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Langley Brewery Tour

Travel with a Beer Guide and v isit 3 local breweries in Langley BC.  Private groups can be picked up pretty much anywhere in the Lower Mainland at one central pickup location.

We currently only operate private tours for our Langley Brewery Tour.  We require 8+ people on weekends and 10+ people on weekends to book a private brewery tour in Langley!  If you are unable to see availability online please send us an email  [email protected]  OR give us a call directly 778-320-3409 extension 1. 

What Breweries Do we Visit on the Langley Brewery Tour

We will be visiting 3 of the following craft breweries:

• Trading Post Brewing
• Dead Frog Brewing
• Camp Beer Co
• Farm Country Brewing

What is Included in the Langley Brewery Tour:

• Flights at each brewery
• Behind the scenes tour, seeing how beer is made
• Round trip transportation (14 and 20 passenger buses available)

Contact Us for private groups.  Suggested start times are 11am, 2pm, 4pm.  

Perfect for pickups in Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Surrey, Langley. 

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Surrey | Langley | Richmond | Delta Brewery Tours

When you book a group of 10+ your private tour includes pickup up to 30 minutes each way (Just one central pickup location).  Choose from a few central routes!

Pickup available to our Vancouver Brewery Tour route for some time slots from:

• North Vancouver
• Coquitlam (Based on availability)
• New Westminster
• South Surrey (Based on availability, small supplement may apply)
• Surrey (Shuttle supplement applies)

For that perfect event of 8 - 40 guests.  Check out three local craft breweries.  This tour is for private parties of 10+.  All tours include pickup within a 30-minute radius of the first and last stop.  Contact us for details and to set up your party.  Please book 30 days ahead to ensure the time you ideal start time.

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DEAD FROG BREWERY & TASTING ROOM

Craft brews, fresh eats, & good times in langley, bc.

​Small batch craft beer brewed with a lot of passion and

no preservatives or pasteurization.

We're a BC craft brewery that's been brewing BC craft beer for over 10 years now. We think brewing craft beer should be all about creativity, innovation, and having a hoppin' good time, and that's what we strive for.

Born and raised in the Fraser Valley.

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The Langley Loop

OUR 4 th set of Brew Tours IS UPON US!

Presented by The Clayton Public House

Langley is home to some of the BEST lower mainland breweries.

4 of them (CAMP, Trading Post, Five Roads + Farm Country) have gotten together to create a few collab beers + support one another in their endeavors. When we threw their launch party three years ago for the SLAM DUNKEL we created a relationship and therefore wanted to do something different to help keep the loop party going!  Always keep your eyes peeled for their next launch parties at The Clayton Public House.

The Clayton Public House, we LOVE to support local – and our marketing director/owner wanted to take it one step further for our guests + local brewers! After approaching each brewery, they were on board and we are all SO PROUD to say its in its 3 RD YEAR and keeps getting better!

One of a kind in the valley!

TICKETS are $75 per person

BEGINNING THE TOUR:

1) Please be at The Clayton Public House 30 minutes prior to your time. Example, if you booked the 2pm slot please have your entire group there at 1:30pm 2) Please CHECK IN with the bartender so they can communicate with the driver that you have arrived.

IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY YOUR FREE APPY FIRST 2) Please be at The Clayton Public House 1 hour in advance, giving time to get seated, order, enjoy your appetizer and then be ready for the tour.  Prior to ordering please let your server know you are apart of the Brew Tour so they can make sure you are taken care of

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TERMS + CONDITIONS

**We KINDLY as for no pre-gaming (pre-drinking), we know it’s tempting but the tour is not as fun if you can not last the whole way through! Come play with us, safely!

PLEASE respect each venue’s protocols (if any are in place) as they may differ and we need to respect the makers of the delicious beers!

This tour is for  6 people.

