Shirley We've Got Beer!

Currently ON TAP

Hours of BEER!

Regular Hours: Friday to Sunday Noon to Six

(Double check calendar before heading out to make sure the brewery is open!)

Plan Your Visit

Although I am open for business, I am still a working juggler – until you all force me to become the humble brewer of your favourite beers. If you are planning a visit, please click on the date you would like to come to make sure I am here and not tossing things in the air at sea. Checkerhead Brewing’s address is: 10602 Sherburne Drive, Shirley, BC, V9Z 1G8 and you can find us on Google Maps Here!

Nomadic Traveller Man with Bag of Hops

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All About Checkerhead Brewing

My first REAL experience with beer was in my last year of high school and involved far too many stubbies of Labatt Blue and ended with me projectile vomiting and redecorating my friend Mark’s bedroom. He eventually forgave me, but the taste of Blue evokes memories of humiliating myself.

It wasn’t until growler-fills started to be a thing in North Vancouver around 2013 that “Craft Beer” really caught my attention. Fresh Beer out of a growler just tasted so good!

 

When I received a “Brew Your Own Beer” kit for Father’s Day in 2015 it felt like being given the keys to the car for the very first time! You mean, I could actually MAKE THIS MYSELF! WOOHOO! I haven’t looked back since!

Since 1981 I’ve had the chance to travel the world as a comedy juggler and have met some of the most incredibly gifted weirdos that walk the planet. I was inspired to brew beers dedicated to these glorious misfits, these people I LOVE, beers that capture their personality and essence became my quest. Beers that are:

Inspired by Clowns.

Enjoyed by all!

 

Cheers!

David

“I don’t think I’ve drunk enough beer to understand that.”

— Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

Of Course There’s Merch

Glassware

Beer Mats

T-Shirts/Children

Crates

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