The Brewery Creek Community Garden occupies a patch of land that once served as a literal industrial spillway. For decades, the ground here sat dormant, tainted by the heavy machinery and beer-brewing waste from the nearby…
Brewery Creek Craft Beer Walk
Walk through Mount Pleasant's historic industrial heart to trace how Vancouver's 19th-century brewing heritage was born, lost, and eventually revived by pioneering local microbreweries.
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1. Brewery Creek Community Garden
2. Mount Pleasant Brewery Creek
Brewery Creek in Vancouver is defined by a deep, stone-lined ditch that once funneled hidden mountain water down into False Creek. In the late nineteenth century, this stream powered a cluster of industrial breweries that relied on the…
3. Main Street Brewing Co.
The Main Street Brewing Company occupies a two-story brick building from nineteen thirteen that once served as a warehouse for the Brewery Creek industrial area. While many neighborhood structures were demolished during Vancouver's rapid…
4. Brassneck Brewery
The large, sliding garage doors at Brassneck Brewery open directly onto the sidewalk, blurring the line between the tasting room and the street. Conrad Gmoser and Nigel Springthorpe opened this space in twenty thirteen, right when…
5. 33 Acres Brewing Company
The white-washed, minimalist brick building on West Eighth Avenue stands out for its lack of traditional brewery clutter. When Josh Michnik opened Thirty-Three Acres in two thousand thirteen, he stripped away the typical tavern decor in…
6. Electric Bicycle Brewing
The facade of Electric Bicycle Brewing features a bright, hand-painted mural of a retro-futuristic bicycle that covers the entire front wall. Inside this converted industrial garage, the founders replaced standard brewing equipment with a…
7. R&B Brewing Co. | Ale & Pizza House
The R and B Brewing Company occupies a building distinguished by its tall, industrial roll-up garage door and the large, glowing red neon sign mounted on the exterior brick. Two musicians, Rick Dellow and Barry Benson, founded this brewery…