers & Distillers spirit portfolio may be best known for the internationally acclaimed Queensborough Gin and Lohin McKinnon Whisky brands, but its innovation spirits portfolio is gathering great acclaim. At the 2019 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition, two of Central City’s lesser known products took silver medals against a fierce group of competition. Sparrow Aged Rum and
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The Dirty Blonde Ale adds an easy-drinking ale to the Red Racer lineup Hops are the name of the game at Red Racer but we still love to dabble in lighter styles. After all, we can’t leave behind those who want something more quaffable. Enter the Dirty Blonde Ale! The Dirty Blonde Ale first appeared
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SURREY, BC – Central City products have won an impressive 4 medals at the Canadian Whisky Awards. Lohin McKinnon Whiskies won 3 awards and the whisky based Peeled Orange liqueur was also awarded a medal. As one of the most recognized whisky awards in North America, Central City is very proud to
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Red Racer celebrates the Year of the Pig with this ginger and tangerine ale The lunar Year of the Pig is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a collaboration made across the Pacific Ocean! Lucky Pig is a collaboration beer concocted between Red Racer’s Gary Lohin and Hong Kong
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SURREY, BC – Lohin McKinnon Peated Whisky has been awarded a Liquid Gold Award with 95.5 points from the 2019 Jim Murray Whisky Bible, making it the highest ranked Canadian Single Malt Whisky! Lohin McKinnon Black Sage Wine Barrel Finished Whisky also was awarded an industry leading 90.5 points. Jim Murray’s whisky
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On November 21st celebrate the launch of the Lohin McKinnon Whisky Club at the Red Racer Taphouse on Beatty Street in Vancouver! Enjoy two new spirits from Central City: Lohin McKinnon Tequila Barrel Finished Whisky and Sparrow Rum. Hear from Gary Lohin about the two new spirits and enjoy a special tasting of the spirit sampling flight. Be one
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Happy Halloween from the team at Central City!
The highly anticipated winter collaboration includes 12 Red Racer and 12 Parallel 49 beers in one advent-style mixer pack SURREY, BC – Red Racer and Parallel 49 Brewing collaborate once again on their new holiday mixer: The Alpine Adventure Pack. The winter collaboration between this popular pair of BC breweries is a winter tradition
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The Red Racer Imperial IPA Places 1st in the Imperial IPA Category FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SURREY, BC – Central City Brewers + Distillers wins Gold in the Imperial IPA category for their Red Racer IPA at the 2018 BC Beer Awards. The 2018 BC Beer Awards was the largest ever and saw over 1,000 entries
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LOHIN MCKINNON PEATED WHISKY CONTINUES TO WIN INTERNATIONAL AWARDS SURREY, BC – Lohin McKinnon Peated Whisky has won Double Gold at Sip Northwest’s 2018 Best of the Northwest competition in the single malt whiskey category! Lohin McKinnon Chocolate Malt Whisky and Central City’s Peeled Orange Liqueur were also selected as Judges Pick by a blind
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