Vancouver is about to become the home of the world's first microbrewery owned entirely by the students who drink the product. Travelers on Canadian rail tours can visit the urban city and take a trip to the University of British Columbia (UBC), where they can sneak a peek - and a taste - at the new facility and its craft beer flavors in the new Student Union Building, scheduled to be completed within the next two years.

Founded, organized and run by the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS), the brewery has gotten its footing by selling beer products at the 400-seat, on-campus Pit pub and 150-seat Gallery Lounge.

"We realized, 'We can do this!' We could brew our own beer, reduce costs, increase the awareness of craft beer culture on campus, all doing something no one else was doing," stated Jeremy McElroy, the president of AMS.

The new brewery will occupy 1,000 square feet in the basement of the renovated campus building.

The craft beer culture of Vancouver is a main reason why this project has quickly lifted itself off the ground - over a dozen well-known breweries rest within the city limits. Travelers along the Trans Canadian railway can test out the students' locally brewed ales next to the leading names in the city, such as Molson, Granville Island and R & B.