Top 5: Vancouver Craft Breweries

33 Acres (15 West 8th Avenue)
33 Acres was among the first craft breweries to pop up in the Brewery Creek area and continues to be a local go-to. The beautifully designed, minimal tasting room is small and often busy so we recommend arriving early, especially if you want to stake out one of the outside tables. Typically, patrons can expect about five beers on tap with a rotating seasonal. What we’re really loving right now is their 33 Brewing Experiment right next door, which is home to their limited edition brews.

Faculty Brewing (1830 Ontario Street)
Owned by a husband and wife team, Faculty Brewing was developed with an intention to make beer and beer culture more accessible to the average enthusiast. As one might guess from the name, education is a big component of that approach. Co-owner Mauricio is a former professor who remains passionate about teaching visitors about making beer. Looking up at their menu board, customers will notice their names come with a university course number. The 100-level brews are intended to be “easier,” more accessible beers, moving through to the 700-level ‘courses’ indicating more complex flavours.

Strange Fellows Brewing (1345 Clark Drive)
Technically part of the “Yeast Van” crew, the location of Strange Fellows is probably better described as being a few blocks west of Commercial Drive. This brewery comes with a hint of dark, mystical weirdness but in a good way: think sour beers and barrel-aged ales with names like Scarab, Talisman, and Jongleur. We love that they have a good range of options that clock in under 5%, including a newly-released non-alcoholic beer called Never the Less.

Bomber Brewing (1488 Adanac Street)
Conveniently located along the Adanac bike lane corridor, Bomber Brewing began serving in February 2014, as the dream of three good ol’ Canadian friends who all share a passion for hockey and good beer. The beers at Bomber have been described as accessible and approachable for novices and connoisseurs alike. Their ‘core family’ of beers features the Parklife Passionfruit Ale which took home a first place award at the 2018 Canadian Brewing Awards.

Superflux (505 Clark Drive)
For many locals, their first introduction to Superflux‘s beer was simple because they had to find out what was in one of those beautiful cans! Luckily, the contents lived up to the iconic designs on the outside, and so when the brewery finally opened their own taproom in 2020, it was destined to be a big success. Superflux specializes in hoppy IPAs – seriously, you can expect around eight on tap at any one time, including a non-alcoholic version.