So, I am clearly falling behind in Prairie beer news. There is just too much going on and I have been rather distracted. So, allow me a post that updates folks on various goings on around the flatlands. In alphabetical… Continue Reading →
With all my travels to Quebec (on which I do promise to post soon – there has just been so much else to catch up on) and other life busy-ness, it slipped past me that the latest Beer 101 column… Continue Reading →
The City of Edmonton has good ideas sometimes. The new LRT extension plans? Fantastic! Funding an amazing range of festivals and summer events to make summer enjoyable? Great! Spending hundreds of millions on a new hockey arena? Well, okay, I… Continue Reading →
Mikkel Borg Bjergs might be the most interesting man in brewing. The owner, brewer, and everything else of Danish brewing upstart Mikkeller certainly produces some interesting, provocative, challenging beer. He most certainly understands what he wants to do – brew… Continue Reading →
So, I think Edmontonians are liking the idea of cask ale. The Sugar Bowl was hopping again last night for the second monthly cask event. The cask – the Steam beer without dry hopping – disappeared in 90 minutes once… Continue Reading →
Just a quick reminder that Edmonton’s second monthly cask event is this Thursday (June 24) at the Sugar Bowl at 5:00, This month Alley Kat has done a Steam Beer (which is my recipe, actually). When I last asked they… Continue Reading →
While I was in Quebec, my latest Planet S column ran. It is a profile of Saskatchewan’s newest micro-brewery, Brecknock. I spoke with the owner, former Sask Party MLA Jason Dearborn, some months ago, but held back on writing up… Continue Reading →
Many people envy my job. I get to drink beer and get paid for it. Most of the time it really is a dream gig. However, there are times when I must do what most of you can avoid. A… Continue Reading →
So, Onbeer.org has been quite quiet this week. That is because I have been in Quebec City all week attending a Conference. What with the business of the conference, the socializing of the conference and trying to get some sleep… Continue Reading →
I got around to sampling Neapolean Neapolitan Stout a few days ago, the latest one-time release from the prairie’s only liquor store that produces its own beer, Sherbrooke Liquor (usually produced on their behalf by Alley Kat). The concept is… Continue Reading →