For every beer lover who misses the enjoyment and comradely of being at a craft beer festival this year, North Vancouver is filling the void with an upcoming concept. Enjoy Craft, a Vancouver-based company specializing in events celebrating the craft beverage scene in Western Canada, has taken the beer festival concept online starting with the growing craft brewing hotspot of North Vancouver.

A curated box of nine craft beers from North Shore breweries can be delivered to customers for $59 (proceeds go to St. John Ambulance of British Columbia) in time for the beer festival which will run on Canadian Beer Day – Wednesday, Oct. 7. Participants will enjoy a video featuring the breweries and brew masters who made the beers for the festival via the Enjoy Craft website.  

“The reason I picked the North Shore to start with is it’s small, it’s condensed, and it’s vibrant,” said event organizer Dallas Robinson. “Changes in licensing laws, particularly in the City of North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale Brewery District, have helped spur a craft beer boom on the North Shore.”

Craft beer lovers can purchase the North Shore sampler box throughout October, and the festival show will stay up online on the Enjoy Craft website indefinitely. Organizers are hoping that this will be the first of many festivals, hoping to take this model to other Lower Mainland locations, featuring a new craft brew haven each month.

“During this time, we could all use a glimmer of normalcy and entertainment to help keep spirits high,” said Jane Short, the director of community services and fund development at St. John Ambulance. “We’re thrilled to help create something so unique, safe, and innovative for consumers to support our organization, and help raise the profile of locally owned craft beverage producers.”