any bars in vancouver with lots of craft beers?

[flowbee]

just got back from a few days in Toronto. went to this awesome bar/cafe called Volo, where they had about ten or so specialty local craft beers/micro brews on tap. great cheese to go with the beers too. the list of beers on tap changes every so often.

are there any similar places in Vancouver?

(i don't like any of the Granville Island Brewery beers, and i thought Steamworks was meh...too loud, crowded, touristy)

[Peter Green]

I've always been fond of the Railway Club. There's generally a good selection of the local breweries about.

You could also check out www.dipsophilia.com for the Vancouver beer scene.

[SBonner]

6 Acres in Gastown has pretty close to 80 bottled beers from around the globe. On tap, O'Doul's on Robson, has a nice selection of microbrews. I also put together 8 microbrews from BC on tap at the Waazubee cafe. There's alot of bars out there with 10 or more taps. Volo sounds like a great place. I'm always impressed with bars in Toronto and the pride they have in featuring their own regional products be it wine, cheese, or beer. I'll have to check it out in the future.

Cheers,

Stephen

Edited May 21, 2007 by SBonner (log)

[Peter Green]

Oh, and keep an eye out in late July/early August for Caskival. It's been held at Dix the last couple of times. I missed it last year, and I won't be back to North America this year, but it made for a great way to find out what the brewing boys are up to, and puts you in a fine fettle for the evening.

[mtigges]

Every Thursday (for the most part) at Dix there is a cask beer served up, 5pm - [when it's empty].

Also Sundays at the Whip there is a cask. http://thewhiprestaurant.com/events.php (that page currently holds the schedule of upcoming casks).

For taps of BC craft beers besides those mentioned, try The Raven in Deep Cove, NV.

[Peter Green]

Best yet, talk someone into doing the driving, and try to recreate Spirit of The West's The Crawl!

from the Troller to the Raven....

[Vancitygirl]

www.canadacupofbeer.com

UBC - July 7th

[MPEG]

not really craft beers, but on the topic of choices/selection ... Stella's on Commercial has a great list of Belgian beers (at least 8-10) that changes every month. Great atmosphere!

Edited May 25, 2007 by MPEG (log)

[SBonner]

I think the Raven Pub in Deep Cove also has alot of craft draught beers.

SB

[run2eat]

Koerner's Pub in the UBC Graduate Gtudent Centre had/has a pretty good selection, from what I recall (haven't been for a couple of years). This time of year, it's lovely on the patio.