The Langley Loop Brew Tour includes a free appetizer at The Clayton Public House (available after the tour) + 1 flight at each of the participating breweries – one month we will go Camp Beer, Trading Post, Five Roads + Farm Country, and the next we will reverse.

Each brew tour will start at The Clayton Public House for you to catch the shuttle.

If you choose to stay at a particular brewery and not continue on there will be no refund as the other breweries will have a table reserved for your time with them.

The shuttle is driven by our security staff, and they will be monitoring your safety, the safety of other guests at each establishment. If they feel you are not able to continue your trip due to intoxication + or by your behaviour – they will make sure you are returned to the point of pickup and or will make sure you make it home safely at your expense.

OUR STORY - Beer lovers. Founded by 100% local ownership with grassroots in the homebrewing community and a strong passion for craft beer.

Trading Post

HOW WE BREW - Our taste is as adventurous as the explorers who first settled here. Crafting small-batch beer that honours tradition, our skillful Brewmaster pioneers fresh, inventive flavours inspired by our unique heritage. The very best ingredients shape each batch of our authentic, honest and super tasty craft beer.

``Our goal is to provide a community gathering space, experiences that connect us to the here and now, and highly enjoyable craft beers, all as a way to build connections and remind us that we are on this journey together.``

Farm Country

A love for high quality and flavourful craft beer started us on this exciting journey. Along the way, we have been inspired by all of the wonderful people that we have met throughout the craft beer industry who make it a truly one of a kind industry. The overwhelming support and encouragement from our friends and family has played a major role in getting us to where we are today to help us live out our dream.

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Tour: Craft Brew Hop through Surrey and Langley

There’s never been a better time to be a beer drinker on Canada’s West Coast. The region is undergoing a craft brewing renaissance and it seems that there is a new craft brewery popping up every week.

Let WestCoastFood and our transportation partner, Burnaby Tours, be your host as we guide you to some of the best craft breweries in the region.

Enjoy an in-depth look at the art of beer making with a behind-the-scenes tour at one of the breweries, and get a full sampling of the breweries’ finest beers. (If you left beer fans at home, be sure to pick up a growler or two!)

On this tour, you’ll visit:  

Central City Brewing and Distillery, Surrey

Known for their line of Red Racer beers, including their signature Red Racer IPA, Central City also produces offer a variety of craft beverages including specialty beers, ciders and both brown and white spirits.

Trading Post Brewery, Langley

Beer connoisseurs will appreciate the variety available at Trading Post. From traditional English-style ales, American IPA’s and stouts, to contemporary sour and barrel-aged beers. There is something to please all palates.

Dead Frog Brewery, Langley

Go behind the scenes with a tour at Dead Frog Brewery and learn about the brewing process and taste samples of unique brews like Classic Nut Brown Ale (the beer that started it all), Seasonal Citrus Wit or the award-winning Nutty Uncle (a peanut-butter stout).

Your ticket  includes transportation, a brewery tour, 3 flights or pints of beer  (1 at each brewery), and gratuities for the brewery staff. Price does not include tax (5% gst), driver/guide gratuity, or food and additional liquor purchases.

Must be 19 years of age to partake.

If you are interested in booking a group of 10 or more and would like to customize your own Craft Brewery Tour, please contact Burnaby Tours for alternate breweries and pricing.

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Top Breweries in Langley

The Langley Township and Langley City are quickly becoming a craft beer mecca, between the Kwantlen Brewing Program, six commercial breweries (and 7th opening soon).

5 Roads Brewing

5 Roads Brewing launched in 2019 about a block from Trading Post’s brewery. There is no patio, but the tasting room is modern and welcoming. Unlike a lot of craft breweries, the bar seating is front and center; payment is taken on the side, creating a very social environment for the singles bellied up to the bar. There are large long group tables to accomadate you and all your drinking buddies.  

