By now most of you know I am a huge fan of Aecht Schlenkerla, the Bamberg rauchbier brewery. You can find evidence of that here, here, here and here. Well, I am here again to review yet another beer from… Continue Reading →
Today in the Edmonton Journal, a story appeared where the Producer of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is calling for more flexibility in the application of liquor laws to special events like the Folk Fest. You can read the story… Continue Reading →
Yesterday Alley Kat officially announced the release of a special, one-time beer to support the Edmonton Pride Festival, the annual GLBTQ community’s annual celebration, which officially starts today and runs through the 12th. Called Full Squeeze, the beer is a… Continue Reading →
Fresh off their medal win at the CBAs last week for their Kettle Sour #1 (read here), what do you know but the folks at Blindman Brewing go and release Kettle Sour #2. In the movie world the sequel is… Continue Reading →
The results of the 2016 Canadian Brewing Awards were announced Saturday night in Vancouver (see the full results here). As usual, B.C. breweries won an disproportionate number of medals, with Ontario falling second. However, perusing the list I was pleasantly… Continue Reading →
A couple of interesting news bits this week.Thought I would offer a quick rundown on both and what they might mean in the region. B.C. Lowers Mark-Ups Last Friday the B.C. government moved to reduce the mark-ups on craft beer… Continue Reading →
The craft beer tsunami that seems to be hitting Calgary this spring just hit shore in the historic neighbourhood of Inglewood. On the verge of heating up their brew kettle to sate the long pent up beer needs of local… Continue Reading →
Recently I opened up a bottle of Stone Old Guardian Extra Hoppy, a one-time release in 2015, which is currently available around these parts. The brewery warns you about this beer, which is a tweaked version of their regular Old… Continue Reading →
After a number of undoubtedly frustrating delays, Edmonton brewpub/brewery Situation Brewing is finally opening its doors today. It is just the soft launch, with the Grand Opening coming next Wednesday (May 25), but the beer is flowing. Soft launches are… Continue Reading →
Someone really should tell prairie breweries to chill their heels and stop being so darned busy and productive. Just kidding. But I am constantly amazed these days at just how much stuff is going on with craft beer in the… Continue Reading →