Vessel Liquor Store

06/19/2024

2024 Classes posted through end of the year - https://mailchi.mp/vesselliquor/2024-classes-part-two

06/17/2024

BREW SCHOOL 🍻🍻
 
Brew School : Farmhouse & Wild Ales
 
Join us for an educational and fun evening of Brew School.
 
What happens when brewers use a combination of different yeast strains, microbes and healthy bacteria to ferment a beer?
 
Often under the umbrella of Farmhouse or Wild Ale, and unlike many commercial beer styles, the results are often intended to vary and develop their own unique personality over time. Join Ben as we explore a range of examples and discover how ingredients and processes play an important role in shaping the possibilities.
 
Date: Thursday, June 20
 
Time: 7-8:30pm
 
Cost: $20 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com

06/14/2024

NEW Wines in Store Now 🥂
 
d’Arenberg -McLaren Vale, Australia 🇦🇺
- The Dry Dam Riesling 2015
 
Blue Mountain - Okanagan Valley, BC 🇨🇦
- Chardonnay 2022
 
Domaine des Tourelles - Vallee de la Bekaa, Lebanon 🇱🇧
- Merweh & Obeidi 2022
- Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah/Cinsault/Carnigan 2021
 
Jermann - Fruili, Italy 🇮🇹
- Sauvignon 2021
 
Domaine Labbé - Savoie, France 🇫🇷
- Abymes 2022
 
La Soeur Cadette – Vézelay, Bourgogne, France 🇫🇷
- Montanet-Thoden Galerne 2022
 
Orofino - Similkameen Valley, BC 🇨🇦
- Dourado 2020
- Syrah 2023
- Riesling Clone 239 2022
 
François Villard - Rhône, France 🇫🇷
- Viognier 2022
 
Domaine Jean-Philippe Fichet - Bourgogne, France 🇫🇷
- Auxey Duresses Blanc 2021
 

06/11/2024

An exclusive cocktail party to announce the winners of this year's YAM Best Restaurant Awards!

06/10/2024

NEW BEER in store now 🍻🍻
 
 
Persephone Brewing Co.
- Small IPA 4%
 
Container Brewing
- Rad 3.8%
- Tokyo French Kiss 6.5%
 
A-Frame Brewing
- Osoyoos Lake Tropical Sour 5%
- Gun Lake Rye IPA 6%
 

06/07/2024

NEW Wines in Store Now 🍷
 
Closson Chase - Prince Edward County, Canada 🇨🇦
- Pinot Noir 2021
- Chardonnay 2021
 
Anapea Village - Kvareli, Georgia 🇬🇪
- Pink Vardisperi Rkatsiteli 2020
 
Visintini - Friuli, Italy 🇮🇹
- Ribolla Gialla 2022
 
Riecine - Chianti, Italy 🇮🇹
- Chianti Classico Riserva 2020 (1.5 L)
 
Damascene - South Africa 🇿🇦
- Swartland Syrah 2022
 
Ursa Major Wines 0 Naramata, BC 🇨🇦
- The Day of Reckoning... Or Not 2023
- Searching for Violence, Praying for Clarity  2023
 
 

06/06/2024

VINcabulary : Patio Wines
 
In each VINcabulary class we take a closer look at one grape variety, style, or theme, with 6 examples from around the world.
 
With summer around the corner, Mitch will lead us through lighter, fresher wines ideally suited to patio sipping.
 
Date: Thursday, June 13
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
 
Cost: $29 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com
 
 

06/04/2024

NEW BEER in store now 🍻
 
 
Howl Brewing 
- Dunkelweizen 5%
- Spruce Tip Citrus IPA 6%
 
Wild Ambition Brewing
- Extinction Reversal 4.1%
 
Small Gods Brewing
x Status Barbershop - Thug Passion 7.5%
 
Luppolo Brewing Co
- Mare 5.5%
- Mixed Fermentation Saison 4.6%
 
Beere Brewing
- Medium Rare 6.3%
- Danged If You Don’t 6.6%
 
Field House Brewing
x Swift Brewing - Summertime Hazy 4.5%
- Pineapple Raspberry Lime Sour 6%
 
Container Brewing 
- Manifest 4.8%
 
Brassneck Brewing
- Chuffy Badge 4.5%
- Umlaut 5%
 
 

