VANCOUVER ISLAND

Beer drinkers can win prizes, support local breweries with Victoria Ale Trail Passport

Adam Chan CTV News Vancouver Island Associate Digital Producer

Published Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:05PM PDT Last Updated Wednesday, April 28, 2021 8:17AM PDT

The event was launched to support local breweries, especially since indoor dining remains closed in B.C. due to COVID-19 health orders.

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VICTORIA -- Victoria beer lovers are in for a treat with the launch of the new "Victoria Ale Trail Passport," which showcases local breweries and offers beer fans a chance to win prizes for supporting local businesses.

The Victoria Ale Trail Passport is a month-long event that includes 14 local breweries. At each of the breweries, beer fans can get their "passport" stamped and enter to win a competition for prizes once they've collected six stamps.

Prizes include an overnight stay at Spinnakers Guesthouses, local brewery merchandise and gift cards, and two free passes to the Pedaller's Hoppy Hour Bike Tour in Victoria.

Enthusiastic beer drinkers can also complete more than one passport during the event, which runs from May 1 to May 31. Winners will be selected after the first week of June, according to the BC Ale Trail.

"Victoria has long been hailed as the cradle of the craft beer revolution, home to Canada’s first brewpub and some of B.C.’s most popular breweries," said the BC Ale Trail in a release Tuesday.

The beer sampling event was launched to support local breweries, especially since indoor dining remains closed in B.C. due to COVID-19 health orders.

"The Victoria Ale Trail passport is the perfect opportunity to support your neighbourhood brewery while staying local," said Joe Wiebe, BC Ale Trail content manager.

"Most of the breweries and brewpubs have breezy patios where you can enjoy a beer in the sunshine, or you can pick up packaged beer to go," he said. "Either way, you’ll earn a stamp and feel good about investing your dollars back into our community."

A list of the 14 participating breweries can be found below. Victoria Ale Trail passports can be picked up and submitted at any of these breweries during the month of May: