March 31, 2012
As far as tours go this is the best brewery tour I’ve been on. THey did a thorough job of explaining the process, the ingredients and basic history. The tour groups end up being friends creating a great post-tour tasting ambiance. The staff are incredibly friendly. Some good beers to get people started on Bitter ales.

January 12, 2012
Granville Island is an island, and so there is limited parking, but it’s not a big place so you can find off-island parking and walk across the bridge. The place is OK, but I only go there when I’m in the near vicinity. You’re basically looking at a gift shop that stocks OK beers.

August 28, 2011
Granville Island beers are never exciting, I just try to hit something new there; the place is not bad, but a bit too much warehouse-like and too few places and too few people. The adjacent beer shop is really sad, they can really carry a few more Granville beers. It’s also annoying, last time I was there the only beer I wanted was sold in 6-packs, so "no, thanks".

August 7, 2011
Good fun and absolutely a value if you take the tour (which is followed by samples). I enjoyed GI almost as much as any ’regular’ pub I went to in Vancouver. They only serve their own brews, but they have a good selection of styles, including a seasonal or two. Service is friendly and quick, though ambiance was lacking in the middle of the day when I was there - a bit sterile. Recommended as a tour stop when visiting!

July 16, 2011
Yes, this place is allowed to sell only 12 oz beer per customer. It means one glass or 3 x 4 oz taster round. After that you have to quit ... More stupid alcohol laws I’ve heard only in Finland. It is something that they have no bar license but are only taproom. Such as quite useless place for beer drinking. Well ... at least I chose 3 more interesting sounding beers. Service was good enough, beers were nothing special.

July 9, 2011
Perfect place to end a Granville Island visit. Bought some bottles in the store and had a sampler in the Taproom.

June 5, 2011
It was an interesting location. Having been to many others I liked this set up. The staff wasn’t the greatest, but the beers were fun.

April 5, 2011 [ Updated July 12, 2011 ]
With all the great bars that have a good selection of beer in Vancouver this would be the last place I would want to go. The Granville Island Brewery is now owned by Creemore Springs which is owned by Molson Canadian. Only a few seasonal beers are produced here. The majority of the beer you find at this brewery is actually brewed in Kelowna by Molson. if your looking for a beer on GI, I would go to the Arts Club Theatre, The Keg or Bridges for a better selection and better ambiance. The patio at the Sandbar is great but the selection of beer is pretty generic. Granville Island get’s something like 6 Million tourists per year & this place is very touristy. I guess im just not a Molson Fan......If you really want a good selection of unique & different beer in Vanvouver then go to Commercial Drive and check out St. Augustine’s & BeerCraft or the Alibi Room at the east end of GasTown.

December 23, 2010
This place is an old mainstay of Granville Island but it doesn’t have much in the way of vibe or character, and the shop is more of a souvenir store than a beer store. 3 6 oz samples for $6.45, which was a decent deal and good way to taste some harder to find brews and their seasonal. The bartender girl informed me that they were incapable of selling more than 12.5 ounces to one customer due to their liquor laws! Unbelievablly stupid, but that’s Vancouver for you - always someone looking to tell you how to live your life. Thus, your visit to this taproom will undoubtedly be short since you can’t even buy two pints!

August 12, 2010
Good fun and absolutely a value if you take the tour (which is followed by samples). I enjoyed GI almost as much as any ’regular’ pub I went to in Vancouver. They only serve their own brews, but they have a good selection of styles, including a seasonal or two. Service is friendly and quick, though ambiance was lacking in the middle of the day when I was there - a bit sterile. Recommended as a tour stop when visiting!