Spinnakers was 20 years ahead of the local, seasonal, sustainable trend. Working with the community and using local ingredients is a part of our underlying philosophy and showcasing food grown close to home is what we love. Our community partners and staff are dedicated to sourcing the best of Vancouver Island and we put the best into everything we do.
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Spinnakers is commited to using as much local and organic products as possible. We take this very seriously as you will notice if you stop by in the winter months hoping for some tomatoes on your burger. Not in season? Not on the plate! We support smaller farmer who we know and have personal relationships with and we are very happy and proud to do so.
Victoria Harbour Cats
The Victoria Harbour Cats are Victoria’s West Coast League of Collegiate Baseball. Come down to Royal Athletic Park and enjoy some world class baseball at the same time, and with Spinnakers as the official beer sponsor, you’ll have no trouble keeping quenched.
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Tour de Victoria
Ryder Hesjedal’s three long distance races in Victoria B.C. Produced by Ryder’s Cycling Society of Canada, a non-profit organization which promotes and supports cycling across the country. We show our support by selling 6 packs of our “Tour de Vic” Kölsch, partial proceeds of which to towards the tour.
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Swiftsure International Yacht Race
The Swiftfsure race is a staple in Victoria’s waters and Spinnakers is proud to be a long time beer sponsor with the seasonal Swiftsure India Session Ale release every Spring.
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Maple Leaf Adventures
Join Maple Leaf adventures for a craft beer cruise they have called “Tall Sails and Ales.” Spinnakers brews up a beer especially for the Maple Leaf and Swell ships.
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Feast of Fields
Wander through some scenic farmland while eating the food that is grown there and prepared by chefs who live and breath the local food industry. Put on by the Island Chef Collaborative (ICC) of which our very own Ali Ryan is the president. Spinnakers is there representing both delicious local food and tantalizing local bevies!
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Island Chef Collaborative
The ICC is a group of dedicated chefs and food industry professionals who have committed themselves to regional food security, farm land sustainability and local food systems. These are the people you want with you in an apocalypse! Spinnakers head chef Ali Ryan is president and Spinnakers is always deeply involved and supportive of the movement.
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Food Partners
Saanich Organics
Sannich Organics is not one farm but three that have come together in order to produce a wide variety of certified organic produce. The three farms are Feisty Field Organic Farm run by Robin Tunncliffe, Three Oak Farms run by Rachel Fisher and Northbrook Farm run by Heather Stretch. By combining their farms and rotating their crops they promote bio-diversity practice, soil conservation and are committed to high living standard for farm animals and high labour standards as well.
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Haliburton Community Organic Farm
Haliburton Farm is a place where organic farmers and the general public can go to learn about organic farming practices. They describe themselves as “A community-supported, Certified organic educational farm.”
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Eagle Paws Organics
Sonnleiten Farm produces vegetables, fruit, berries herbs and flowers.
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Parry Bay Sheep Farm
The owners of Parry Bay have thirty years of farming experience. In addition to raising some delicious happy sheep they also grow their own hay.
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2 Rivers Specialty Meats
At 2 Rivers they stress the importance of the connection between producer and consumer. Their meat is all ethically and naturally produced and is antibiotic, hormone, and chemical additive free.
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Guite’s Farm
A family farm that produces garlic, strawberries, asparagus and preserves.
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Trigo Foods
A food delivery company that is in direct support of the local food movement.
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Lifecycles Projects
Lifecycles has a number of local projects that promote the use of food that would otherwise have been wasted. Spinnakers is involved in the Fruit Trees Projects. Lifecycles collects 30,000 to 40,000 lbs of fruit off of privately owned trees and shares the produce with the owners, the volunteers, food banks and community organizations. At Spinnakers we have taken the juice and used the products for apple cider vinegar and Backyard Apple Cider.
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The Whole Beast Artisan Salumeria
Making artisan cured meats right here in town!
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Out Landish Shellfish Guild
Eight individual family run shellfish farms spread over Read Island, Cortes Island and Quadra Island.
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Salt Spring Exotic Mushrooms and Sprouts
Fresh mushrooms are grown year round, are certified organic, no GMOs and after they are harvested they are delivered within 24 hours.
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Monsoon Coast
Monsoon Coast spices are blended on the island to be accessible to a western palate and a great way to get your spices fresh. Amazing spicy food from all over the world available locally.
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Natural Pastures Cheese Company LTD
Third generation farmers on Vancouver Island use cow and buffalo milk to make a range of amazing local cheeses.
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Sirene Chocolate
Direct trade chocolate that is based around the principal of bean-to-bar, the coco beans come to victoria from two farms, one in Ecuador and one in Madagascar, and then processed to the beautiful results in Victoria.
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Tcho Chocolate
New American chocolate that has such a great relationship with their growers that we have made an exception to our local rule, their product is what makes all those truffles so good!
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Highland Bound Ranch
Our beef burger, however, is a special feature on our menu in that it is one of our longest standing ‘farm to table’ partnerships. For the better part of eighteen years now, we have been trading our spent grain from the brewery to Ellen from Highland Bound Ranch. Spent grain is the leftover malt after the mash has extracted most of the proteins and nutrients.
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Joseph Lohbrunner Farm
This land conservancy/farm produces various kinds of vegetables.
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Berryman Brothers Butcheries
Berryman Brothers Butcheries is a local environmentally sustainable Victoria based butcher shop. The company specializes in quality custom meat cutting and wrapping. The Berryman brothers are highly specialized in custom sausage making, curing, and smoked products.
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