06/03/2024

NEW Wines in Store Now
 
Argiano - Toscana, Italy 🇮🇹
- Brunello Di Montalcino 2019
 
Moya Meaker - Elgin Valley, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Pinot Noir 2022
 
Spier - Stellenbosch, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Sauvignon Blanc 2021
 
A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines - Swartland, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Kalmoesfontein White Blend 2021
 
Kir-Yianni - Central Macedonia, Greece 🇬🇷
- Assyrtiko 2022
 
Damascene - Franschhoek, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Sémillon 2022
 

05/31/2024

We’re inspired by fathers / father figures with our JUNE picks for 🥂

Read all about them in the Community News section of Scout. Shoppable and shippable anywhere in BC

https://scoutmagazine.ca/from-bc-whiskey-to-zalto-stemware-vessel-liquor-gives-their-june-recommendations/

05/29/2024

NEW BEER in store now 🍻
 
 
Four Winds Brewing Co. 
- Operis Saison 7%
 
Field House Brewing
- New Zealand Citrus Pilsner 5%
- Super Tall Double Fruit Sour 8.5%
 
BackCountry Brewing
- Why Can’t You Be Happy For Me 6%
 
Brassneck Brewing
- Have You Tried Turning It Off & Then On Again? 5.2%
 
Whistle Buoy
- Fuzzy Peach South 4.5%
 
Small Gods Brewing
- The Way 4.6%
- Dayo 5.5%
 
Bones Brewing
- Goin’ South Mango Mezcal Gose 4.5%
 
Driftwood Brewing 
- Razamanaz 3%
 

05/28/2024

It’s your chance to vote in the Victoria News Best of the City Contest 🏆🏆🏆

We are SO proud to be nominated as Best Liquor Store once again 🤗🥰🥂

Voting closes at midnight on June 9. Thank you for your continued support. 

VOTE HERE : http://vicnews.secondstreetapp.com/

🌟we are under SHOPPING > BEST LIQUOR STORE

05/17/2024

NEW Wines in Store Now🌟
 
Chateau Ste-Michelle - Columbia Valley, USA 🇺🇸
- Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
 
Isabel Salgado Family Estate - Ribeiro, Spain 🇪🇸
- Siah 2022
 
Eulogio Pomares Fento Wines - Rías Baixas - Spain 🇪🇸
- Bico Do Cabo 2022
 
Troupis Winery - Arcadia, Greece 🇬🇷
- Fteri Moschofilero 2022
- Fteri Agiogitiko 2022
 
Stags Hollow - Okanagan Valley, BC 🇨🇦
- Syrah Rosé 2023
- Renaissance Merlot 2020
- Chardonnay 2022 
- Simply Blanc 2023 (375ml)
- Heritage Block 2022 (375ml)
 

05/16/2024

We’re SO very happy and proud of our friends recognized in Canada’s 100 Best for 2024 🌟

Thank you for making Victoria / BC / Canada a better place to drink and eat 🥂
 
Big shout out to Victoria locals & 🏆🙌🏻

05/14/2024

Raise the Bar : Zero Proof Summer Cocktails
 
Non-alcoholic spirits have exploded in recent years. We will show you how to use them to make delicious mocktails for the upcoming sunny months.
 
 
Date: Saturday, May 25
 
Time: 4:30 – 6pm
 
Cost: $29 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com
 
 

05/13/2024

NEW BEER in store now 🍻🍻
 
 
Brassneck Brewing
- Peel Sessions 6.5%
- One Saaz Fits All 5%
 
Dageraad Brewing
- Old Slang IPA 7%
- Daybreak IPA 6%
x Batch Brewing - Rise Up4.5%
 
Tofino Brewing Co. 
- Hoppin’ Cretin IPA 7.5%
 
Slow Hand Beer Co.
- Alora Pilsner 5%
 
Sooke Oceanside Brewing
- Boysenberry Bloom 4.2%
 
Beere Brewing
- Fruit for Thought 4.5%
 
La Cerveceria
- Pina Colada Tropical Sour 5%
 
Trial & Ale 
- A Cordial Invitation 6.9%
- Robert 5.8%
 
Field House 
- Biere Piquette 5.7%
 

05/07/2024

NEW Wines in Store Now 🥂
 
Jean-Claude Ramonet - Bourgogne, France 🇫🇷
- Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge 2021
 
