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It is not the mega-trend that is hazy, or Kviek, or fruited sour beer, but I am certain there are more tea beer around these days, and more diversity in the types of teas being used. I am so certain… Continue Reading →
Releasing a book during COVID-19 must be an author’s nightmare. No real opportunities to promote the book, no in-store sales. Only word of mouth to work with. Not ideal. Such is the case for Scott Messenger, an Edmonton-based writer and… Continue Reading →
Last week I offered some thoughts about what breweries could learn from those that came before and failed. I offered up 8 lessons to learn (there may be others, this was just a start). You can read that post here…. Continue Reading →
I stumbled across a fascinating collaboration the other day. Apparently (I must have missed the memo), Banded Peak Brewing and Blind Enthusiasm Brewing recently got together to do a collaboration. Now collaborations are all well and good. At worst it… Continue Reading →
My most recent CBC column took a long look at the world of sour beer. Sours are very popular these days – in particular various versions of Kettle Sours. This is all very cool and I am intrigued that beer… Continue Reading →
My good friends at CBC seem to be doing a better job at posting my columns since my return. Not always right away, but at least they make it up at some point. Something that makes me quite happy. One… Continue Reading →
I had a conversation recently with a well-known wine expert (I won’t name them as I didn’t ask for permission). We were talking about the restaurant culture in Western Canada. Both of us noted that one of the things that… Continue Reading →
Last week I did my regular CBC Radioactive column on the craze that is hazy beer. As my friends at CBC are still not posting my segments online (an ongoing frustration for me) I thought I would expand a bit… Continue Reading →
I was at a party this last weekend. Invited by a couple of close friends, but mostly an event where I didn’t know most people. You know what those kind of nights are like. The evening was fine. I took… Continue Reading →
I have admitted before that I am quite good at stashing away quality cellaring beer, but that not so great at taking those beer out again to drink. Which means I have too many beer in my cellar. But I… Continue Reading →
