Over the weekend, the folks at Brewsters confirmed to me that Beer Revolution, their Calgary craft beer bar with 20+ rotating taps (see here for my impressions of it), is officially coming to Edmonton. They have secured the old Kelsey’s… Continue Reading →
In this week’s Vue Weekly, I review a beer that kind of sneaked into the Alberta market recently, Courage Imperial Russian Stout, or Russian Imperial Stout if you prefer (depends on how you read the label and an online search… Continue Reading →
This coming friday (February 1), I am hosting a beer and food pairing evening as a fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis society. It is being co-sponsored by my community league, Riverdale, and organized directly by me and a neighbour. Initial… Continue Reading →
I have written before about how beer tastes different depending on how it is served – in particular bottle vs. keg (some examples are here and here and here). I have mused about doing a side-by-side-by-side test to compare the… Continue Reading →
No one gives much thought to sediment in beer. That sludgy light brown layer at the bottom of some bottles of beer, that can rush into your glass as you finish pouring. That goo is actually dormant yeast (and some… Continue Reading →
One of the areas of beer, style-wise, that Alberta has been fairly under-represented is sour beer. Recent years have improved, with the arrival of a handful of world class lambics, including Cantillon. In the Flanders sour department (EDIT: Flanders Red… Continue Reading →
My Vue Weekly column this week is a fairly over-due profile of Hog’s Head Brewing, which you can read here. I visited the brewery in the fall, just before their first beer hit the market, and interviewed owner Brian Molloy…. Continue Reading →
How different things are across the Pond. Last week the Globe and Mail ran a story about the ongoing loss of pubs in Britain, and what some municipalities are doing to protect them. What caught my eye is that the… Continue Reading →
For a guy who has never brewed with rye, I have developed something of a fascination with the grain. I like the sharp, earthy character rye adds to a beer. Plus, I like that it is less common than wheat…. Continue Reading →
Most of the folks that read this site will already be well aware, but the Edmonton Journal today carried a story (here) about the impending face-off of downtown craft beer pubs. The story leads with the spring opening of Craft… Continue Reading →