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Joe Wiebe’s craft beer picks for summer

If you grew up in Ontario—and it seems like half of British Columbians did, myself included—then you know what “May Two-Four” means.

Pull out these beers at your holiday party

Here are some solutions for your holiday beer dilemmas.

Joe Wiebe breaks down the best of Vancouver's craft beer scene

Tap houses have sprouted across the city, and any self-respecting restaurant now has to have at least a handful of craft beers on tap—if not 20—to satisfy customer demand.

Plan your Vancouver beer-cation over these fine bottles

The proliferation of new breweries in and around Vancouver gives beer lovers plenty of places to try out this summer.

From 33 Acres to Brassneck Brewery, get ready for a wave of new craft beer in Vancouver

The city will soon be virtually enveloped in the heady scent of hops and barley, thanks to a wave of new craft breweries opening this year.

The Order of Good Cheer connects colonization and climate change

The Order of Good Cheer By Bill Gaston. House of Anansi Press, 391 pp, $29.95, hardcover

Horizon chronicles thrilling quest

When Vancouver-based adventurer Colin Angus decided he wanted to accomplish something no one else had, he was setting himself a stiff challenge. This was nothing new, however. In...

Sarajevo returns to life by forgetting the past

The sun has gone down in Sarajevo and I'm shivering in the cool autumn air. I didn't think to bring a jacket when we left the hotel. Just yesterday we were swimming in the...

The Highest Tide / By Jim Lynch

By Jim Lynch. Bloomsbury Publishing, 247 pp, $23.95, hardcover.

Time's Magpie: A Walk in Prague

Prague's transition In the early 1990s, young North Americans flocked to Prague for the authentic Bohemian lifestyle-the chance to live on the cheap in one of the most...