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 →
Another Edmonton restaurant has jumped on board the beer dinner train. Over the past few months Continental Treat Fine Bistro has been re-working its beer list, offering a longer, more balanced range of bottled beer and they are also the… Continue Reading →
Last month in Beer 101 I started a series on big beer. I wanted to take a closer look at the weighty end of the beer world because I believe these beer are misunderstood. Most of us know they are… Continue Reading →
By now, most of you will have heard of (and sampled) Alley Kat’s little fall surprise – Fresh Hop Full Moon. This is, of course, Full Moon Pale Ale made with fresh hops, rather than the usual dried pellets (they… Continue Reading →
Sometime in the next couple of weeks, bottles of a new Yukon seasonal series will be hitting store shelves in Alberta. the new line is a three-times a year run of one-off brews. The plan is to make them original… Continue Reading →
I somehow missed it last week – I guess my invitation got lost in the mail – but the Molson brothers hit Edmonton and Calgary for luncheon events celebrating the Molson family’s 225 years in brewing (thanks to Canadian Beer… Continue Reading →
Everyone knows what respect I have for the Montreal beer scene. Some fabulous brewpubs and some first rate breweries, including the famous Dieu Du Ciel. I think Montreal has developed a global reputation for its craft beer (which may have… Continue Reading →
There is something special about a big barley wine or an imposing Russian Imperial Stout. They are beer you just have to respect, not just for their heft, but for their complexity and subtlety. As a homebrewer my respect is… Continue Reading →
Long-time readers will know that I am fascinated by the flavour and aroma effects of beer packaging. Does beer taste differently in a keg vs. a bottle vs. a can? I have explored this issue a couple of times here… Continue Reading →
Due to my life pre-occupations I have fallen a bit out of the loop about the goings-on with the prairie breweries outside Alberta. So I thought I would make up for it with a bit of a run-down on some… Continue Reading →