Alberta’s small but growing group of craft brewers will soon have one more member in their midst. Half Hitch Brewing Company is currently under construction in Cochrane, a town of about 18,000 residents just northwest of Calgary. The brewery is… Continue Reading →
And the fall beer releases just keep on coming! This time with plenty of umlauts to go around! Time for another news roundup. You know the drill, I offer up what news I have gleaned as of the day of… Continue Reading →
I will admit I don’t really get the pumpkin beer thing. I mean, I don’t mind the taste profile but it is the kind of beer where I am happy just having one and moving on. I don’t really like… Continue Reading →
With the fall equinox fast approaching and the leaves starting to turn, it is likely time for another news roundup. Many things afoot across the prairies as the region’s craft brewers shift from the craziness of summer to a merely… Continue Reading →
Within the next year Lethbridge will be getting its first new brewery since 1901. In late August Wild Craft Brewery broke ground on its 21,000 sq. ft. production facility and restaurant. It will be Lethbridge’s first craft brewery. Lethbridge has… Continue Reading →
Big Rock announced today that its founder, Ed McNally, has passed away. He was 89. This is significant news for craft beer lovers on the prairies, as Mr. McNally was a pioneer in craft beer in Canada and richly deserves… Continue Reading →
So things have been slower on the beer news front the past few weeks as I imagine most breweries in the region are busy trying to keep up with summer beer sales. But a few straggled bits of news have… Continue Reading →
I just spent the last weekend doing what I always do on this particular weekend of the year; grooving and chilling at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. It is always a highlight of my social calendar in the year. Rocking… Continue Reading →
In a case of pure happenstance, over the past few days I found myself sampling a range of different farmhouse ales. Of course earlier I had tried Alley Kat’s Old Jake’s Farmhouse Ale (reviewed here) and had planned to sample… Continue Reading →
Regular readers of onbeer.org will know that I have over the years been exploring the taste differences between keg and bottle (and can). It has been an interesting journey without any firm or solid conclusions so far. You can read… Continue Reading →