Dave Rudge, the owner and Brewmaster of Winnipeg’s Half Pints brewery, is hitting the road at the end of September to do a bit of a promotional tour of the other prairie provinces. He will be hitting five cities to… Continue Reading →
The date for the next beer tasting at the Sugar Bowl, hosted by yours truly, has been set. It will be Wednesday September 8 from 6 to 8 pm. The beer on offer will be Danish brewer Raasted, who I… Continue Reading →
The title is likely a dead give-away that this post is about a German beer. More specifically it is about my latest Vue Weekly column, which actually is from August 18 but for technical reasons didn’t get posted online right… Continue Reading →
I am a little late with this review of Paddock Wood’s summer seasonals. I have been busy and out of town a fair bit this summer and didn’t want to sample the bottles until I could give them a focused… Continue Reading →
I reported recently that a new brewpub is slated to open in Saskatoon in the coming months. Shiny Penny is currently trying to finalize a location but in the meantime arranged to brew a beer at Paddock Wood, under their… Continue Reading →
Onbeer’s honorary prairie brewery, Yukon Brewing, has just completed a redesign of a number of its labels. New artwork has been done for the Lead Dog and the Cranberry Wheat, giving them a simiar feel as the other mainstays. They… Continue Reading →
All I can say is “Holy Poor Public Image, Batman!” to this bit of news. Today the blog Canadian Beer News reports (apparently getting it from the Toronto Star) that Labatt brands destined for the U.S. market will from now… Continue Reading →
It is official. After months of rumours, I have received confirmation that Granville Island is returning to Alberta. In fact three of their beer hit liquor store shelves last weekend or will sometime this week. This is actually pretty interesting… Continue Reading →
Reported in the Edmonton Sun today: Alberta has the highest beer prices in the country; Manitoba has the lowest. This surprises me not in the least, but it gives me a good opportunity to muse about beer pricing. First, what… Continue Reading →
In Calgary today to do some family related stuff. Consequently I wasn’t planning any beer business. However, as it worked out I was near the Calgary Farmer’s Market this afternoon and was able to finagle a short visit to the… Continue Reading →