So, the Calgary Beerfest contest has closed and we have some winners! First, I apologize for not getting this up on Wednesday, but my day ran away on me and I had no time. We got fewer entries than expected…. Continue Reading →
You read the headline right. In a first for onbeer.org, I am hosting a contest. Courtesy of the festival organizers, I have three sets of Calgary Beerfest tickets (details below) that I am going to give away to three onbeer… Continue Reading →
It may not feel or look like spring around the prairies quite yet. The blanket of snow and iffy temperatures have completely stymied my plans to do a March brew session, for example. However, beer people less weather dependent than… Continue Reading →
This coming friday (February 1), I am hosting a beer and food pairing evening as a fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis society. It is being co-sponsored by my community league, Riverdale, and organized directly by me and a neighbour. Initial… Continue Reading →
Appropriately enough, the good folks over at Yukon Brewing are marking the Winter Solstice today – the longest night of the year (and I can only imagine how long their night will be up in Whitehorse) – by offering some… Continue Reading →
I have a sneaking suspicion that there is going to be a lot happening in the coming weeks on the prairie beer scene. November looks like it is starting with a bang, and things may just keep going. I thought… Continue Reading →
The Capital Region suburbs seem to be the place to be over the next couple of weeks, as there are a couple of different food and beverage festivals happening. I though a quick note on them might be useful. Tonight… Continue Reading →
Today is Wild Rose Brewery’s 16th birthday. Okay, maybe not today exactly, but this is the day that Wild Rose has chosen to celebrate their 16th anniversary. And, given the rocky terrain the prairies have been for craft beer, 16… Continue Reading →
The Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous have launched their 2012-13 season in a spectacular way, announcing in their newsletter a couple of new initiatives. First is something that I think may be one of the coolest beer events yet. They have… Continue Reading →
With the spate of new imports into Alberta recently, combined with general summeriness to contend with, I admit I have allowed a few new prairie beer releases to slip by me. So this post is meant to make up for… Continue Reading →