5 Roads tasting room has a TV, unlike most craft breweries in the Fraser Valley. They have relatively good food, although limited offerings; you can go here and have a meal without feeling like you need to hit a drive-thru on the way home. The personal-sized pizzas are very good value at $13 to $15.  Overall 5 Roads a pretty good place to watch the big game if you don’t want to get stuck with a choice between a bunch of yellow lagers at your local chain sports bar.

The beers are well crafted and varied. I have yet to find my “go to” beer at 5 Roads, but I have never had something that I didn’t like there.

Website: fiveroadsbrewing.com

Phone: (604) 539-6754

Address: 6263 202 St #1, Langley City, BC V2Y 1N1

Best time of to visit: During the game and you don’t want a sports bar

Recommended beer :Langley Gold; Kolsch style

View this post on Instagram Opening day for Langley's newest brewery. A post shared by Nathan brews beer and stuff (@nathan_brews) on Apr 24, 2019 at 1:03pm PDT

Camp Beer Co

Camp Beer Co is one of the Fraser Valley’s newest breweries. Founded by Kevin Larsen, avid homebrewer Dave Henry.

I originally met Dave Henry while working at BosaGrape Homebrew Supply Store . He was easily our best mail-order homebrew customer.  Dave later founded the Langley’s Full Barrel Homebrew Club and lead the club winning the Best Amateur beer at the Tri-Cities Pro-Am Cask Festival. 

Camp Beer Co is a little hard to find because they don’t really face the road, nor do they face the popular Langley Townhall Public House, but look closely on the Southside of the building for a large welcoming patio. Inside the Camp tasting rooms has a cozy fireside area to keep you and your friends warm. 

Website: www.campbeer.ca/

Phone: (604) 427-4287

Address: 19664 64 Ave, Langley City, BC V2Y 3J6A8

Best time to visit: A sunny afternoon during patio season

Recommended beer: Hunter’s Cove Baltic Porter

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Camp Beer Co. (@campbeerco) on Jan 11, 2020 at 12:58pm PST

Dead Frog Brewery

Dead Frog is known for funky branding and even funkier beers. They moved from a remote Aldergrove industrial park to a large commercial space at the corner of 200th and 88th just off Highway 1. The bar offers 25 beers on tap (some hits; some misses), so there is sure to be something for everyone. 

The tasting room features long tables creating a very social space; great for meeting local craft beer lovers. Although the food offerings got off to a rough start, the kitchen has stepped up its game, and there are lots of great shareable menu items such as nachos, wings, and charcuterie boards. 

Dead Frog is owned and operated by Langley’s Donna and Derrick Smith.  After 10 years of operating a Ubrew called Backwoods Brewing in Aldergrove (I think it is now called the Copper Kettle UBrew) the Smith founded Dead Frog Brewing in 2007.  Since then the long ginger bearded son Cole Smith and Kwantlen Brewing Alumnus has taken over as head brewer.

Website: deadfrog.ca

Phone: (604) 856-1055

Address: #105, 8860 201 St, Langley City, BC V2Y 0C8

Best time to visit: With easy access to Hwy 1 and the Golden Ears bridge, Dead Frog is a great place to meet your friends from outside of Langley before continuing your adventure.

Recommended beer: Double Cross Pale Ale

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dead Frog Brewery (@deadfrogbrewery) on Nov 18, 2019 at 4:01pm PST

Farm Country Brewing

Farm Country Brewing is Langley City’s only commercial brewery.  Located the Value Village parking lot in one of Langley City’s many defunct thrift stores.  The seating area and brewing area are very large; clearly built with growth in mind. 

Seasoned Brewmaster, Jack, came from Main Street Brewing and Russell Brewing before helping to launch Farm Country. He has brewed some very well crafted clean beers. When I go to a new brewery I always start with a light lager like a pilsner because they are very hard to hide flaws and I am happy to report that Jack’s pilsner is very well brewed.

