So, as I rev back up my involvement in the beer world, I am returning to many of my old activities, such as my CBC Radio column, and finding some new ones to try on. This continues to evolve but… Continue Reading →
There are a lot of new breweries opening in the province these days. Enough that I can’t really keep up. But I am trying to make sure I catch the ones opening in the Edmonton region – my home town… Continue Reading →
You had me at “Real Ale”. The annual Edmonton Beer Geek’s Anonymous Real Ale Festival took place last Saturday. After missing last year’s it was nice to make it back to my favourite party in a rink. (Really, it is… Continue Reading →
Sometimes beer experiences start in the most unexpected of ways. Take a couple weekends ago for example. Somehow my family talked me into going to the Shady Acres Bluegrass Music Festival outside Nanton. You see, I hate bluegrass, being more… Continue Reading →
My most recent CBC column took a long look at the world of sour beer. Sours are very popular these days – in particular various versions of Kettle Sours. This is all very cool and I am intrigued that beer… Continue Reading →
My good friends at CBC seem to be doing a better job at posting my columns since my return. Not always right away, but at least they make it up at some point. Something that makes me quite happy. One… Continue Reading →
Yesterday, a sleepy Thursday afternoon in August, the Alberta government put out a press release announcing new changes to Alberta’s beer markup program, as reported by Canadian Beer News (here). They are yet to post the release on the government… Continue Reading →
Last week I was in Hamilton for a few days, where I lived for a year while doing my Masters degree 15 years or so ago (God, I am old!). On this trip I was doing family stuff, so there… Continue Reading →
A couple weeks back on the cusp of the August long weekend, I focussed my CBC beer column on some options for long weekend beer drinking. My goal was not to present the standard summer fare, such as fruit beer,… Continue Reading →
I had a conversation recently with a well-known wine expert (I won’t name them as I didn’t ask for permission). We were talking about the restaurant culture in Western Canada. Both of us noted that one of the things that… Continue Reading →