Breweries

Micro Brewing & Craft Beer

New For 2025!

We’ve added an exciting new “People’s Choice Award” for “favourite brewery” to this year’s tasting sessions.

This award will be called the “Esther Cup”, in memory of our dear friend Esther from Trench Brewing, who was an integral part of AleFest for many years. During each of the tasting sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favourite brewery or cidery. At the end of the final tasting session, the votes will be tallied and the “People’s Choice” winning brewery or cidery will be announced!

What You’ll Be Drinking

The micro brewing / craft beer market has exploded in Northern BC over the past few years with several new breweries opening in Northern BC since our last AleFest event.

These small batch, hand crafted beers now represent the fastest growing segment within the beer market. This year we are proud to host craft breweries from all across Northern and Central British Columbia, including Terrace, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Ootsa Lake, Quesnel, Valemount, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and Fort Saint John.

These local breweries are producing an amazing variety of quality beer with different tastes, aroma and appearance to suit any palate.