Last weekend I got a ticket to attend the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival, Liquor Depot’s effort at a wine festival. I decided to attend, in part because there are always a handful of breweries present to talk with…. Continue Reading →
Further to recent speculation, onbeer.org has learned that, indeed, Magpie has been “soft launched” in Alberta and is currently available in select pubs in Edmonton and Calgary. Big Rock’s rye beer (western Canada’s only such beer) is returning to market,… Continue Reading →
This has been a crazy month for beer on the prairies. I feel like I have been moving from one event to another and from one new beer arrival to another. And it seems to keep going. So I thought… Continue Reading →
One of the more interesting beer releases this fall comes none other than Sherbrooke Liquor Store. For the few of you who are uninitiated with this creature, Sherbrooke Liquor has the best retail beer selection in Canada. But not content… Continue Reading →
No, I am not tardy with a Halloween post, although this does have a Halloween theme. My CBC column last Friday (two days BEFORE the spooky night) was on beer perfect for October 31 sipping. It mostly riffs on appropriately… Continue Reading →
To celebrate the grand opening of their new location on 109 St, the owners of the Urban Diner have arranged for an Alberta first. Two kegs of Yukon’s Lead Dog Ale have been shipped down from Whitehorse and are exclusive… Continue Reading →