Faculty Brewing Co.

There's a continuous learning curve you can expect in Mount Pleasant at one of the neighbourhood's most edifying craft breweries — just one of many reasons why it's thriving among all levels of local beer enthusiasts.

Founders of Faculty Brewing Co. Mauricio Lozano and his wife Alicia Medina came to Vancouver from Puebla, Mexico in 2008 to obtain their masters degree at UBC; Mauricio in food science, Alicia in architecture.

"We thought we'd do school and go back, which was the plan," says Mauricio, "but we liked it here a lot and so we stayed and made a life for ourselves."

Alicia was not only behind the brewery's design, but she also designed the space across the street, turning her kombucha hobby into a commercial brewing enterprise, Oddity Kombucha, which you can purchase at Faculty, both on tap and in the bottle.