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What is My Role in the Prairie Beer Scene?

This morning my plan was to publish the latest in my series of new brewery profiles (I am trying to catch up with the wave). But then I read Jason van Rassel’s thoughtful piece about the state of brewing in… Continue Reading →

2016/09/28

Going Overboard on Session Beer?

Earlier this summer in a couple of my columns I mused about the expanded use of the term “session” and whether it really was appropriate. You can read the Beer 101 column here or, if you prefer the Planet S/Prairie… Continue Reading →

2016/08/22

Does a Canadian Beer Style Exist?

A few weeks back I was perusing the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines (yes, I do that for fun) and reflecting how many styles are anchored in a particular region. Not just the obvious of Germany, England and Belgium, but also… Continue Reading →

2016/08/18

What IBUs Are and Aren’t

Recently I have had a couple of odd interactions with customers at one of my beer tasting events. I would be chatting about a beer and the person (so far always male, but not making any generalizations) would ask “how… Continue Reading →

2016/05/13

Happy 500th, Reinheitsgebot!

Saturday is a big day in the beer world. Okay, maybe not St. Patrick’s Day big or Super Bowl big, but for beer fans who appreciate history and quality, It is a pretty big day. April 23, 2016 marks the… Continue Reading →

2016/04/21

Getting Sweet on Sour

What do you do when sour beer goes mainstream? It is not a question that is immediately before us, as sour beer is not yet mainstream. But how much longer will it be before we see Rickards Sour or Coors… Continue Reading →

2016/03/30

More on the Drunk Monks

I know I have written before on what I like to affectionately call the Drunk Monks (like here and here), who are more accurately called Trappists. Most beer fans know all about the Trappists and how high quality their Belgian… Continue Reading →

2016/03/11

One Man’s (Late) Take on the New BJCP Guidelines

As I mentioned a week ago (in this post), I have been spending a bit of time studying the new BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines. I know I am totally late to the game on this as the new guidelines came… Continue Reading →

2016/02/29

The Challenges of Style-izing

Over the past few weeks I have quietly been studying and reflecting on the new 2015 BJCP Guidelines, which by all accounts is something of a sea change in the beer judging world. Longstanding groupings of styles and even the… Continue Reading →

2016/02/22

An Homage to the Drunk Monks

My latest Beer 101 column (read here) offers a look at the monks who brew beer. The Trappists. I know I have written about them before and many, if not most, of you are well familiar with their history, approach… Continue Reading →

2016/02/04