Louis Latour - Bourgogne, France 🇫🇷
- Aloxe-Corton 2018
- Marsannay 2019
 
Clos Du Soleil - Similkameen, BC 🇨🇦
- Pinot Noir Rosé 2023
 
Enderle & Moll - Palatinate, Germany 🇩🇪
- Weiss & Grau 2021
- Pinot Noir 2021
 
Kutatás – Salt Spring Island, BC 🇨🇦
- Pinot Noir Rosé 2022
 
Scout - Similkameen, BC 🇨🇦
- Gew Cab 2022
 
Weingut Malat - Kremstal, Austria 🇦🇹
- Crazy Creatures Grüner Veltliner 2022
- Crazy Creatures Rosé 2022
 
Domaine Bourdy - Jura, France 🇫🇷
- Henriette 2020 
- Les Jumelles 2020 
 
Bella Winery - Naramata, BC 🇨🇦
- Oliver Eastside Chardonnay 2016
- Cabernet Franc 2023
 
Truchard - Napa Valley, USA 🇺🇸
- Chardonnay 2021
 
Lingua Franca - Willamette Valley. USA 🇺🇸
- Tongue n Cheek 2019
- The Plow 2019 & 2021
 
 

05/03/2024

NEW BEER in store now 🍻🍻
 
Brassneck Brewing
- Joes Barn 6%
- Mardy Pants 5%
x Dageraad - Dinkelfreude 5%
 
Strange Fellows 
- Beest 9%
- Coolship 6.2%
 
Small Gods Brewing
- Blue Runaways 6%
- Southwest Pale Ale 5%
- Pilgrim Pigeons 3.8%
 
Phillips Brewing
- Bottle Rocket 4.3%
 
33 Acres Brewing
- Fluorescent Hazy IPA 7.2%
 
Tofino Brewing Company
- Pilsner 5%
 
Beere Brewing
- Rice of Life 4%
 
Il Sauvage Brewing Co.
- Ten Ten Ten 5,8%
 
BackCountry Brewing
- You Shoot me in a Dream 6.75%
 
Four Winds
- Blue Dream 6%
 
Whistle Buoy
- Dry Irish Stout 4.2%
 
Category 12
 - Event Horizon 4.8%
 
 

05/02/2024

We're inspired by Cinco de Mayo with our May picks for Scout Magazine 🍹

Shoppable & shippable anywhere in BC

The Goods from Vessel Liquor Since opening doors in December 2015, Vessel has become Victoria’s hub for all things wine, beer, spirits, cider, and the conversation and culture surrounding them. Our locally-owned, independent company was built around supporting authentic products and producers, fro...

04/22/2024

It’s almost time for 🥂

Be sure to stop by the Vessel Pop Up Shop and stock up on your favourites from the show 🌟🍾 🎁

04/15/2024

BREW SCHOOL 🍻🍻
 
Brew School : New Hops on the Block
 
Join us for an educational and fun evening of Brew School.
 
There’s a seemingly unstoppable explosion of new hop varieties showing up in beers these days. Bring it on, from Superdelic to Motueka, Nelson Sauvin to Berbe Rouge. We’re spoiled for choice, nuance, and stylistic combinations that somehow keep breaking down the door and carving out new paths of flavour. Join us for a session featuring the new Hops on the Block.
 
 
Date: Thursday, April 18
 
Time: 7-8:30pm
 
Cost: $20 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com
 
 

04/15/2024

NEW Wines in Store Now
 
Maison Lorgeril - Languedoc, France 🇫🇷
- Pinot Noir 2022
 
Spearhead - Okanagan, BC 🇨🇦
-Clone 95 Chardonnay 
 
Lightning Rock - Summerland, BC 🇨🇦
- Apara Chardonnay 2022
- Apara Cabernet Franc 2022
 
