A sign saying B次元官网网址淭he Bar is openB次元官网网址� backdropping the basement bar was a fixture whenever PJ LB次元官网网址橦eureux visited his grandparents.
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That same sign now sits behind the bar at Swift Brewing and Good Time Tasting Room, where itB次元官网网址檚 one in a myriad of vintage items at the recently opened spot connected to CRAFT Beer Market in Victoria.
While SwiftB次元官网网址檚 decor hopes to evoke memories of a parent or grandparentsB次元官网网址� basement in the B次元官网网址�70s and B次元官网网址�80s, it also hopes to honour the small tasting rooms that built the West Coast craft beer movement.
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Draped over the breweryB次元官网网址檚 couches are some hand-made afghan blankets that came directly from LB次元官网网址橦eureuxB次元官网网址檚 grandparents or his wifeB次元官网网址檚 family, while filling out the space with items reminiscent of his childhood saw him reaching out to people in Vancouver, the Interior and Victoria.
B次元官网网址淚t turned out to be really cool because a lot of the things were either meaningful for myself or meaningful to the person that was selling it,B次元官网网址� he said.
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Since opening in late May, the staff commonly see people taking pictures as soon as they sit down, but then the phones have gone away and patrons get lost in conversation.
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It was also important for Swift to continue making beer at the harbourfront location after CRAFT replaced the Canoe Brewpub in the building that also served as a power plant, a welding shop and other many businesses since 1894.
B次元官网网址淏eing in the beer business for a very long time and not brewing it, weB次元官网网址檙e very excited to be on the Island and doing that,B次元官网网址� LB次元官网网址橦eureux said.
Instead of competing, SwiftB次元官网网址檚 goal is to connect with and elevate other brewers in VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 burgeoning beer market. The spot will have around 12 beers on tap that will always feature the in-house mainstays of the Swift lager, IPA and citrus hazy. The tasting room is also serving collab beers after partnering with the 33 Acres, Moon Under Water and Whistle Buoy breweries.
B次元官网网址淵ou can expect to see lots of collabs with us and weB次元官网网址檙e going to try to branch outside B.C. as well to bring some of our other friends and different flavour profiles into the tasting room,B次元官网网址� the CRAFT founder said.
When people get their beer, theyB次元官网网址檙e also handed a Swift coaster featuring throwback images of many pop-culture icons, including the IslandB次元官网网址檚 own Pamela Anderson.
B次元官网网址淎 lot of those coasters are walking out the door, which is cool, I think a lot of people already have some Swift in their houses,B次元官网网址� LB次元官网网址橦eureux said.
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