Sure, milkshake beers might be one of the latest crazes in craft beer, but if you dig a little bit deeper, the style is a nod to a couple of things we really like around here at MERIT – exploration of flavours and nostalgia. Not much better than drinking a... View Article
Most of us want what we can’t have… As a kids we were told to not play with our food or blow bubbles in our milkshakes. Fast forward to “adulting” and we have dreams of eating special breakfasts on the weekend (maybe even in bed), drinking beer with every meal, and still... View Article
Unlike the decision to name our brewery “MERIT”, the symbol that would represent us was not so immediately apparent to us. How do you represent your values, goals, and mission, alongside recognizing the past, present, and future, in a single image? While the process itself wasn’t that interesting, (just a... View Article
May 11th. It’s the end and the beginning. The end of three years of planning. The beginning of everything we’ve been preparing for. So, what better way to end something than with an introduction, right? We’re a group of ambitious people that consider each other family. We’re lucky enough to... View Article
To my mind, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone on this, when I think sausage, my first choice of pairing is beer. Now, I’m not saying sausage doesn’t pair well with other beverages. I’ve enjoyed high acid Riesling with wurst-loaded choucroute garnie, funky Rioja with dried chorizo, even Champagne... View Article
As Jim Henson once sang, “It’s not easy being green”. Well the struggle is real, and it’s not easy picking favourites either, trust me, I remember gym class all too well. These days, it’s our turn to pick the teams. Or in this case the beer. We’ve worked hard and... View Article
As we get closer to opening our doors, we know that in order to make MERIT a great experience, we need to create a great place to work and to build a team of passionate, hardworking, and talented people. We’re beyond excited to introduce the newest members of our team: welcome... View Article
The origin of the MERIT name is almost 100 years in the making and its story actually starts in Nanaimo, BC where Chanan and Charan Sandhu, my grandparents, started Merit Furniture. My grandfather, 96 now, still runs 5 stores on Vancouver Island and still goes into work 7 days a... View Article
To start with a cliché would be, well… just that. To discuss our struggles, would be drab and overused #buildingabrewery… If you ask any one of us if we’re happy where we are and if we would change anything, there wouldn’t be much. Besides this is not about the past,... View Article