Squamish Craft Tasting Trail
A visit to Squamish is not complete without a trip one of the local brewpubs, cideries, distillery or other craft beverage makers. With a variety of small boutique producers, Squamish is quickly becoming well known in the craft brew and distillery scene.
Craft Tasting Trail Passport
You can pick up a Craft Tasting Trail Passport from the Squamish Adventure Centre or at any of the following makers and win great prizes for participating.
Collecting stamps is simple; navigate from maker to maker and receive a stamp at each place you visit on your passport. No purchase is required but having fun and staying safe are a must, so be sure you make a plan. Check out the map below for locations. Prizes are detailed below.
Use our map of the Squamish Craft Tasting Trail to plan your trip:
1. A-Frame Brewing Co.
Taste a flight and fill up a growler with one of A-Frame's full flavoured beers created using modern techniques and traditional ingredients.
2. Backcountry Brewing
Enjoy the lively tasting room with a full menu service and fill up a growler or two from a wide selection of craft brews.
3. Cliffside Cider (Now open Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Traditional cider with sunny views of the Stawamus Chief.
4. Counterpart Coffee Roasters
Savour a cup at this small-batch coffee roastery and espresso bar.
5. Frostbites Syrup
All natural fruit and botanical cordial, syrup or tonic. Collect your stamp at Gillespie's Fine Spirits.
6. Galileo Coffee
Sip a coffee and learn about the roasting process through their viewing window or ask for a quick tour.
7. Geo Cider (Opening August 2018)
Craft cider lovingly made in small batches, using only the finest quality ingredients to create a delicious, refreshing and memorable cider.
8. Gillespie's Fine Spirits
Small batch and handmade artisan spirits and cocktail accompaniments from BC-grown grains and fruit.
9. Howe Sound Brewing Co.
Come for the award-winning handcrafted ales and lagers; stay for a free brewery tour and sunny patio.
10. Mountain Squeeze Juice Truck
Fueled by a love of fresh fruit and vegetables, find this colourful food truck on social media and order a cold-pressed juice to-go. Collect your stamp at Backcountry Brewing.
11. Northyards Cider Co. (Now open daily)
Come in for a dose of railway nostalgia and a pour of delicious craft cider made from local BC apples.
12. Spark Kombucha
In a world of pop, choose healthy, functional, dry kombucha lightly infused with organic flavours. Collect your stamp at A-Frame Brewing.
13. Squamish Water Kefir Co.
Packed full of probiotics and beneficial enzymes, water kefir is a thirst-quenching, low sugar alternative to juice and sodas. Collect your stamp at Counterpart Coffee.
Craft Tasting Trail Prizes
Got 3-5 stamps? Claim your #ExploreSquamish mini carabiner at the Visitor Centre.
Got 6-9 stamps? Claim your branded bottle opener at the Visitor Centre.
Got 10 or more? Claim your coveted branded camping mug and a hearty congratulations at the Visitor Centre.
*One passport and one prize per person*
Squamish is part of the BC Ale Trail
Explore the BC Ale Trail. An array of world-class breweries are waiting to be discovered amid British Columbia’s spectacular wilderness and scenery, along with a wide range of outdoor activities and urban experiences. Arrive thirsty, leave inspired.