{"id":16847,"date":"2020-10-14T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=16847"},"modified":"2022-10-19T08:03:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:03:39","slug":"a-frame-brewing-heading-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/a-frame-brewing-heading-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading Home to A-FRAME Brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in <\/span>Victoria<\/a>, <\/span>the “Cradle of the Craft Beer Revolution,” <\/span>I’m blessed for craft brewery choice. That said, there’s a special sense of nostalgia when I go back to the breweries in my hometown, Squamish.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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A view of Squamish from the Smoke Bluffs, one of the town’s popular rock climbing and hiking areas. Photo Credit: Natalie Gates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walking into A-FRAME Brewing<\/a> feels like coming home, though I may be a bit biased. I grew up in Squamish and spent summers between university semesters returning to my hometown in the mountains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When I went back after graduation in the spring of 2017, I discovered something had changed in town and I was <\/span>not<\/span><\/i> mad about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Squamish had sprouted two lovely new craft breweries: A-FRAME Brewing and Backcountry Brewing<\/a>. Together with Howe Sound Brewing<\/a>, Squamish\u2019s craft beer pioneer since 1996, the town had firmly established itself as a mini craft beer hub. The Squamish Ale Trail<\/a> was born.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you\u2019re visiting for the first time, though, there\u2019s something homey about A-FRAME\u2019s tasting room. When you walk in, you\u2019re welcomed by a warm wood interior and a smiling (mask-wearing) face behind the open-concept bar. Off to the side, doors open to their patio, which is hung with string lights, surrounded by mountains, and flanked by the resident food truck, Luz Tacos<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a recent visit home, I sat down with A-FRAME Brewing owner Jeff Oldenborger to chat about how the brewery came to be, his favourite things to do in Squamish, and what the craft beery community means to him.<\/span><\/p>\n