I received an early Xmas gift this year from Christian over at Craft Beer Importers, a relatively new agent in Alberta whose portfolio includes 3 Fonteinen, 8 Wired, de Molen, Uncommon Brewers, Anderson Valley and a number of other breweries…. Continue Reading →
A colleague of mine recently swung by town and was kind enough to bring me a couple of bottles of seasonal beer from Granville Island made at the original Vancouver brewery (as opposed to their big operation in Kelowna) and… Continue Reading →
In my Beer 101 column this month (which you can read here), I continue my ongoing musings about what defines craft beer as craft. It is the second part of a series looking at the definition of craft (the first… Continue Reading →
There has been a bit of growth industry of late examining beer and food pairing. It is a very good thing (and I have certainly done my share of it). Most of it, I find, relates to common dishes –… Continue Reading →
A year ago, my homebrewing friend, Chad, gave me a sample of his 100% wheat beer experiment (the results of which you can read about here). It was a really cool lesson in the effects of wheat on beer. Well,… Continue Reading →
I mentioned a month or so back that Half Pints was brewing up a holy trinity of Oktoberfests to celebrate the annual celebration of beer. At the time, it didn’t look like any of the beer would make their way… Continue Reading →
Last week, Bev Robertson, leading man at Bushwakker Brewpub in Regina, let go a classic rant in their newsletter, Wakker Weekly, about the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) and their recent review of beer mark-up rates. You can find… Continue Reading →
…And some are already here!! This week is a big week for beer releases, as clearly the prairie breweries are prepping for the long, cold winter ahead, as most of the beer have a distinctly winter warming theme. I am… Continue Reading →
I have grown a bit hop-tired in recent months. I find myself gravitating more and more to maltier beer or to beer that offer a nice balance between hops and other qualities. Don’t get me wrong – I am not… Continue Reading →
Still working through the beer my friend brought back from Europe. She did a great job of identifying some excellent, hard-to-find beer for me. The latest sampling is Kulmbacher Mönchshof Schwarzbier, a mouthful of a name that actually represents a… Continue Reading →