Website: farmcountrybrewing.com

Phone: (778) 819-2288

Address: 20555 56 Ave #5, Langley City, BC V3A 3Y9

Best time of to visit: Anytime (this is my local)

Recommended beer : Countryside Strawberry Rhubarb Kettle Sour

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Farm Country Brewing (@farmcountrybrewco) on Dec 29, 2019 at 12:54pm PST

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Brewing School

Kwantlen Polytechnic University houses a brewing school at the Langley Campus. Unlike the discount haircuts you use to get a the local community college, Kwantlen staff and students are brewing some great beers, and even won the 2019 BC Brewery Award .  

Kwantlen is primarily a teaching brewery but is open on Friday afternoons between 1 pm and 6 pm to the public for free samples and growler sales.  There are normally four rotating beers available and because they brew such small batches there is normally at least a few new beers each week. Growler fills are only $10 (taxes in) which is probably the cheapest growler fills in Metro Vancouver.  

Website: kpu.ca/brew

Phone: (604) 599-2782

Address: 20901 Langley Bypass, Langley City, BC V3A 8G9

Best time of to visit: Fridays from 1pm to 6pm

Recommended beer : The beer change every week so you will just have to taste them all

View this post on Instagram A post shared by KPU Brew (@kpubrew) on Nov 22, 2019 at 7:58pm PST

Locality Brewing

Locality Brewing is one of six farm-based breweries in BC. They grow and malt their own barley, wheat, rye. Plus produce hops, honey, and berries for brewing. Although there are many wineries in the Lower Mainland , it is very hard to grow a significant portion of your brewing ingredients in this climate. But Locality has done an excellent job producing field-to-glass beers that truly show off the Langley “terroir”.

The brewery is in a rural area of Langley that can be a little tricky to find, but it is well worth the drive. There is no tasting room, but there is a large picnic area with propane fireplaces and a view overlooking a pond.

Website: localitybrewing.ca

Phone: (778) 855-1376

Address: 7111 252 St, Langley Twp, BC V4W 1H6

Best time to visit: A sunny weekend afternoon. Dress for the weather because you will be outside.

Recommended beer:  Haywire Strawberry Kiwi Sour

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Smugglers Trail

Located in North Langley’s Walnut Grove neighborhood, Smuggler’s Trail has a beautiful brewery tasting room with the best brewery food menu in Langley. The food menu features pizzas, gastro pub-style burgers, and a five-item poutine menu.

Website:   https://www.smugglerstrailcask.com/

Phone: (778) 705-1880

Address: 9339 200a St Unit 140, Langley Twp, BC V1M 0B3

Best time to visit: After your blue-collar Port Kells job

Recommended beer:  Harvest Apricot Ale

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Smugglers' Trail Caskworks (@smugglerstrail)

Trading Post Brewing

Trading Post Brewing was not the first brewery in Langley, but it was the first to have a tasting room, and offer a modern craft beer experience. The brewing is done at #107 20120 64th ave in Langley, but there are Trading Post restaurants in Fort Langley and Abbotsford. The brewery and tasting room is decorated with exposed wood beams and historical Langley decor. There is a weekly cask on Thursdays and live music on most Fridays.

Trading Post was founded by Fort Langley resident and Trinity Western University Alumnus Lance Verhoeff and his father Paul, with craft brewing veteran Tony Dewald that the helm as the Brewmaster. Since launching Trading Post Brewing and the restaurants, the Verhoeff’s have also organized the Fort Langley Beer Festival and the SummerSet Music Festival .

