How many Albertabrewers does it take to stir a mash tun? Well one day a couple weekends ago it was 12: one to stir and 11 to hold glasses of beer and offer suggestions. Well, not really. But it is… Continue Reading →
A quick reminder to all Edmonton-area readers of the two upcoming cask nights in the next few days. First up is the monthly Alley Kat cask evening at the Sugar Bowl – TONIGHT (Thursday September 23). This month returns to… Continue Reading →
Edmonton appears to be bursting with beer events in the next few weeks. It is kind of stunning, actually. I am encouraged that there is such life happening around beer in this town. It is quite the difference from a… Continue Reading →
Dave Rudge, the owner and Brewmaster of Winnipeg’s Half Pints brewery, is hitting the road at the end of September to do a bit of a promotional tour of the other prairie provinces. He will be hitting five cities to… Continue Reading →
The date for the next beer tasting at the Sugar Bowl, hosted by yours truly, has been set. It will be Wednesday September 8 from 6 to 8 pm. The beer on offer will be Danish brewer Raasted, who I… Continue Reading →
The latest Sugar Bowl/Alley Kat cask ale event went off this evening, and it hit new heights in beery-ness. By my watch, the cask ran out in exactly 1 hour 4 minutes, which is unquestioningly the fastest ever in Edmonton…. Continue Reading →
Just a quick note to let whoever of you out there cares that the informal beer tasting event hosted by me at the Sugar Bowl, planned for this Wednesday, has been rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience if you were… Continue Reading →
The City of Edmonton has good ideas sometimes. The new LRT extension plans? Fantastic! Funding an amazing range of festivals and summer events to make summer enjoyable? Great! Spending hundreds of millions on a new hockey arena? Well, okay, I… Continue Reading →
So, I think Edmontonians are liking the idea of cask ale. The Sugar Bowl was hopping again last night for the second monthly cask event. The cask – the Steam beer without dry hopping – disappeared in 90 minutes once… Continue Reading →
Just a quick reminder that Edmonton’s second monthly cask event is this Thursday (June 24) at the Sugar Bowl at 5:00, This month Alley Kat has done a Steam Beer (which is my recipe, actually). When I last asked they… Continue Reading →