A story in this morning’s Edmonton Journal, connected to a larger piece talking about a new poll showing Canadians are increasingly concerned about our health, publishes numbers showing 2 out of 3 Canadians would give up imported beer to reduce… Continue Reading →
A common sport among beer geeks is to bash the big boys for their ubiquitous use of “adjuncts” in their beer – corn, rice and even glucose-fructose syrup. The reason for the derision is, so the story goes, the corporate… Continue Reading →
Edmonton’s Amber’s Brewing Co. today launched a new label and name for its former Bub Lunch Pail Ale. Gone is the portly, hard hat clad plumber Edmonton cartoon icon Bub, replaced by a still solidly working person lunch pail. The… Continue Reading →
Most beer fans know all about Anchor Steam Beer and Fritz Maytag’s key role in resurrecting that classic California Common beer style (which is really Steam Beer, but Maytag – on a less helpful day – patented the term). Fewer… Continue Reading →
Hi folks. For those of you who care about these things, my regular Friday CBC column, slated for tomorrow, is temporarily changing time slots – just for this Friday only. The reason is RadioActive is doing their show live at… Continue Reading →
Another Planet S column appeared this week (much to my surprise – as it was supposed to be the issue without me). It was a piece written for the Summer Drinks issue but got bumped for lack of space. It… Continue Reading →
You are all well aware of Alley Kat’s 15th Anniversary series, where they are releasing one-time runs of special beers to celebrate the fact that they have survived this long in a hostile industry. I sampled a bottle of the… Continue Reading →
And a little more beer news for you folks. New Saskatoon Brewpub: The big story is that a new brewpub is on the verge of opening in Saskatoon! Chloe Smith and Cédric Dauchot are putting together the financing to allow… Continue Reading →
So I got around the other night to finally sampling Big Rock’s latest offering, Gopher Lager. They have been trumpeting this beer as their re-entry into world of craft beer, highlighting that it is an all-malt, flavourful lager. Word on… Continue Reading →
I know. I know. Regular readers of my website might be growing tired of my ongoing homages to Cantillon, but spare me one last post – as my latest Vue Weekly column highlights the sweet tartness of these Lambic gems…. Continue Reading →