BreweryModern craft, hop-forward$$mount-pleasantMon-Sun 14:00-23:00Mon-Sun 14:00-23:00
Brassneck Brewery on Main Street since 2013 is the city's reference craft brewery, brewer Conrad Gmoser's rotating taps and a small-glass tasting room.
Tip: Tasting glasses only at the bar; growlers and small-format bottles for takeaway. The cask Tuesday is the calendar.
BreweryApproachable craft, lifestyle brand$$mount-pleasantDaily 11:00-23:00Daily 11:00-23:00
33 Acres on West 8th in Mount Pleasant since 2013 is a design-forward brewery taproom, Vancouver's reference lifestyle-brand craft brewer plus a pizza floor.
Tip: Saturday lineups by 14:00; the lager and the wheat are the gateway beers. The 33 Cafe pours coffee in the morning.
BreweryBelgian and modern craft$$strathconaMon-Sun 14:00-23:00Mon-Sun 14:00-23:00
Strange Fellows Brewing on Clark Drive since 2014 is an East Vancouver craft brewery with a Belgian-leaning program, plus a tasting room and gallery space.
Tip: Cask beer on Wednesdays; the Saison and Talisman pale ale are the gateway beers. The tasting room is also a gallery.
BreweryBritish and Belgian craft$$strathconaWed-Sun 14:00-22:00, closed Mon-TueWed-Sun 14:00-22:00, closed Mon-Tue
Powell Brewery on Powell Street since 2012 is one of the East Van breweries that built the Yeast Van strip, Old Jalopy pale ale the flagship pour.
Tip: Old Jalopy pale ale is the kitchen's flagship; the small lager pairs with the food trucks that rotate outside.
BreweryModern craft$$mount-pleasantDaily 11:00-23:00Daily 11:00-23:00
Main Street Brewing on East 7th since 2014 is a Mount Pleasant brewery taproom in a 1908 heritage building, plus pizza, board games and Sunday brunch service.
Tip: Pints and flights; pizza kitchen takes orders through 22:00. The Sunday brunch service runs from 11:00.
BreweryApproachable craft, lager-leaning$$strathconaDaily 11:00-23:00Daily 11:00-23:00
Parallel 49 Brewing on Triumph since 2012 is one of Vancouver's largest craft breweries, the Yeast Van Triumph strip's taproom plus a Filipino kitchen.
Tip: The Filipino kitchen pairs lechon and pancit with the rotating taps; family-friendly through dinner.