Greater Victoria Ale Trail

Beer has been brewed in Victoria longer than anywhere else in British Columbia. Since Canada’s first contemporary brewpub, Spinnakers, opened in 1984, a burgeoning local beer community has thrived in Victoria. The local love for “microbrews” led to the creation of the Great Canadian Beer Festival in 1993, an annual event that is still going strong in its fourth decade. Today, more than a dozen breweries operate in the Greater Victoria area, each with its own style and approach. Visit nearby Sooke to discover another terrific trio of breweries or hop on a ferry to the Southern Gulf Islands to find two more idyllic island-based breweries.


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Driftwood Brewery

836 Viewfield Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 4V1

driftwoodbeer.ca|250-590-3555

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836 Devonshire Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 4T4

lighthousebrewing.com|250-383-6500

Victoria, BC, Canada

308 Catherine St, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 3S8

spinnakers.com|2503862739

Sip and Shop on LoJo, and exploring Chinatown

Unit 63 - 560 Johnson St., Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 3C6

whistlebuoybrewing.com

A small-batch experimental taproom brewery located in the courtyard of Victoria's historic Market Square. The family friendly space and dog friendly patio are open daily from noon-late!

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538 Fisgard St, Victoria, BC, Canada

discoverthepast.com/chinatown-walks

517 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 1N5

drakeeatery.com|250-590-9075

832 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 1H8

refugetaproom.ca|250-385-4654

From James Bay to Downtown

2960 Bridge Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 4T3

ilesauvage.com|250-508-9386

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2740 Bridge St, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 5C5

hoynebrewing.ca|2505905758

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Beacon Hill and Breweries

327 Harbour Rd. , Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 3S2

victoriaharbourferry.com|(250) 708-0201

506 Herald Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 3N8

heraldstreet.com|250-590-9592

2010 Government St, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 4P1

phillipsbeer.com|(250) 380-1912

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1609 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8R1H8

vesselliquor.com|778 265 8375

69 Bastion Square, Victoria, BC, Canada

garrickshead.com|(250) 384-6835

A side trip to Sooke

2794 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley, BC, Canada

shirleydelicious.ca

1 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley, BC, Canada

sheringhamlighthouse.ca

7861 Tugwell Rd, Sooke, BC, Canada, V9Z 0J7

baddogbrewing.ca|250-642-3621

Sooke River Rd., Sooke, BC, Canada, V9Z 0Y1

bcparks.ca/sooke-potholes-park

5871 - A Sooke Road, Sooke, BC, Canada, V9Z 0C7

sookeoceansidebrewery.com|(778) 352-2739

2057 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, Canada

sookebrewing.com|250-642-0106

From Sooke back to Victoria

6715 Eustace Rd., Sooke, BC, Canada, V9Z 0P7

stickinthemud.ca

4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin, BC, Canada, V9C 3Z3

milezerobrewing.ca

4382 W Shore Pkwy #103, Langford, BC, Canada

199 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9B 1G2

4milebrewingco.com|250-479-2514

1505 Admirals Rd # 101, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 2P8

250-479-0726

Start your journey up-island

721 Government St, Victoria, BC, Canada

qattheempress.com|(25) 389-2727

273 Prospect Lake Road, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9E 1J7

junctionvictoria.com|250-744-2103

800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada

butchartgardens.com|(250) 652-4422

1461 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada

butterflygardens.com

2200 Unit C Keating Cross Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8M 2A6

category12beer.com|2506529668

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Featuring the best of Sidney

9835 Third Street, Sidney, BC, Canada, V81 3A7

smallgods.ca

9829 Third Street, Sidney, BC, Canada, V8L 3A7

beaconbrewing.ca

Discover hidden gems on Saltspring Island

9805 Seaport Pl, Sidney, BC, Canada

10acres.ca/cafe|(250) 655-9763

Take the ferry from Swartz Bay to Fulford Harbour on Salt Spring Island, approximately 35 minutes.

285 Reynolds Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

saltspringcheese.ca|(250) 653-2300

1930 Fulford-Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

bcparks.ca/mount-maxwell-park|(250) 539-2115

270 Furness Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, V8K 1Z7

saltspringbrewing.com|1-844-388-SSIA (7742)

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151 Sharp Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

saltspringwildcider.com|(250) 931-5554

529 Fulford-Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

ciderworks.ca|(250) 538-2197

#201 - 110 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

saltspringgroup.com/oystercatcher|(250) 537-5041

Mayne Island Adventures

106 Purvis Ln, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

treehousecafe.ca|(250) 537-5379

Take the ferry from Long Harbour to Village Bay on Mayne Island, approximately 30 minutes to 1 hr 20 mins, depending on whether the ferry has a stopover or not.

Dinner Bay, Mayne Island, BC, Canada

mayneislanddiscgolf.weebly.com

494 Arbutus Dr, Mayne Island, BC, Canada

bennettbaybistro.com|(250) 539-3122

490 Fernhill Road, Mayne Island, BC, Canada, V0N 2J2

mayneislandbrewingco.com|(250) 526-0711

574 Fernhill Rd, Mayne Island, BC, Canada

facebook.com/themontroselocal|(250) 222-0367

Indulge your taste buds on Pender Island

472 Village Bay Rd, Mayne Island, BC, Canada

facebook.com/sunnymaynebakery|(250) 539-2323

Take the ferry from Village Bay to Otter Bay on Pender Island, approximately 30 minutes to 1 hr 20 mins, depending on whether the ferry has a stopover or not.

4605 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC, Canada

josplacepender.com|(250) 629-6033

Unit B - 5827 Schooner Way, Pender Island, BC, Canada

facebook.com/trussfarmfood

5601 Lupin Rd., Pender Island, BC, Canada

twinislandcider.com

4301 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC, Canada

facebook.com/penderchocolates|(250) 507-6199

#7 - 4301 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC, Canada

hubathopebay.ca|(250) 222-9557

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Mayne Island Brewing on Mayne Island, BC (photo: Joe Wiebe)

Mayne Island Brewing on Mayne Island, BC

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Whistle Buoy Brewing in Market Square (photo: Lexa Bergen)

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