Website: tradingpostbrewing.com

Phone: (604) 343-2337

Address: 20120 64 Ave #107, Langley City, BC V2Y 1M8

Best time of to visit: Late Thursday afternoon for the cask

Recommended beer : SMASH Saison and New Sealand Pilsner

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LANGLEY: A CRAFT BEER LOVERS PARADISE

October 24, 2022

In the past decade, craft breweries and distilleries have been a burgeoning industry, with a massive surge in the popularity of their products. Langley has been no exception – offering an incredible selection of local breweries! Langley’s abundant farms and orchards are the perfect sources of fresh local ingredients. Here’s a list of some local favourites you’re sure to love:

BROOKSWOOD BREWING COMPANY #102 – 4061 200 Street

Brookswood, the newest addition to our brewery scene was founded out of a love for craft beer, as well as a desire to create something unique in the Langley area. In order to achieve the highest quality craft beer possible, only the best ingredients are used, so you won’t find any artificial flavours or ingredients in their products. Each beer is preservative free and uses premium hops, malt, yeast, and fruit. These fantastic brews are truly a reflection of their pride and passion!

CAMP BEER CO. #110 – 19664 64 Avenue

As a community-based brewery and tasting room, Camp continues to successfully supply the need for better beer and quench the thirst of craft for their friends and neighbours. They strive to be inventive and collaborative with an ever-changing lineup of craft beverages. Whether you sit around the fire on their patio or grab a growler of their beer for an upcoming outing, they’re all about experiencing good times together!

DEAD FROG BREWERY #105 – 8860 201 Street

The longest-running brewery on our list, Dead Frog has been open since 2007! Their brewery in Walnut Grove features a large tasting room and kitchen that offers a wide variety of delicious eats, with many of their menu options including the use of their very own brews. You’ll find a wide assortment of fun and innovative beers with an unparalleled range of flavours – everything from their Warhead Blackberry Imperial Sour to their classic Pondside Pale Ale.

FIVE ROADS BREWING CO. #1 – 6263 202 Street

A reference to Langley’s historic Five Corners intersection, their name reflects how the crossroads intersect and bring people together. Their brewery and 50-seat tasting room, with a natural outdoor patio, serves as their home base where their lineup of craft beers is created with pride and passion. Some of their tried and true favourites include Five Roads Pilsner, Shake N Bake Pale Ale, and Permanent Resident IPA.

LOCALITY BREWING 25160 72 Avenue

As a “Field to Glass” brewery, it’s all about the people: the farmer, the brewer, and the master. It’s an unbroken chain of artisanal achievement, resulting in delicious thirst-quenching brews. Every step of the process is taken seriously, from planting the seed to enjoying the draft. At Locality, they not only grow their own hops and barley, but they also process them right on the farm, making them completely local from start to finish.

SMUGGLERS TRAIL CASKWORKS LTD. #140 – 9339 200A Street

Longtime rugby teammates founded Smugglers in 2017 with one thing in mind, Langley needed more beer! Specializing in classic styles for every occasion, their brews are crafted from the best ingredients they can get their hands on, making their beers always balanced, and never boring. Centred around community, their tasting room boasts a full kitchen and has become a place where you can drink, eat and share stories.

TRADING POST BREWING #107 – 20120 64 Avenue

At Trading Post their goal is to build strong communities by providing a warm and welcoming place for people to gather and share a brew. With three different locations – their brewery/tasting room in Central Langley, their rustic eatery in Fort Langley, and a large, 186-seat eatery in Abbotsford; there’s plenty of room to meet with friends. With a 60-seat tasting room that overlooks the brewery, you can watch the beer being crafted while sipping a pint. In addition to their beer taps, they also serve local cider, wine, craft soda, and kombucha … something for everyone to enjoy.

Many of the breweries offer incredible live music from local artists, so make sure to check out our Events Calendar each week for a list of upcoming artists, dates and times!

Today’s craft breweries abound with choices provide both fun and inventive flavours, combine that with an evening out with great eats and close friends and it’s guaranteed to be a hit! Learn more about these and other great gathering spots at Tourism Langley .

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Take a Self-Guided Langley Brewery Bike Tour

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Trading Post Brewing. Photo: Tourism Langley

If you’re into craft beer, don’t miss the cluster of craft breweries in Langley. Use our step-by-step guide to spend an afternoon biking (or driving) between tasting rooms. The 12 kilometre route visits six different breweries in Langley.

