My latest Beer 101 is now live, and it takes a look at growing trend toward gluten-free beer. It was a scant few years ago when such a concept was a virtual impossibility in the beer world. Barley is the… Continue Reading →
Edmonton appears to be bursting with beer events in the next few weeks. It is kind of stunning, actually. I am encouraged that there is such life happening around beer in this town. It is quite the difference from a… Continue Reading →
I accidentally slipped past my latest Vue Weekly missive last week, which was a written version of my Quebec City report. The reality is that when I go on a beer-related trip, everyone gets two, three or even four versions… Continue Reading →
So a few weeks ago Weihenstephaner arrived in Alberta. It is generally considered the best example of a German Hefeweizen in the world. In part this is for good reason. It is the original wheat beer brewer, after all. They… Continue Reading →
CBC Radio One in Edmonton this morning ran a story (you can listen to the whole story here) claiming that Alberta’s largest liquor store chain, Liquor Depot (who has 15% of all liquor stores in the province), is restricting supplies… Continue Reading →
Dave Rudge, the owner and Brewmaster of Winnipeg’s Half Pints brewery, is hitting the road at the end of September to do a bit of a promotional tour of the other prairie provinces. He will be hitting five cities to… Continue Reading →
The date for the next beer tasting at the Sugar Bowl, hosted by yours truly, has been set. It will be Wednesday September 8 from 6 to 8 pm. The beer on offer will be Danish brewer Raasted, who I… Continue Reading →
The title is likely a dead give-away that this post is about a German beer. More specifically it is about my latest Vue Weekly column, which actually is from August 18 but for technical reasons didn’t get posted online right… Continue Reading →
I am a little late with this review of Paddock Wood’s summer seasonals. I have been busy and out of town a fair bit this summer and didn’t want to sample the bottles until I could give them a focused… Continue Reading →
I reported recently that a new brewpub is slated to open in Saskatoon in the coming months. Shiny Penny is currently trying to finalize a location but in the meantime arranged to brew a beer at Paddock Wood, under their… Continue Reading →