I love Belgian beer. Not just the big Trappist stuff, but Wits, Belgian Pale Ales and Belgian Blondes. And, of course, the lambics and Flanders sours. I had appreciated a good Belgian for years. Then I took my BJCP exam… Continue Reading →
Just as my website was getting hijacked, my latest Vue Weekly column was published. It was an unusual choice for me, on a number of levels. First, I am not a big fan of fruit beer generally. Second, I abhor… Continue Reading →
This morning regular CBC Radio listeners would have heard my not-so-dulcet tones on the early side of noon for a change. A reporter for Edmonton AM noticed my post a couple weeks back analyzing why many local independent pubs were… Continue Reading →
So in my absence there were a few new beer developments on the prairies. So, as I re-start things around here, let’s do a quick run-down on beer news. Alley Kat Brewing had three, count ’em, three new releases last… Continue Reading →
It has been a hell of a week. Last Wednesday, hours after posting about the launch of Ribstone Creek Brewing, onbeer.org was hacked. Some evil-doer broke into my server account and re-directed my site to some Spanish travel site. It… Continue Reading →
This past weekend at the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival in Edmonton, Alberta’s newest brewery tapped its first keg of beer. Ribstone Creek Brewery has unlikely origins: its four founders are rural Albertans from the area around Edgerton, near… Continue Reading →
The other day I needed to take my car into the shop for servicing. I had an hour or so to kill, so I wandered into a nearby pub for a pint to bide my time. I won’t name the… Continue Reading →
Wine enthusiasts know that cellaring is a skill. Every wine has its own aging curve, improving at times, worsening at others and eventually falling apart (which might not be for decades, but still, it happens). Well, I believe this is… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, as I mentioned here,I took aim in my CBC column at what I call pseudo-craft breweries. After doing the piece, I realized that I needed to keep talking about this trend, because no one else was…. Continue Reading →
In some breaking news, Onbeer.org has learned that Alberta will be one of the rare recipients of a one-time only shipment of Westvleteren Trappist beer. The beer produced at the Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren is the rarest of… Continue Reading →