After my last post about the single hop experiment, a number of readers corrected me by accurately pointed out that Mikkeller is not the only brewery doing a series of single hop IPAs. I had neglected Brasserie Charlevoix and their… Continue Reading →
A couple of friends traveled to the U.S. west coast and brought me back a bottle of some beer of which I had never heard. I LOVE that. It is one of the great upsides of being a beer guy…. Continue Reading →
Onbeer.org has just learned that Camrose, the small city of 16,000 about an hour southeast of Edmonton, will soon be getting its own brewpub. Called Norsemen Brewing Company, it location is particularly fascinating. On the surface Camrose would not seem… Continue Reading →
I like beer (duh!). I like reading. So I try to get my hands on interesting books about beer whenever I can. Lately I have been soaking up whatever beer history books I can find – there is so much… Continue Reading →
A couple of beer news tidbits today to get you up to date: Little Guy Beer Dinner: Little Guy Liquor in Sherwood Park has quickly proved itself to be a compact version of Sherbrooke, with a focused but impressive selection… Continue Reading →
You may or may not know that Vancouver’s R&B Brewing recently entered the Alberta market. Indeed, they are the latest B.C. stalwart to attempt to traverse the continental divide and sell some beer in our growing market. Their first shipment… Continue Reading →
Sherbrooke Liquor Store in Edmonton has partnered up with Alley Kat and The Lingnan restaurant to produce a beer just in time for Chinese New Year’s (which is Friday). Chinese New Beer is a Witbier, which may at first seem… Continue Reading →
I am just finishing off a bottle of Mikkeller Single Hop East Kent Golding IPA. In and of itself it is a decent but unremarkable beer. It has the house yeast pungency of all Mikkeller beer and a balanced, presentable… Continue Reading →