{"id":22364,"date":"2021-08-18T07:02:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=22364"},"modified":"2026-04-05T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:34:24","slug":"european-british-beer-styles-bc-craft-breweries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/european-british-beer-styles-bc-craft-breweries\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Your Favourite European & British Beer Styles at BC Craft Breweries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expats and future travellers: Find a piece of home at BC Ale Trail craft breweries serving British and European beer styles.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever moved anywhere far, you’ll know the feeling of missing the little things that make a place feel like home. This can also be a common feeling when travelling \u2014 as adventurous as one can be, sometimes all one craves is the familiar. Like your favourite beer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, if you\u2019re from the UK, Ireland or continental Europe, allow me to reassure you that craft breweries in BC have your back. Several craft breweries in BC have long been making beer styles from across the pond for locals and visitors to enjoy. All you need to do is look up at the tap list to find at least one. Inspired by our Content Manager, Joe Wiebe’s European beercation blog<\/a>, here’s where expats and travellers from Britain, Ireland and Europe can find a little piece of brew home at BC craft breweries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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My partner and I visiting Townsite Brewing in 2017. We’ve explored the craft beer styles of the world right here in BC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British and Irish Beers<\/span><\/h3>\n

My partner is English, and when he arrived in Canada almost a decade ago, his beverage world was rocked by craft beer. First in Alberta, and then more so in BC. Since we\u2019ve been together, both of our craft beer horizons have widened<\/a>. <\/span>But sometimes he just wants a pint of English-style ale. Here’s where to find other British or Irish-style beers:<\/span><\/p>\n

Cask-Conditioned Ales<\/h4>\n

Possibly an understatement, but beer is a big part of British culture. Especially cask-conditioned beer \u2014 a.k.a. \u201cwarm beer\u201d to the non-British. While cask-conditioned beer is rare-ish in BC, Brits can find proper cask beer at many breweries. And if you want what my father would call \u201cthe real McCoy”, be sure to visit the <\/span>Welton Arms<\/span><\/a> in Kelowna. The Welton Arms is owned by a Brit expat who wanted to bring authentic English ales to his new home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n