It has been a long time since I have had a true Berliner Weisse from Berlin. So long I am not entirely sure I remember exactly what a classic version should taste like. No German versions are exported to Canada… Continue Reading →
Witbier has long been one of my favourite styles. I brew it often at home, and even a Hoegaarden can be a nice falback for me, despite that I believe it is a shadow of what it was 10 years… Continue Reading →
I have been in the beer business for many years. That doesn’t mean I still don’t learn things from time to time. One of those things recently was the historic style Grisette. Even though the name was vaguely familiar, until… Continue Reading →
It has been a fairly quiet few weeks on the prairie beer front, but I figured it was time for a quick round-up to get us all caught up. The most noteworthy bit of news is likely the 4th Annual… Continue Reading →
The trend is unmistakable, even for someone as thick as I am. Cans are in, big time. Beer cans, of course, have been around for decades. But for most of that time, they have been the sole domain of mainstream… Continue Reading →
I like surprises. Especially beer surprises. I got one recently that grew up in to my latest Vue Weekly column (which you can read here). While perusing the new arrivals shelf of my local beer store, I found a couple… Continue Reading →
Recently I received a very lovely treat. Someone gave me a bottle of Rodenbach Caractère Rouge. Don’t know what that is? I don’t blame you. It is a once-a-year seasonal where they take the sour beer base and soak it… Continue Reading →
Alberta will finally have a Craft Beer Week. The Alberta Small Brewers’ Association announced yesterday the launch of the province’s first official Beer Week from September 25 to October 3. It will be bookended by the Alberta Beer Festival’s Calgary… Continue Reading →
Most craft breweries start in a pub or a homebrewery, with a couple of beer passionate people talking about taking their hobby professional. It is not very often when a brewery starts in a classroom. But that is exactly what… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago a beer friend gave me a box of beer that had been sitting in his basement for a few years. The beer went unconsumed because, unfortunately, he had developed Celiac Disease. He was moving and realized… Continue Reading →