On track to Canada’s Kamloops

Passengers disembark from the Rocky Mountaineer in Kamloops, Canada.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

As you get farther inland on the Rocky Mountaineer, the lushness of the Pacific Northwest fades away, replaced by a more arid landscape.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Monday was Canada Day, a cause for celebration on the Rocky Mountaineer headed toward Kamloops.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

In a country that has given birth to Labatt and Molson, it should be no surprise that beer brewing is a thing. Especially in the west. The many craft brewers in Vancouver include Bomber Brewing Co., founded in 2014, which offers tastings at its brewery on Adanac Street. (By the way, the drinking age is 19 in B.C., 18 in neighboring Alberta.)