My latest Planet S column takes a bit of a different tack around beer (read it here). My job often involves drinking intense, complex beer. I truly appreciate the opportunity to sample a one-off, out-there beer knowing it is a… Continue Reading →
For my latest Vue Weekly column (which is now last week’s but you can still read it here), I tippled a bottle of a beer that I have had only once before, and that was two decades ago during a… Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Big Rock released the latest in their Alchemist Series. This latest one is Erratic Stone-Fired Ale, a Stein Bier. Only 3300 bottles (750ml flip tops) were produced. I have not tasted it yet (although I do have a bottle… Continue Reading →
Last fall I reported on how the Alberta government was reviewing Alberta’s beer mark-up policy. In short, they were re-examining the lower rates for beer made by small producers in Alberta and for beer imported into Alberta from mid-sized breweries… Continue Reading →
As regular readers will know I like to play around with different beer taste experiments to draw out insights into how beer is affected. For example, the recent bottle/can/keg test brought out surprising results, and, of course, the classic Sam… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I posted about the release of Alexander Keith’s Single Hop ales. As you can read here, I pontificated about what it might mean for the evolution of beer and expressed mixed feelings about it. At the… Continue Reading →
It is a rare opportunity when I get to sample a beer before it is officially released, but that was the case this past week with Alley Kat’s latest release in their Big Bottle Series, Full Moon Belgian Pale Ale… Continue Reading →
I have been to the corner of Portage and Main, reputedly Canada’s windiest intersection. The first time it was late November and the snow swirled so intensely I felt I was being smacked in the face with hundreds of tiny… Continue Reading →
It is not often when one accidentally stumbles across a beer that is regarded as one of the best of its breed. The other day I had a meeting at the Underground and, as usual, quickly perused their daily rotational… Continue Reading →
I remember a few years back having a conversation with a well-known professional craft brewer and being surprised when he said that he really respected the brewers at the big corporate breweries. He argued that it is very hard to… Continue Reading →