You are all well aware of Alley Kat’s 15th Anniversary series, where they are releasing one-time runs of special beers to celebrate the fact that they have survived this long in a hostile industry. I sampled a bottle of the… Continue Reading →
And a little more beer news for you folks. New Saskatoon Brewpub: The big story is that a new brewpub is on the verge of opening in Saskatoon! Chloe Smith and Cédric Dauchot are putting together the financing to allow… Continue Reading →
So I got around the other night to finally sampling Big Rock’s latest offering, Gopher Lager. They have been trumpeting this beer as their re-entry into world of craft beer, highlighting that it is an all-malt, flavourful lager. Word on… Continue Reading →
I know. I know. Regular readers of my website might be growing tired of my ongoing homages to Cantillon, but spare me one last post – as my latest Vue Weekly column highlights the sweet tartness of these Lambic gems…. Continue Reading →
It is not often that a marketing icon comes to the prairies, but yesterday the famous Budweiser Clydesdales came to town. These majestic, six foot, 1,000-kilogram, flare-panted horses have been a symbol of Budweiser for generations. I remember as a… Continue Reading →
My latest monthly Beer 101 column was posted last week (I gotta check that site more often…). I continue the “Not Barley” series – a look at the other grains that can be used for beer. This month I look… Continue Reading →
Planet S Magazine in Saskatoon has just put out its “Summer Drinks” issue looking at liquid libations of all forms and the tools we need to sip them. My contribution was two-fold. First, I explored how people could kick the… Continue Reading →
The latest Sugar Bowl/Alley Kat cask ale event went off this evening, and it hit new heights in beery-ness. By my watch, the cask ran out in exactly 1 hour 4 minutes, which is unquestioningly the fastest ever in Edmonton…. Continue Reading →
My latest CBC column, which ran last Friday, was put on the website yesterday. It was an overview of my recent trip to Quebec City. What I found – and this becomes the theme of the column – was a… Continue Reading →
My good friends at the CBC Radioactive are a busy lot. It takes a lot to put a 3-hour show on five days a week, often short-handed (especially in the summer). So, I understand that a bi-weekly beer column may… Continue Reading →