Sage Hayward Vineyards - Saturna, BC 🇨🇦
- Nuance Aromatic Blend 2022
- Rosé 2022
 
Domaine Des Braves - Beaujolais, France 🇫🇷
- Regnié 2021 
 
Pheasant Tears - Kakheti, Georgia  🇬🇪
- Poliphonia 2019
 
Mixtura - Riberio, Spain 🇪🇸
- Mix Tanto NV
 
Travaglini - Piemonte, Italy 🇮🇹
- TreVigne Gattinara 2018
 
Alpha Estate – Macedonia, Greece 🇬🇷
- Rosé 2022
 
Chateau Megyer - Tokaji, Hungary 🇭🇺
- Tokaji Dry Furmint 2020
 
ColleStefano - Toscana, Italy 🇮🇹
- Litrozzo Marche Bianco 2022
- Verdicchio Di Matelica 2022
 
Mateus Nicolau de Almeida - Douro, Portugal 🇵🇹
- Eremitas 2022
- Trans-Douro-Express 2022
 
Craven Wines- Stellenbosch, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Chenin Blanc Keribib Vineyard 2022
 
AA Badenhorst Family Wines - Swartland, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Secateurs Riviera 2022
- Chenin Blanc 2022
- Shiraz Grenache Cinsault 2022
 
Alheit Vineyards – Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa 🇿🇦
- Hemelrand Vine Garden 2022
 
Phantom Creek Estates - Okanagan, BC 🇨🇦
- Becker Vineyard Cuvee No. 27 2019
 
Meyer Family Vineyards - Okanagan, BC 🇨🇦
- B Field Blend Pinot Noir 2022
 
Grosgrain Vineyards - Columbia Valley, Washington 🇺🇸
- Petit Grosgrain 2021
- Skin Contact Sémillon 2022
 
Renegade Wine Co. - Columbia Valley, Washington 🇿🇦
- Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
 
Ursa Major Wines - Oliver, BC 🇨🇦
- Welcome to Hard Times Cabernet Franc 2022
 
 

04/06/2024

Wheel on by 🚲🚲🚲

We have lots of secure bike racks to keep your bike safe while you shop 🍺

04/05/2024

VINcabulary : Rosé all Day!
 
In each VINcabulary class we take a closer look at one grape variety, style, or theme, with 6 examples from around the world.
 
Rosé All Day! Janice will lead us through the wide range of styles, regions, and hues of rosé.
 
Date: Thursday, April 11
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
 
OR
 
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 4:30 – 6pm
 
Cost: $29 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com
 
 

04/03/2024

APRIL 🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼

We’re soaking up spring and honouring 🌎Earth Day with these 🌱organic and sustainably harvested picks for April, shared with our friends
 
Read all about them in the Community News section of Scout. Shoppable and shippable anywhere in BC 🎁
 
 

04/01/2024

BREW SCHOOL 🍻🍻🍻
 
Brew School : Tour of Belgium with McClelland Premium Imports
 
Join us for an educational and fun evening of Brew School.
 
Gary De Pape from McClelland Premium Imports portfolio will take us on a tour of iconic Belgian beers. In this informative seminar, you will learn and taste various styles, discuss brewing methods, and learn the history of each brewery, and the beer’s unique profile.
 
Date: Friday, April 5
 
Time: 7-8:30pm
 
Cost: $20 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com
 
 

04/01/2024

If you’ve been in our store, you’ve probably seen that we welcome all NATURAL corks for recycling, via our partnership with
 
These super cool, SUPER comfy shoes, made in conjunction with is one of the ways ReCORK keeps wine corks out of landfill 🌎💚✅
 
Bring your corks into us! And check out these cool projects 🍾
 
 

03/20/2024

🥂 THIS WEEKEND 🥂

10% OFF EVERYTHING IN STORE & ONLINE

03/19/2024

VINcabulary : The Art of the Blend
 
In each VINcabulary class we take a closer look at one grape variety, style, or theme, with 6 examples from around the world.
 
This evening, Mitch will show us how some grape varietals complement each other to create magic in the blend.
 
Date: Thursday, March 28
 
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
 
Cost: $29 plus tax
 
Location: Cru’s Nest, above Vessel Liquor
 
Tickets: Click on CLASSROOM at www.vesselliquor.com
 
 

03/15/2024

Posted •

We’re excited to announce that Victoria’s award winning liquor store, , will be on-site this year, so you take your favourite beverages home with you!

If you’re joining us on April 24th, make sure to stop by and browse their pop-up store full of wine, beer, cider & spirits from many of the fantastic beverage presenters at the event. 🥂

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