The intrepid folks up at Yukon Brewing have for many years produced a variety of seasonal and one-off beer. Alas, they have always been reserved for their loyal local customers in the Territory. Which means those of us South of 60 could only read the press release and pine.

Which is fair enough, I say. The hardy customers in Whitehorse have made Yukon Brewing the only Canadian craft brewery that can claim to outsell the big boys on tap in their local market. Yup, Yukoners have made it clear they prefer their hometown suds rather than the corporate beer shipped from Vancouver or wherever.

However, last year due to the tireless lobbying of their Alberta-based Rep (whom everyone around here knows as “Yukon Dave”), the Yukon-based folks agreed to release the odd keg or two down to Alberta for special events, clients and such. So now, every once in a while, a keg of something special from Yukon pops up somewhere.

Combine that with Yukon’s new A.D.D. Series of one-offs, and Yukon has suddenly become quite the serious participant in the seasonal beer game on the prairies.

All of this is a longwinded lead-in to say that over the next few weeks a flurry of Yukon kegs will be coming to town. First up, in the next few days, are a couple of kegs of the latest A.D.D. beer, Spiced Winter Ale, at the Wunderbar. Pre-testers say it is quite different than the bottled version. Clearly another opportunity to do a keg vs. bottle taste test (see here and here for a couple previous examples).

Rumour also has it that a keg or two of Yukon’s latest seasonal release (out today), a Wee Heavy called Yer Gallus (apparently Gaelic for “you’re cheeky”), may make their way down, possibly to the Sugar Bowl. No confirmations from either end of the deal, but by publishing it here now, maybe the public demand that will inevitably build will lead to an official consummation – so that there may be official consumption. More rumour-y is that an upcoming seasonal – an Imperial Red Ale – may also breach Alberta’s borders in some fashion.

As it turns out Yukon has THREE different seasonals for sale in Whitehorse currently, not including the A.D.D. beer. The Wee Heavy, an English Mild and a dry stout they call Yukon Crude Stout (I assume with apologies to Wild Rose…). What might it take to get kegs of all of them down here?And that Imperial Red, which intrigues me immensely?

Just askin’. Ain’t no harm in that, is there?