Victoria Beer Week brings more than 40 craft breweries from all over the province at various venues throughout the city, along with more than 20 different events starting March 1.

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Attendees can drink their hops and eat them too with a special hops cooking class.

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According to Wiebe one of the main appeals of the festival is theyB次元官网网址檙e serving craft beer from all over B.C..

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The Victoria Beer Society will be expanding their repertoire of events this year, taking over the Great Canadian Beer Festival happening later on this year along with smaller scale pop-up events throughout the summer.

While Wiebe has been familiarizing himself with the craft beer scene in Victoria since 2013, he said his favourite beer comes from Hoyne Brewing Co. called Helios.

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According to Wiebe the event is expected to draw crowds upwards of around 2,000 beer loving folk and he canB次元官网网址檛 wait to crack a cold one with everyone there.

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