The new releases and other news have not stopped rolling with the coming of summer. Most of the prairie brewers have been trying to offer up something new and interesting for the summer quaffing season. So without further ado, and… Continue Reading →
My latest Vue Weekly column (which you will find here) reprises my visit with Big Rock CEO Bob Sartor and Brewmaster Paul Gautreau (which I posted about here). The article examines the ways in which Alberta’s oldest craft brewery is… Continue Reading →
The two Craft Beer Festivals (the latest being Edmonton this past weekend) quietly launched the latest craft brewery in Alberta. Something Brewing was tucked in a corner booth energetically pouring the first batches of its three new beer. Technically Something… Continue Reading →
Mead is a fascinating, elusive, enticing and frustrating beverage. It seems so simple at first – it is just fermented honey – yet displays such utter complexity while defying easy categorization. Never mind that I have never successfully brewed a… Continue Reading →
It has been common knowledge in beer circles for a while In one of the worst kept secrets in the beer world, the Alberta Small Brewers’ Association (ASBA) officially announced it formation last week (first revealed here a few months… Continue Reading →
I am starting to think the traditional spring/summer/winter/fall seasonal release cycle is being obliterated, replaced instead by a constant barrage of new stuff. Take last week and this week alone. On the prairies, TEN different breweries are launching a new… Continue Reading →
After a couple of years of good intentions and failed attempts, I finally was able to pay a visit to Norsemen Brewing recently. As I reported when it opened (see post here), Norsemen might be the unlikeliest of brewpubs in… Continue Reading →
A mere months after rule changes permitting nanobrewing in the province (see my analysis here), Alberta is about to get its first operational nano. The Dandy Brewing Company (not much on the website yet, nor is their a logo) is… Continue Reading →
Work found me in Fort McMurray last week (does anyone go to McMurray for reasons other than work?). In a fortuitous turn of events, the Wood Buffalo brewpub was a block away from my hotel. I had planned a visit… Continue Reading →
Before the e-ink was dry on my last news digest (found here), more beer news came rolling in, as usual. Here is the latest of which I am aware. Tickets for Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous‘ third annual Real Ale Festival… Continue Reading →