Most of you will know by now that a couple months ago, two new beer-focused places opened in Calgary. The bigger deal is the Craft Beer Market boasting over 100 beer on tap, ranging from the light and watery to… Continue Reading →
I have written a fair bit lately on how upbeat I am about the growth in craft beer availability on the Prairies. Most of my celebrations have been reserved for the big cities and the number of places who are… Continue Reading →
You gotta hand it to Sherbrooke Liquor store in Edmonton. They have what is likely the biggest beer selection in Canada. Great. They regularly partner with local breweries to produce beer available exclusively in the store – usually with playful… Continue Reading →
What good is having a blog if you can’t write excessively about things of marginal or no interest to the bulk of the population? Or a beer column in a city weekly paper for that matter? Isn’t “lifestyle journalism” supposed… Continue Reading →
My latest column in Planet S is out this week. and in it a take a step or two back. I decided to write up a quick column on the difference between lager and ale and how it affects the… Continue Reading →
My latest Beer 101 has been out for a bit (I always seem to neglect checking when it goes up). This month I take a look at how we get bubbles into our beer and what they do to it… Continue Reading →
Pretty well everyone here knows my opinion of Lime Beer. So, needless to say, you can imagine my dread when I heard about the Canadian exclusive release of Miller Chill Lemon. Is no fruit safe from their marketing machetes? When… Continue Reading →
Yukon Brewing’s latest seasonal is out, and it is a Raspberry Wheat Ale called Razz-a-ma-Tazz. From what the folks at Yukon say, it is not your usual fruity wheat beer. First, they added some toasted wheat to give it more… Continue Reading →
Our friends at Yellowhead Brewing in Edmonton called me yesterday with a bit of news. On Saturday July30 they are launching a weekly restaurant/pub service. Every Saturday from 11 to 5 they will open their impressive special events room to… Continue Reading →
In the current issue of Planet S, I write a short piece on “guilty pleasures” – in this case about those beer that you secretly don’t mind so much in certain circumstances. The kind of beer you wouldn’t admit to… Continue Reading →