I have fallen a bit behind in posting my regular columns recently – life has been noticeably hectic and things like the Advent Calendar took up a fair bit of oxygen. One thing I was working on in the fall… Continue Reading →
It is an annual rite of passage for a subject matter writer. Whether it be food, music, film or politics, around this time of year editors invariably ask for predictions for the year to come. As the accommodating fellow that… Continue Reading →
As readers nurse their New Years’ Eve hangovers, I thought it might help get your mind off your headache to give you the latest news from breweries around the prairies. Another new round of beer you can try as hair… Continue Reading →
I don’t normally review meads. It is not that I don’t enjoy them. I do. In fact I have tried my hand a couple of times to brew my own at home (fairly unsuccessfully). But Chase at Alley Kat recently… Continue Reading →
I finished off the Craft Beer Advent Calendar a couple days ago, but this year Craft Beer Importers added a Xmas gift to the line up. As a separate gift pack, they offer a bottle of a special label beer… Continue Reading →
Well, Xmas is almost here and the Advent Calendar box sits empty, lonely and just about forgotten. Good thing its contents will live on in our memories (and floating around the interweb). For those just joining me, this is my… Continue Reading →
Past half way and the Craft Beer Importers Advent Calendar box gets lighter and lighter (you can read Part I and Part II as well). Didn’t get to Sunday’s beer, so it will have to wait until the final installment… Continue Reading →
Matt Knight really appreciates a quality craft beer. Porters and other dark styles are his favourite. But he knows he can’t brew them – he doesn’t know enough. His strength is business development. He works with small companies to improve… Continue Reading →
So, with a little determination I got caught up with the Craft Beer Advent Calendar over the weekend. It was an interesting week of beer, although I do note (as was observed by Ernie in the comments section of the… Continue Reading →
A few weeks back I reported that the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) had ruled that tap line cleaning was considered an inducement and therefore a prohibited activity by breweries and agents (read post for full details). I learned… Continue Reading →