{"id":45357,"date":"2023-08-09T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=45357"},"modified":"2023-08-09T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:49:51","slug":"beer-hiking-in-the-canadian-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/beer-hiking-in-the-canadian-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Hiking in the Canadian Rockies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore some epic hike-and-brewery pairings with the author of a new book:\u00a0Beer Hiking: Canadian Rockies.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I approached the first trailhead for my latest book, Beer Hiking: Canadian Rockies<\/em> in early \u201922. What lay ahead for the rest of the year, as I wound my way through fairy forests, summited mountains, and wandered through valleys, were (at least) 30 hikes and 30 craft beers from breweries around both BC and Alberta.<\/p>\n

The Rockies are my old stomping grounds \u2014 they\u2019re where I grew up. My hometown of Banff was my base, from where I mapped out craft breweries and their hike pairings prior to spending whatever free days I had hitting the road to track, photograph and note take my way through this novel and utterly enjoyable route in the Canadian West.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The perfect hike-and-brewery pairing has more to do with proximity than serving up the most epic climb, and often offers a unique aspect of either cultural or geographical significance. Choosing favourites is a nearly impossible task but highlighting a few that deliver a variety of both landscapes and ales in BC is a simpler task.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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