Biking Note: This bike route uses bike lanes and quiet streets where possible, but it does involve a little bit of riding on busy streets. Be careful. Use this link for turn-by-turn directions on Google maps.

First Stop Farm Country Brewing

Start your brewery tour at Farm Country Brewing, celebrating agricultural heritage in the heart of Langley City. Their beer names reflect their farm roots: Barn Burner Citra Wheat Ale, Farmer’s Tan Amber Rye Ale, Saddle Up Stout, and Countryside Sour Blackberry Pear. Stop in to check out their latest rotating guest ciders and local wines. They also host lots of events in their huge tasting room, including live music and comedy shows.

Location: 20555 56 Avenue, Langley City

Photo: Farm Country Brewing

Second Stop: Five Roads Brewing Co.

To get to your next stop two kilometres away, cross Glover Road and head west on Logan Avenue to 204 Street. Go north on 204 across the overpass, then turn left on 62 Avenue. Stay on 62 Avenue for two blocks, then turn right onto 202 Street. Watch for the brewery on your left half a block later.

Named for a nearby intersection, Five Roads Brewing is proud to represent the crossroads of the community. Their brewery was built with flexibility so they could change up their brews easily. Look for seasonal favourites like Oktoberfest Märzen and German Lager alongside old favourites like Permanent Resident IPA, which won Gold in the American IPA category at the 2021 Canadian Brewing Awards. If you’re hungry, try their house-made pizza or charcuterie boards.

Location: 6263 202 Street, Langley City

Photo: Five Roads Brewing

Third Stop: Trading Post Brewery

The next stop is just 400m away around the corner. Continue north on 202 Street, then turn left into a parking lot about half a block before 64 Avenue. Follow the parking lot north, then west to the brewery.

Grab a seat at the Trading Post Brewery’s tasting room. It’s open to the brewery so you can watch (and smell!) the beer being made. They have 12 beers on tap and a full menu. Try something from one of the rotating guest taps or sample classics like Best Coast IPA and Amber Ale. Stop in on Saturday nights to enjoy live music.

Location: 20120 64 Avenue, Langley City

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Fourth Stop: Camp Beer Co.

Your fourth stop is 1.5km away just off 64 Avenue. Head west on 64 Avenue, then turn left onto 197 Street. Make the first right into a parking lot to find the brewery.

Camp Beer Co. is a casual brewery that aims to be a place where the community can gather to celebrate local tastes. Their beers are lower in alcohol and higher in flavour – that way you can enjoy more of them. Their signature beer is the easy-drinking Camp Beer Lager, but they also make lots of adventurous brews like the First Light Coffee Cream Ale, Lost Horizons Guava Kolsch with Gin Botanicals, and Forager Bumbleberry Sour. Their tasting rooms serves up snacks, smokies, and baked potatoes, but the real stand out is their s’mores bar with four sweet and gooey varieties including Black Forest and S’moreo.

Location: 19664 64 Avenue, Langley City

Fifth Stop: Dead Frog Brewery

If you still have energy, there are two more breweries to visit but they are a little further away. It’s six kilometres to your next stop. Take 197 Street north, then turn right onto 68 Avenue. Use the overpass to cross 200 Street, then go north on the bike path. Turn right on 88th Avenue, then left on 201 Street. Find the brewery one block later at the end of the cul-de-sac.

After over a decade in Aldergrove, Dead Frog Brewery moved into a new space in Langley in 2018. They have a huge tasting room with a full kitchen and over 20 beers on frog-leg-shaped taps. They’re known for their innovative and often strange beers. Try their incredibly strong Warhead Imperial Kettle Sour or their spicy Pepper Lime Lager. Lovers of more sedate beers will love the Classic Nut Brown Ale, the recipe that launched Dead Frog back in 2008.

