Suck It Cancer Pale Ale

Cancer sucks. In 2016 local Squamish artist Chili Thom succumbed to cancer and in his honour we are proud to sponsor Backcountry Brewing’s smash hit “Suck it Cancer”.  Now a Backcountry Brewing tradition, this annual special release features a can designed in collaboration with the estate of Chili Thom.

“We realized, ‘OK, well this would be very, very insensitive if we brought a beer back that was called Suck it Trebeck. We thought we’d flip the script and call it ‘Suck it Cancer’ and then fundraise for cancer.” – Ben Reeder, co-founder, and marketing manager for Backcountry Brewing.

Since November 2019, proceeds from the ‘Suck It Cancer’ Pale Ale campaign have raised over $37,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation, funding important cancer research in our province.  Hops Connect Canada is proud to be a perennial supporter of this collaboration brew donating the hops each year!