A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Unity Brew – the beer designed collaboratively by all of Alberta’s brewers with the proceeds going to charity (mostly the Kidney Foundation). The brew day was a blast, and the cause… Continue Reading →
The first annual SHABAM beer and art festival wrapped up on Saturday evening. I did my CBC column live from SHABAM on Friday afternoon. It gives a good run-down of how it was set up and its potential as an… Continue Reading →
It is not often when a pioneer of the American craft brewing industry comes to Alberta. And it is even rarer that a person gets a chance to have a specially designed dinner with said pioneer. But that is what… Continue Reading →
A quick note to do two things: FIRST, the next Sugar Bowl / Alley Kat Cask Night is going to be Thursday October 21. 5:00 as usual. Not sure on the beer, but I was lobbying Neil to try to… Continue Reading →
Edmonton’s elder microbrewery, Alley Kat, has quietly been releasing some new seasonal offerings over the past couple weeks, so I have sampled them all recently andthought I should offer a quick run down for you. Pumpkin Pi is out for… Continue Reading →
Okay, it is not a bug, it’s a fungus, but you can’t have beer without it. I am talking about yeast – the single celled miracle creature that turns boring barley juice into an elixir worthy of the Gods. My… Continue Reading →
How many Albertabrewers does it take to stir a mash tun? Well one day a couple weekends ago it was 12: one to stir and 11 to hold glasses of beer and offer suggestions. Well, not really. But it is… Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago when I visited Half Pints, Dave gave me a can of a beer that he said I simply must try. I had vaguely heard of the brewery and knew nothing of the beer, but since… Continue Reading →
The good folks at CBC Edmonton got a bit behind over the summer with posting my columns to their website. They got around to posting a trio of my summer missives the other day. They offer a range of topics,… Continue Reading →
So, Munich’s Oktoberfest is coming to a close this weekend. It is one of those events I have always wanted to attend, even if it might be a bit too over-hyped for its own good. Something about attending a 200-year-old… Continue Reading →