Britannia Brewing Co

Before you go, this spot is for growler fills only. This is where they brew, not a tasting room.

Went here tonight, talked to one of the owners Lloyd, who walked me through all the different beers they had, loved all of them. Grabbed 2 growler fills and a sixer. Looks like they've got 4 taps and I think he said they rotate weekly. Will be going back often and can't wait to check out their taphouse in the village too.

So their website and signs says their tasting room is open till 4. Got there about 315 and no one is there to answer the door. Tried calling multiple times and goes straight to voicemail. What type of business is this? Thanks for a waste of an Uber ride too. I live in Surrey by the way, so it wasn't cheap. Not impressed with their business practice. Was hoping to try some different beers that they don't have at their restaurant at Steveston pier. Anyways, not worth the effort now. Thanks for nothing.

Friendly staff

Quit slacking and get your growlers filled with some of their beers! This particular spot is exclusively for growlers, the restaurant is about 5mi west.

EDIT: I’m going to change my review to four stars simply because I wasn’t typo happy with the service but the staff member in question and the assistant manager reached out to me and explained why they do what they do (COVID protocols). I’ll attribute this to me being overly sensitive and will visit them again in the near future.usually try to look for the good even in the bad but this one is going to be a bit hard. I’ll try to just comment on the beer but of course service makes a difference. Out of all the beers we tried the only one worth having was the porter. Full bodied and flavourful. As for the service the “hostess” made us wait by the whale sign off to the left of the restaurant, called our name and then took off as I was rushing to the front. When I arrived she said she called me and I wasn’t there. My response was “Well you told me to wait to the side I could barely hear you”. Second bad service experience was although our server was friendly and nice she clearly had some unconscious bias as both my partner and I are Asian and we although we were given a big table to ourselves the server dropped off the menu and said “This is the farthest I can go”. Makes sense with COVID. But I noticed when she started serving non-Asian customers in her area she had no problem leaning in to drop off the beers and food. I don’t know if I’m sensitive but I certainly didn’t appreciate the difference in level of treatment. With that said I still left 15% tip but will never come back because only one out of the six beers they had on top were good and basically the view of the harbour was nice. Do yourself a favour and go to @fuggleswarlock or @fourwindsbrewco in Richmond/Delta. At least they treat their customers with a shred of respect and not like lepers. Hope the owners take notice speak with their staff.

I really want to love this place. REALLY. Their beer is good. But the last two times I’ve gone I’ve sat at their gate and waited, honked, waited more and ultimately left. I am so excited for somewhere to fill my growler with good, not-overly-hoppy beer. And I’m so sad that whatever they have here just isn’t working. :(. Too bad they can’t just fill in Steveston.

Awesome little brewery with amazing food. Lots of seating on the outdoor patio, or inside if you prefer. The Chai Saison and IPA are outstanding. Parking can be a bit tough, so I recommend you stop driving in circles around the block looking for a free 1hr spot and juat bite the bullet, pay the $3 for an hour at the nearby lot.