My most recent Planet S Magazine column (which you can read in its entirety here) was inspired by Paddock Wood’s summer release Black Friars. They bill it a “17th century porter” and I am told by the good folks there… Continue Reading →
In what has unintentionally become a series on new Saskatchewan-based breweries (see other profiles here and here), I today profile Regina’s new entrant in what is Saskatchewan’s microbrewery mini-boom. District Brewing is Regina’s first non-brewpub microbrewery in the modern era…. Continue Reading →
A quick news round-up to pick up some announcements that either I missed in my last news update or have come out since that post. In no particular order: Half Pints Brewing is teaming up with the Winnipeg Brew Bombers… Continue Reading →
My column in the current issue of Vue Weekly (which you can read here) is the first of a series of articles that will appear sporadically based upon my summer travels. First up were my impressions of the northern English… Continue Reading →
It might just be the classic “boy meets girl, boy feeds girl beer, boy and girl open brewery” story. Cameron Ewen and Heather Williams are the faces (and arms and legs) behind Prairie Sun Brewery, Saskatoon’s second micro-brewery which just … Continue Reading →
The “hot” beer of the summer has to be White IPA. It went from nowhere a couple of years ago to everywhere this year. It’s growth in popularity really is something else. It shouldn’t be too surprising. It has a… Continue Reading →
One of the finds this summer that made me most happy is discovering boxes of Gahan beer on my favourite liquor store shelf. Gahan, now officially called PEI Brewing Company, is, as you might guess, the red island’s only brewery…. Continue Reading →
Lots of news to catch you up on as we flip our calendars over to September. The busy summer season is coming to a close and our local craft brewers have begun releasing their fall seasonals. Plus, signs that Sasktachewan… Continue Reading →
It appears Saskatchewan is on the verge of getting its second craft microbrewery. In a press release this week Clayton and Kari Stenson announced that Black Bridge Brewery will be opening in the spring of 2014. Construction on a brand… Continue Reading →