I thought I had caught up with the beer releases this month. Each of the prairie breweries had rolled out, or announced, their fall/winter seasonals. But then Alley Kat and Half Pints go along and surprise us with a couple… Continue Reading →
This review may be controversial. Many beer aficionados have given up on Big Rock. I can understand why. Their flagship beer don’t seem as solid as they used to be. Most of their special releases in recent years have been… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Calgary Herald reported late last week (thanks to Chad for drawing my attention to the story!) that a new microbrewery is about to open in southeast Calgary. The men behind it include two former Big Rock heavies – former… Continue Reading →
I often feel a bit sorry for myself in the latter part of September. The weather is crumbling, the days are getting shorter, and I am in Edmonton, not Munich. Was I in Munich I could partake in the world’s… Continue Reading →