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Slushie Sours have invaded Alberta. That is not exactly news as Calgary brewery Outcast Brewing has been making them since February. But, still, they are a new and alien thing to this part of the world. And my oh my… Continue Reading →
“A raven and a wolf walk into a bar…” It might sound like the beginning of a good joke, but actually RavenWolf is serious business. Specifically RavenWolf Brewing is the newest brewery in the town of Spruce Grove just west… Continue Reading →
Last week the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced that they will serve beer from two local breweries starting this (truncated) season. This is good news for the craft beer industry in Manitoba. But, in the larger picture,… Continue Reading →
It is hard to open a brewery. Imagine opening one during a pandemic. There have been a few brave souls in Alberta who have done just that in the past year or so. One of them is Spruce Grove’s first… Continue Reading →
It is hard to open a new brewery at the best of times. How about opening a brewpub during the COVID-19 pandemic? That is exactly what Darren McGeown found himself doing last fall with the opening of Arcadia Brewing Company…. Continue Reading →
I know I am more than a little late to the Cronk party. It is long gone from the shelves But I thought I would weigh in on Cold Garden Brewery’s internationally famous Cronk beer, anyway. Over the holidays I… Continue Reading →
There is a new empire in the province and it is one that I think most craft beer consumers will be happy to obey. Craft Beer Commonwealth (CBC) is a new and creative beer project that both shows the growing… Continue Reading →
Most followers of craft beer know about nano-breweries, the ultra-small one-person operations producing homebrew-size batches. How many of you knew that for the past two years there have been, not one, but two nano-breweries quietly operating in the Edmonton area?… Continue Reading →
The latest Unity Brew is out! And due to COVID-19 it is quite different this year. No, I don’t mean the choice of style or anything like that. Because of COVID there are actually FIVE Unity Brews now roaming our… Continue Reading →
In August we had a fabulous uptake on my online course with the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, selling out both sections of the course (I estimate about 140 people attended in total). We enjoyed the experience so much… Continue Reading →