Location: 8860 201 Street, Langley Township

Photo: Dead Frog Brewing

Last Stop: Smugglers Trail Brewery

The final stop is two kilometres away on the other side of Highway 1. To get there, head south on 201 Street, then right on 88 Avenue. Go right on 200 Street and follow it over the highway. Go right at the fork onto 201 Street, then make the first right into 200A Street. One block later turn right into the Port Kells Centre to find the brewery.

During the Gold Rush of the 1950s, Langley was a key stop for miners, but it was also important for smugglers moving gold, beer, and other contraband out of sight of British tax collectors and authorities. This newer brewery pays homage to that history with its name: Smugglers Trail Brewery . They newer lean heavily on the English style of cask-conditioned beer with traditional beers like their Flaskers British Ale, and their English Style IPA Orion 1-1, which won a silver medal at the 2021 Canadian Brewing Awards. They also change up flavours seasonally if you’re looking for something unexpected. There’s also a full kitchen if you want a meal.

Location: 9339 200A Street, Langley Township

Photo: Smugglers Trail Brewery

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Beer from Start to Finish at Locality Brewing in Langley

If you want to know more about what’s in your pint glass, head out to Locality Brewing in Langley to enjoy quiet, fresh air, and even fresher beer.

“Yeast” Van, move aside — Langley is one of the newest craft beer hot spots in BC. The agricultural community here is proving to be an eager market for good beer. In summer 2021, after years of preparation, Locality Brewing opened its doors and became Langley’s eighth brewery — but with a twist. Following in the footsteps of such breweries as Pemberton Valley BeerWorks (the “Beer Farmers”) , Farmhouse Brewing Co. in Chilliwack, and Barnside Brewing Co . in Delta, Locality is a farm brewery that produces its beers using ingredients grown and processed on-site.

If that sounds like a lot of work and planning — it is! Sitting with me in the scenic picnic area before their opening day, co-owner Andrew Hamer recalled a 2016 walk through the farm property with Iain Hill of Strange Fellows Brewing . Iain, with a realism borne from his years of industry experience, warned Andrew about the workload involved in starting a farm brewery.

“What you’re trying to do, it is not easy!” Andrew remembers Iain saying to him. And that warning proved to be true — Andrew and his wife Melanie MacInnes have had five long years of physical labour and bureaucratic red tape to fight through to turn her family’s farm into a working farm brewery.

“We needed to be passionate about farming,” said Andrew.

“We’d talk about all this stuff around the family dinner table, but we weren’t stubborn enough to be farmers in the early stages.”

Once they invested in the equipment and applied for permits, however, it was clear that Andrew and Melanie were committed to their plan.

Farm history – from bovines to beer

The MacInnes farm is Locality’s home, and the property has been in Melanie’s family for over 45 years. Her parents are active on the farm to this day. The MacInnes family has always been warm and welcoming to others, and the farm was somewhere that Melanie and Andrew (in their younger years) would regularly return to, often bringing their backpacking or surfing friends along. Its 95 acres formerly sustained dairy cows, but now is used to grow barley, rye, hazelnuts, and cider apples. It is also a film set for various productions, including the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart . In fact, the back of the brewery building has been transformed into a fake mountain and mineshaft, complete with a miner’s cabin. Those who dare to enter that mountain tunnel eventually find themselves among fermentation tanks and farm equipment in the barn next to the tasting room.

Exploring is what you’ll want to do at Locality, whether it’s a peek into the fake mine tunnel or a walk around the pond. You might join a walking tour through the hiking trails, beer in hand. Perhaps your kids will try climbing up on one of Locality’s large antique tractors, or maybe you’ll be lucky and catch part of the barley harvest — the first stage of making beer.

Farm Beer, Step 1: Harvesting Barley

Unbelievably, Andrew and Melanie actually hand-scythed their first barley harvest themselves, but they also now use a combine and a 1950s-era antique threshing machine. It’s huge, impressive, and a little scary: a piece of farming history brought to life. As the feeder pulls sheaf after sheaf after barley into its spinning blades, the thresher noisily separates the barley kernels from the stalks, eventually pouring pounds of kernels into waiting bags and spewing clouds of chaff out the other side. The process fills the air with dust and hay, and you’ll be brushing the bits and pieces off your clothes for hours. 

