Year: 2013 | Page 2

Interpreting Winter, Paddock Style

I may or may not be the first person in Alberta to try the latest version of Paddock Wood’s Winter Ale. I tried it last night, after picking it up earlier in the afternoon. Likely someone else bought and opened… Continue Reading →

2013/11/28

All the News that’s Fit to E-Print

It is getting hard to keep up with all the beer happenings on the prairies these days. Slow down, all you brewers, you’re making me dizzy! (Just kidding. Keep ’em comin’). So, even though it has only been less than… Continue Reading →

2013/11/25

Shaking Up the Devil

My Vue Weekly column this week offers up a review of Shawinigan Handshake from Quebec brewer, Le Trou du Diable. Handshake is an interesting weizenbock, but the real story is the name and label. It harkens back to an incident… Continue Reading →

2013/11/22

Cerna and the Case of the Traditional Style

I posted last week about some of the experimental, style-bending beer I sampled from Hopfenstark while in Montreal a couple weeks back (read the post here). Clearly I admire the push-the-envelope approach to brewing they and others are displaying. However,… Continue Reading →

2013/11/20

Big Rock Gets Wet (Hop)

I appreciate fresh hop beer, often called wet hopped, as in general these beer bring out hop characteristics I enjoy. I find the hop flavour to be fuller, less harsh and the bitterness more rounded. In a well-made fresh hop… Continue Reading →

2013/11/18

Berlinerauchsaison and Other Hopfenstark Innovations

I mentioned a couple posts ago that I was in Montreal on a family trip recently. While that meant not much time for beer exploration, I did wheedle (whine?) a couple of hours of beer time. With such a limited… Continue Reading →

2013/11/14

Hop Slayer, Take Two

My most recent Vue Weekly column is a review of Hog’s Head’s (hmm, two possessives – that can’t be right) Hop Slayer. I reviewed their flagship IPA shortly after its release, but thought I should offer it a bit more space… Continue Reading →

2013/11/12

Name Your Beer and Other News

The first slate of winter releases have been popping out over the past couple weeks, so it seems time for another news roundup. I suspect there will be a few more announcements in the coming weeks, but this is what… Continue Reading →

2013/11/08

Export, Eh!

I flew home last night after a few days in Montreal. Mostly a family trip, so minimal beer opportunities. Although I did partake in a couple new things on which I will report in upcoming posts. For now, though, I… Continue Reading →

2013/11/06

Fraoch That!

Almost ten years ago, I tried a bottle of something called Fraoch Ale, from Scottish Brewer Williams Brothers, who specialized in traditional Celtic ales. They made beer with gooseberry, pine needles and various other ancient beer ingredients. Fraoch, of course,… Continue Reading →

2013/11/04