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Brrr its getting cold outside! Well the count down is on till Christmas and there's a lot going on in Victoria this holiday season including ice skating just up Pandora in Centennial Square. 

Our holiday beer will be available on tap Dec. 23 in the Brewpub. We have Christmas Dinner on December 25th in the Bistro and Collard Room and Christmas morning brunch in the Brewpub.

We have a couple of New Year's Eve events as well: dinner and a night of dancing. Our 4-course New Year's Dinner will be held in the Bistro and Collard Room - view menu. 

Swans Nightclub will be open on New Year's Eve with one of our most popular live bands, Freefall. There will be a limited number of tickets available for sale at the front desk ($20 - guaranteed entry before 10pm), and for everyone else...you'll have to get there early (but there won't be a cover charge). 

We have an exciting event coming up on Thursday November 24th - Swans' Brewmaster's Dinner! We're offering a seasonal 6-course menu, each course carefully paired with a 1/2 pint of Swans beer. It will also be an opportunity to try our new Double Shot Porter, which we've created using Caffe Fantastico's Sumatra Maldheling espresso. Our Brewmaster Andrew Tessier will be at the dinner and will happily take any questions or comments you may have. Tickets to the event are $39 per person - HST and gratuities are to be paid when purchasing the tickets.

Doors open at 6:15pm. Dinner at 6:30pm.

The MENU

Beer Bread with Beer Whipped Butter
(Arctic Ale)
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Beer Brined Sooke Farms Gravlax Trout Salad
Rainbow trout fillet, pickled fall beets, gathered greens, 
chive and shallot vinaigrette
(Pale Ale)
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Beer Braised Ox Tail Aromat
Slow braised ox tail stout broth, roasted pearl onions, beer and coffee potato dumplings, stewed root vegetables, hand-rolled herb pastry crust
(Oatmeal Stout)
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Burnt Lemon Sorbetto
Poppy seed cornets
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Skillet Fried “Two Rivers” Quail
Spent beer grain spicy dry rub crust, peppered Saanich squash, 
roasted barley risotto, thyme jus lie
(IPA)
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Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloin & Scotch Ale Braised Pork Belly
Hops smoked tomato concasse, fall squash ravioli, 
roasted Sooke chanterelles, glazed bunch carrots
(Scotch Ale)
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Tessier’s Dessert Plate
* Double Shot Porter Coffee Torte with Pumpkin Seeds
* Double Shot Porter Brulee with Apple Beer Cookies
* Double Shot Porter and Coffee Aspic with Mint
* Double Shot Porter Candied Pears with Sugar Coffee
(Double Shot Porter)

Tickets are available at Swans Hotel front desk.

Starting Monday October 17th, we are introducing AMAZING weekly food specials in our Brewpub. They are available Sunday through Thursday from 2pm - 5pm.