Using a number of matrices, Manitoba’s craft beer scene lags other places in Canada. They have the fewest craft breweries and not a single brewpub to be found anywhere. The good news is that things are changing. I profiled recently… Continue Reading →
Jared Carlberg learned an early lesson about the beer industry. With big hopes he got involved a while back with another brewery project, but things didn’t turn out as expected. Carlberg learned from that experience. He decided if you are… Continue Reading →
During my spring travels east (which I talked about a bit here), I spent a few days in Ottawa. I have been to Ottawa a few times over the years and distinctly remember on my last visit (about 2006) being… Continue Reading →
Whyte Avenue is a fun place. During the day it has a myriad of shops, cafes and sights (not to mention the Farmers’ Market) to satisfy a wide range of tastes and interests. Then there is the nightlife. It may… Continue Reading →
On this site I have recorded the growth of Saskatchewan’s beer scene (as well as Alberta and Manitoba), so regular readers will know that on the prairies, Saskatchewan has had the most impressive jump in its number of craft breweries…. Continue Reading →
Tyler Birch isn’t afraid of making a jump to do what you want. A few years ago he left university to join the family fencing business. He never looked back, and has been busy ever since. Along the way he… Continue Reading →
Last month I started a two-part series on my sherbrookeliquor.com Beer 101 column on overlooked beer styles. These are beer that, despite still being satisfying, delicious and challenging to brew, are often overlooked these days by beer aficionados. My first… Continue Reading →
I reported last week that Red Deer’s Troubled Monk Brewing quietly opened its doors in June. The Bredo Brothers, Charlie and Graeme, have traveled quite the path in the past couple years. I profiled their plans back in January (read… Continue Reading →
Last Friday in the Calgary Herald, Paige MacPherson, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF), wrote a guest column taking the Alberta Small Brewers’ Association (ASBA) to task for its position around beer mark-up rates. You can read the… Continue Reading →
If you like rauchbier, then you love Aecht Schlenkerla. At least that is what I say. One of the original Bamberg rauchbier brewers, they continue to show an unbelievably deft hand at producing a variety of lager styles that accent… Continue Reading →