Year: 2013 | Page 3

Two Reasons to Order Colleen’s Amber Ale

As I mentioned in my most recent news round-up (here), Hog’s Head Brewing has begun supplying a house beer for the Sherlock Holmes pub chain, which includes local Sherlock Holmes, Rose and Crown, and the newly renamed Duggan’s Boundary. Now,… Continue Reading →

2013/11/01

Edinburgh’s Bi-Polar Beer Scene

Vue Weekly last week ran the latest in my series of columns produced from my summer travels, this time on the few days I spent tramping around historic Edinburgh (you can read the piece here). What struck me about Edinburgh… Continue Reading →

2013/10/29

Defining “Beer Culture”

In my latest Beer 101 column (which you can read in its entirety here), I contemplate the nature of “beer culture”. I found myself considering the term more carefully after my summer full of travels. It is one of those… Continue Reading →

2013/10/25

Celebrating 50 Years of Brewing Tons of Beer

The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of Edmonton’s Labatt plant, the only of the big boy breweries still operating in the province. The Edmonton plant isn’t much to look at – it is a great example… Continue Reading →

2013/10/23

Elections, Wet Hops and Oaxacans

It is municipal election day in Alberta today, and so I hope all of you who reside in the oil province find time to vote during your busy day. And if you drink craft beer, it appears you are more… Continue Reading →

2013/10/21

Crooked Coast a Straight Up Altbier

There are a few styles I wish we had access to better examples around these parts. One of those is Altbier. This old, German ale is one of my favourite styles to brew at home. I really appreciate the subtle… Continue Reading →

2013/10/17

A Brett-y Nice Surprise

Once in a while an oops turns out okay. Case in point is my recent experience with Amsterdam Brewing’s Oranje Weisse. Toronto’s oldest craft brewery recently started shipping some of its wares to Alberta. I picked up a couple of… Continue Reading →

2013/10/15

Untying Festival Beer Tents

The other day I read a post by the incomparable Pete Brown where he discusses beer at music festivals. You can read it here. As usual, Mr. Brown wonderfully articulates something that has been on my mind for some time…. Continue Reading →

2013/10/10

Drinkin’ Back By the Old Red Barn

As most regular readers will know, Winnipeg’s Half Pints has a penchant for creative experiments and style-bending approaches to beer. One of their most recent experiments was their first foray into sour beer. They designed as something of a Flanders… Continue Reading →

2013/10/08

New Saskatchewan Breweries, Redux

My latest Planet S/Prairie Dog column hit the streets yesterday (Prairie Dog is the Regina Alt Weekly associated with Planet S. My column runs most months there as well, and I have been remiss to not give them a share… Continue Reading →

2013/10/04