A few weeks ago I wrote a post discussing how beer flavour and aroma can be transformed simply by its serving method. I got a second opportunity recently to contemplate the effects of dispensation mode, in this case the keg… Continue Reading →
Many beer people around Edmonton have heard that Calmar’s Roughneck Brewing (and as I reported here) has recently undergone a revamp, scrapping their canning line for a bottling and introducing a pair of “Brewmaster’s Choice” craft-oriented beer with completely remade… Continue Reading →
I mentioned in a post a couple weeks back a beer dinner I attended with Charles Finkel of Pike Brewing. In that post (which you can read here) I focused mostly on the dinner and pairings, however I promised something… Continue Reading →
Attended enough beer events yet, folks? If not, there is more on tap in the next few days. Here is a quick run-down on things I have heard about going on in Edmonton and Calgary. (You Saskies and Winnipegers should… Continue Reading →
Last weekend I got a ticket to attend the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival, Liquor Depot’s effort at a wine festival. I decided to attend, in part because there are always a handful of breweries present to talk with…. Continue Reading →
Further to recent speculation, onbeer.org has learned that, indeed, Magpie has been “soft launched” in Alberta and is currently available in select pubs in Edmonton and Calgary. Big Rock’s rye beer (western Canada’s only such beer) is returning to market,… Continue Reading →
This has been a crazy month for beer on the prairies. I feel like I have been moving from one event to another and from one new beer arrival to another. And it seems to keep going. So I thought… Continue Reading →
One of the more interesting beer releases this fall comes none other than Sherbrooke Liquor Store. For the few of you who are uninitiated with this creature, Sherbrooke Liquor has the best retail beer selection in Canada. But not content… Continue Reading →
No, I am not tardy with a Halloween post, although this does have a Halloween theme. My CBC column last Friday (two days BEFORE the spooky night) was on beer perfect for October 31 sipping. It mostly riffs on appropriately… Continue Reading →