Farm Beer, Step 2: Malting

Once the bags of grain have been collected and cleaned, they are ready for malting. Unlike most breweries in BC, Locality has its own malthouse, tucked away in the back of the brewery building under the fake mountain. 

“So many craft beer drinkers don’t actually know what malt is — or that barley needs to be malted before it can be made into beer,” says Andrew. “So part of what we’re doing here is really offering something educational — something people can learn about.” 

Andrew has taken to malting enthusiastically and expertly guided me through the malthouse, explaining what happens at each stage. The grains are first dampened, or “steeped,” after which they are slowly turned in a large barrel for several days until germination occurs. To halt germination at the right point, the grains must be kilned (heated). The temperature and time of kilning gives the malt its colour and flavour — a Pilsner malt, for example, will be kilned at lower temperatures than a Vienna malt. Although Locality’s malthouse is currently small, Andrew has ambitions to expand his malting program. When you visit Locality, ask him about malting — you’ll doubtless learn something new. Not many breweries out there are malting their own grains, so this is truly a unique feature of Locality.

Farm Beer, Step 3: Hops

Outside the brewery barn and near the soon-to-be food truck location, there are rows of bright green hop bines. 

While Locality does source some specialty hops externally, they grow their core hop varieties themselves and send them out to be tested and pelletized. In fact, samples of all their farm-grown ingredients are regularly sent out for quality control. 

“Garbage in, garbage out,” as Andrew puts it. “We need to make sure we’re meeting all the specs.” 

To encourage a sense of community, Andrew and Melanie invite members of the public to participate in the hop harvests and experience a bit of farm life for themselves. When I arrived to help with some hop-picking, I found various volunteers, from pre-teens to senior citizens, milling around outside the brewery barn happily pulling hop bines onto the tractor, picking hops, drinking coffee and beer, and snacking on the food provided to sustain them through the day. The hop cones were a stunning bright green and left a pungent, fresh smell on my hands. 

Farm Beer, Step 4: Brewing

When hops (fresh or pelletized) are ready, brewing can begin! Head brewer Karen Cheshire came to Locality from a brewing job at Steamworks Brewing Co. and is now enjoying the creative freedom of working for a small brewery. Her skills are evident in the excellent beers Locality has been producing, including a very subtle, clean honey lager, a nicely balanced orange guava gose, a dry Belgian-style saison, and a classic West Coast IPA. Coming this September is a barrel-aged vanilla porter and a black tea-infused black lager, so I recommend getting there soon before they sell out. 

Farm Beer, Step 5: Community

The hops I helped pick on harvest day were Centennials for a special fresh hop collaboration brew with Brookswood Brewing. Brookswood’s founders were there harvesting hops along with everyone else, and they are looking forward to opening their doors nearby in early 2022, with Legit Hops founder Dave Morrish as their brewmaster. This fresh hop ISA collab gestures to the sense of community felt among Langley’s breweries. 

Locality makes beer — and it’s good beer — but community is ultimately what it’s about for Andrew and Melanie. They want people to be involved in the process of creating beer — whether that means helping gather in the barley, pick the hops, or even just learning a bit more about it. They want the MacInnes farm to be the same welcoming hub that it was for them and their friends decades ago, and they seem to be succeeding.

If beer isn’t your thing, quality teas, coffees, kombuchas, and iced teas are on offer, along with charcuterie-style picnic baskets with fresh local breads, cheeses, and meats. Most people will find something they enjoy here. And Locality is a place where time seems to slow down a bit, a place where you are able to savour the full sensory experience of the brewery. So find a spot on the grass, grab a drink, and take a moment to enjoy it.    

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