So on Christmas I got what may be the best possible beer-related gift. No, it wasn’t a counter-pressure bottling system or a kegerator. It was a single bottle of beer. What made it special was that it was brewed by… Continue Reading →
The next few days are going to be about family, traditions and festive celebration. There will definitely be beer involved, trust me. But it does mean a few days of internet silence – as it should be. So allow me… Continue Reading →
Nothing gets me hot under the collar like beer served too cold. That near freezing in a frosted mug thing that north Americans seem to like bugs me. I know on a hot summer day an ice cold beer seems… Continue Reading →
Jim at Sherbrooke Liquor Store has made a hobby in the last couple of years of collaborating on creative, challenging, well-crafted beer that become almost-exclusives in his store. I have talked about the Sherbrooke series before, so won’t now, but… Continue Reading →
Edmonton’s youngest brewery, Yellowhead Brewing, is celebrating its first Christmas in the right way – by giving back to the community. From today to Wednesday (it actually started last Friday…), Yellowhead is hosting a daily open house, from 1 to… Continue Reading →
The past two months the Next Act off Whyte Avenue has tried its hand at a cask night, making it the second after the monthy Sugar Bowl offering. Apparently the second one was such a hit, the cask ran dry… Continue Reading →
In a news release today (which you can read here) the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) announced it is lifting the ban on beer higher than 11.9% alcohol, which was imposed just 20 days ago. Once again beer of… Continue Reading →
My CBC column last Friday, posted online yesterday, took another look at the new AGLC policy prohibiting beer above 11.9%. The column mostly summarizes the research and interpretation I laid out in two posts when it first hit. However, it… Continue Reading →
Over the summer, Alberta Venture, a monthly business magazine in the province, asked me to write a feature article on the state of craft brewing in Alberta with a particular focus on why Alberta’s microbrewing scene is so much smaller… Continue Reading →
My latest Vue Weekly column is out – a review of Red Racer IPA, from Central City Brewing in Surrey, B.C. This beer is climbing my personal beer charts – with a bullet! It has only been in Alberta since… Continue Reading →