By now everyone knows I am a huge fan of Aecht Schlenkerla (for proof read here and here). The classic Bamberg rauchbier brewery turned me on to smoked beer a few years ago. Where I find most smoked beer either… Continue Reading →
I suspect it won’t be as shocking and disturbing as the Regina Riots of the On To Ottawa Trek in the 1930s, but Saskatchewan’s capital city is about to witness a new kind of rebellion. Rebellion Brewing, that is. Rebellion… Continue Reading →
My latest Vue Weekly column (which you will find here) reprises my visit with Big Rock CEO Bob Sartor and Brewmaster Paul Gautreau (which I posted about here). The article examines the ways in which Alberta’s oldest craft brewery is… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, Planet S/Prairie Dog asked me to look at good beer for transitioning away from macro beer to craft beer. The first installment of that series ran a couple weeks ago (see the post about it here)…. Continue Reading →
As my week of reviews continue, I turn to an item I did not really expect to write about. Last summer when I was in Edinburgh on a lark I picked up a small 60-ml bottle of something called Watt… Continue Reading →
In a bit of a review mode these past few days. I have had a collection of beer slated for review that is getting backlogged, so this seems as good a time as any to clear it up a bit…. Continue Reading →
When I was in Portland a few weeks ago, I picked up a handful of bottles to bring home with me, which is a standard procedure for me. The usual rule is to buy only local or regional breweries, however… Continue Reading →
Anyone who spends any time doing beer education – hell, anyone with a cousin or uncle – knows that the trick to getting a mainstream lager drinker to be open to craft beer is to take it slowly. Offering a… Continue Reading →
The two Craft Beer Festivals (the latest being Edmonton this past weekend) quietly launched the latest craft brewery in Alberta. Something Brewing was tucked in a corner booth energetically pouring the first batches of its three new beer. Technically Something… Continue Reading →
Mead is a fascinating, elusive, enticing and frustrating beverage. It seems so simple at first – it is just fermented honey – yet displays such utter complexity while defying easy categorization. Never mind that I have never successfully brewed a… Continue Reading →