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CRAFT Beer Market
About CRAFT Beer Market
Beer in British Columbia has spent two decades getting more local and more varied, and the Okanagan has been part of that shift even in a valley better known for its vineyards. CRAFT Beer Market carries the theme in its name and can be found at 257 Bernard Avenue, on the main downtown street a short walk from the waterfront parks.
Anything built around craft beer lives on rotation. What is in stock this week may be gone the next, which is the appeal for regulars and the frustration for anyone who found something they liked and wants it again. The way to work with that rather than against it is to ask what has just come in, what is about to sell through, and whether a mixed selection can be put together instead of a single case of one thing. Style names are a rough guide at best, since two beers labelled the same way can sit at very different strengths and bitterness levels, so read the alcohol content before you choose rather than trusting the style on the label.
Bernard Avenue is the walkable heart of downtown, lined with shops and restaurants and busy through the hot dry summer when visitors fill the core. A call ahead on 778-741-2337 is the sensible move if you want to know whether a particular line has landed or whether something can be held for you, and anyone planning a summer evening downtown should think about parking before setting out rather than after. Current information for the Kelowna location is posted at craftbeermarket.ca. Downtown is one of the few parts of the city where you can leave the car once and cover a whole list on foot.
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