{"id":50299,"date":"2024-01-31T10:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=50299"},"modified":"2024-01-31T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:21:37","slug":"three-new-okanagan-breweries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/three-new-okanagan-breweries\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Three New Okanagan Breweries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okanagan beer enthusiasts have reason to celebrate after several new breweries opened in the region during 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is there such a thing as too much choice? Well, beer fans in the Okanagan certainly don\u2019t seem to think so if the ever-flourishing brewery scene is anything to go by. Appetites for new breweries are as voracious as ever, and craft brewers continue to try to meet the demand. <\/span><\/p>\n

As new breweries opened in the latter half of 2023, my husband Tom and I set off on a couple of road trips, eager to see what these new establishments had to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Backroads Brewing Osoyoos<\/b><\/h3>\n

Many readers will be familiar with Backroads\u2019 original location in Nelson<\/a> where they\u2019ve been serving award-winning pints since 2017. Their emergence on the Okanagan beer scene is a new development, however, as they opened their second venue in Osoyoos last summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Backroads Brewing Co, Osoyoos, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was with great sadness that Osoyoos\u2019 sole brewery, North Basin, announced its closure in May, and for a time it looked like this pretty town near the US-Canada border would be without a brewery. Fortunately, all was not lost when Backroads jumped on the opportunity to expand into this tourist hotspot. As huge fans of Backroads Brewing (in fact, all three of Nelson\u2019s craft breweries are fantastic \u2014 if you haven\u2019t already made the trip to this cool mountain town<\/a>, you really should) we were delighted that they would be opening so close to our hometown of Summerland, and we wasted no time in making the drive down south to check them out.<\/span><\/p>\n

We first visited Backroads Osoyoos<\/a> in the summer of 2023. The location is perfect: right in the heart of this relaxed, summery town, with views over the lake and towards the mountains on the opposite shore. Backroads had sensibly opened almost immediately after their takeover of the brewery to make the most of the tourist season, and so the taproom was initially little changed from the North Basin days. It was such a glorious day that we opted to sit on the expansive patio that stretches along two sides of the building.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n