There has been a bit of growth industry of late examining beer and food pairing. It is a very good thing (and I have certainly done my share of it). Most of it, I find, relates to common dishes –… Continue Reading →
A year ago, my homebrewing friend, Chad, gave me a sample of his 100% wheat beer experiment (the results of which you can read about here). It was a really cool lesson in the effects of wheat on beer. Well,… Continue Reading →
I mentioned a month or so back that Half Pints was brewing up a holy trinity of Oktoberfests to celebrate the annual celebration of beer. At the time, it didn’t look like any of the beer would make their way… Continue Reading →
Last week, Bev Robertson, leading man at Bushwakker Brewpub in Regina, let go a classic rant in their newsletter, Wakker Weekly, about the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) and their recent review of beer mark-up rates. You can find… Continue Reading →
…And some are already here!! This week is a big week for beer releases, as clearly the prairie breweries are prepping for the long, cold winter ahead, as most of the beer have a distinctly winter warming theme. I am… Continue Reading →
I have grown a bit hop-tired in recent months. I find myself gravitating more and more to maltier beer or to beer that offer a nice balance between hops and other qualities. Don’t get me wrong – I am not… Continue Reading →
Still working through the beer my friend brought back from Europe. She did a great job of identifying some excellent, hard-to-find beer for me. The latest sampling is Kulmbacher Mönchshof Schwarzbier, a mouthful of a name that actually represents a… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I wrote about one of my latest favourite easy beer. Bierbrier is a Montreal-based brewery with a Creemore-esque approach to selling beer. Well-made, all-malt but easy to access. Whenever I permit myself a glass, I find… Continue Reading →
I have a sneaking suspicion that there is going to be a lot happening in the coming weeks on the prairie beer scene. November looks like it is starting with a bang, and things may just keep going. I thought… Continue Reading →
One of the beer that I brought back from Boston this summer was Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA. I picked it up because Southern Tier has a killer reputation and I have never sampled one of their beer. For those… Continue Reading →