At Bitter, we want you to join us on a journey to a time when Vancouver had a bustling beer culture. Before Prohibition shut down the taps, the local breweries were countless. Delicious ales, lagers and bitters poured free. A golden era in history, before the rise of the beer monopoly, when brewers made the beer they wanted to make, not the beer they had to make.
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We are located at 16 W Hastings Street near the corner of Hastings and Carrall in Gastown.
If you're not familiar with Gastown (or if you're a visitor to Vancouver), you can get directions to our location from Google Maps.
We pay respect to our drink of choice by offering you eight rotating taps coming to us from the best BC craft brewers, with occasional imported offerings. Our selection is balanced with a large collection of bottled options from all over the world.
Pair your favourite beer with one of our takes on quintessential bar fare. From scotch eggs to pretzels to nibble on or sausage and house sauerkraut for a full meal, we've got that grumble in your brew filled belly covered.
Beer Menu
Draught
This short, sharp line up covers many of the beer styles. Offering eight rotating taps featuring great BC craft brewers, with occasional imported offerings. We have positioned the kegs, beer lines and regulators so that you can see how it all works. Short lines, proper glassware and correct temperature mean the best possible beer, every time.
SWITCHBACK
$5.5 gl | $17 Growler
16oz Lighthouse Brewery - Victoria, BC
BACK HAND OF GOD
$5.5 gl
16oz Crannog Ales - Sorrento, BC
boundary bay
$6.5 gl | $19 Growler
16oz Boundary Bay Brewpub - Bellingham, USA
STEAMWHISTLE
$7 gl | $21 Growler
16oz Steam Whistle Brewery - Toronto, ON
Milk Stout (Bitter Exclusive)
$5.5 gl
16oz R & B Brewing Company - Vancouver, BC
WHITE BARK
$5.5 gl | $17 Growler
16oz Driftwood Brewery - Victoria, BC
RED RACER
$5.5 gl | $17 Growler
16oz Central City Brewery - Surrey, BC
baldwin and cooper
$5.5 gl | $17 Growler
16oz Howe Sound Brewing - Squamish, BC
Flights
Not sure which beer to choose? Let us do the work for you. Every week at Bitter we will offer a selection of flights, ranging from a focus on style, country, season or any other other interesting pairing we can think of to enjoy and discover. Never had a Stout before? Wondering what all the fuss with Belgium is? Here's your chance to find out.
Bottled Beers
Having scoured the province for interesting, unique and favourite beers we set out to create a list for beer lovers and beer newcomers. Be it small format or large, Belgian or North American, IPA or Weissbier, the focus has always remained the same: Showcase the beer making regions of the world, with a nod to both traditional and unique styles.
To see our entire, comprehensive list of bottled beers from all over the world, download a pdf of our menu.
Gallery
Sean Heather’s new Bitter Tasting Room pays homage to craft beer with eight rotating taps and beer flights that encourage tastings. It also features a rather humble bar snack: hard-boiled eggs. The cage-free, organic eggs are prepared three ways: devilled, pickled, and as Scotch eggs. While you may be familiar with the first, the pickled eggs are delightfully mild—think of them as tarragon-infused and they sound more appetizing. Wrapped in housemade garlic sausage, rolled in bread crumbs, and deep-fried, the Scotch version are the size of dinosaur eggs and about as hearty. Give ’em a try.
- Carolyn Ali (Straight.com)
Vancouver Craft Beer Week
Driftwood
Driftwood Brewing Gastown Crawl
May 20th 7:00pm – LATE
The Heather Hospitality Group proudly brings you the 3rd edition of the Gastown Crawl as they welcome Driftwood Brewery to their tables this year. The night will start at Bitter Tasting Room for a reception, before moving on to the Irish Heather for dinner, and then finishing in Salt Tasting Room. Seating is limited to 50 attendees at a cost of $60+HST & TIP.
sold out
Cicerone vs Sommelier
May 23rd 7:30pm - CLOSING
Join us as Executive Chef of HHG, Paul Haldane brings the menus of Bitter Tasting Room, The Irish Heather Gastropub, Salt Tasting Room and Judas Goat together under one roof as the battle ground for Cicerone vs Sommelier. Cicerone Adam Henderson (RainCity Brands) will compete against Sommelier Mike Mitchell (Salt, Bitter, Judas Goat, Irish Heather) over this four course tasting menu, pairing beer and wine to each course. You decide the outcome but one thing is for certain...the guests will be the winners of this dinner.
Tickets: $100 plus tax
Heather Hospitality Group
Open 5pm to midnight, seven days a week.
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Bitter Tasting Room
16 w Hastings, Gastown
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6B 1G6
(604)558-4658
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