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[Victoria Watcher]

Long-running Vancouver brewery faces 'mind-boggling' rents in hunt for new home 'I'm going to have to pay twice as much as I'm paying now,' says Storm Brewing founder as lease nears end

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...-home-1.5041985

[Jackerbie]

^ Yup, they had a 25-year lease which expires this year. Property assessment would have gone up considerably over 25 years, so the new rent will likely reflect the property tax. For the record, the property was assessed at $5.3 million in 2018, up $2 million from 2017.

[amor de cosmos]

Well I'm glad I visited Storm at their current location when I had the chance. That place is pretty unforgettable.

[GabriolaGirl]

our Vancouver friends keep saying we need to go there as it's one of their favourite places, I guess we really do need to go & soon.  They too say it's unforgettable.   

[thundergun]

Well I'm glad I visited Storm at their current location when I had the chance. That place is pretty unforgettable.

 

Most unique brewery I've ever been to! Hard to think a building so associated with rats could be worth that much lol. 

[Jackerbie]

Nice article in the Growler about V2V Black Hops Brewing, a veteran-owned not-for-profit endeavor that is contract brewing out of Twa Dogs in Saanich. They're only selling kegs at the moment, but you can find their beer at Six Mile and The Churchill. via https://bc.thegrowle...to-philanthropy

Edited by Jackerbie, 21 March 2019 - 08:32 AM.

[Wayne]

https://www.saanichn...ts-way-to-gold/

 

Gold award for Axe and Barrel Brews.

[Victoria Watcher]

Island-based Riot Brewing on the brink of closure after winter storms

 

https://vancouverisl...torms-1.4467328

[G-Man]

They must have been on the brink already for a couple storms to put them out.

[JanionGuy]

They must have been on the brink already for a couple storms to put them out.

 

I don't want to knock a guy when he's down. but of all the breweries -- new and old -- on Vancouver island, Riot beer just was never that great.  When a company goes down for whatever reason, to blame it on such an insignificant event, becomes a rather lame excuse, in my opinion.  I don't like to know that folks lost their jobs due to rather poor fiscal management.  Happens all the time.

[Mike K.]

We’ve spoken about this before. Has the brewery saturation point been reached? Liquor stores can’t even keep up with the varieties any more and to find a specific brewery’s beers is a bit of a hunt unless you get down to the brewery.

I’ve noticed a few liquor stores of late pull back their varieties of micro brew beers to focus on those that sell, and re-focus on “union” brands that massively outsell everything else.

[amor de cosmos]

I don't want to knock a guy when he's down. but of all the breweries -- new and old -- on Vancouver island, Riot beer just was never that great.  When a company goes down for whatever reason, to blame it on such an insignificant event, becomes a rather lame excuse, in my opinion.  I don't like to know that folks lost their jobs due to rather poor fiscal management.  Happens all the time.

I liked their beer, I think it's more likely that they went too big too soon. beer tourism is a real thing but there just weren't enough beer geeks in chemanius, or who would make a special detour to the brewery from the highway. a few years ago there was surgenor in courtney, which was a $2 million brewery in a purpose-built building when that area was strictly lucky country. there were still some beers geeks in that area as gladstone, cumberland and forbidden have shown, but they started smaller and expanded as interest grew. maybe an established brewery could use riot as a production facility, or multiple breweries could share the space like vancouver's craft collective because I don't think it's game over for chemanius. if it worked elsewhere it can work there too

[Matt R.]

Duncan has a very popular brewery (Red Arrow) but he is relentless in growing his business. We are in regular communication, but I’ve never heard a peep from the folks at Riot regarding sales. There is indeed too much choice out there these days!

Red Arrow was one of the stops on our staff party tour in the fall, they are doing very well on the tourism front. Riot was on the short list for that tour but we went with Red Arrow as it was closer to our final destination.

Chemainus is very popular with tourists, more so than Duncan I would think.

Matt.

[Rob Randall]

[Mike K.]

Everyone’s getting drunk in the square already. Might as well make some money!

[thundergun]

Whistle Buoy Brewing opened today!

https://www.whistlebuoybrewing.com/

[jasmineshinga]

Damn, if I'd known I would've brought my wallet to work today

[Victoria Watcher]

where is the hudson brewpub at?

[todd]

Everyone’s getting drunk in the square already. Might as well make some money!

Not true: https://youtu.be/n7RVJxWtJsM

Would have been a better business venture if he was fined and beer resold in the beer gardens.

Edited by todd, 15 September 2019 - 01:27 PM.

[todd]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again it is illegal in Canada to drink alcohol outside of a Tim Hortons cup.