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Longtime followers of my work will know that I keep a database of every brewery in Canada. I don’t guarantee that it is perfect, but I trust it is likely the most complete compendium of breweries in the country. Periodically,… Continue Reading →
In normal times, when my day job wasn’t consuming all my writing energy, I would have posted a few times about the first ever Prairie Beer Awards. I would have talked about them before the competition, shared my experiences as… Continue Reading →
Should beer consumers care about the political affiliations of the people who make their favourite quaff? What should they do when they discover that they might differ in political perspectives from their local brewery? These are questions I have been… Continue Reading →
By now it is obvious to almost everyone in the industry that Edmonton’s Yellowhead Brewing is closed. This announcement is not a scoop but, oddly, I appear to be the first person to say those words in print. Whispers and… Continue Reading →
After a seven-month delay caused by COVID, we were able to finally move forward with the 2021 edition of the Alberta Beer Awards in September, and results were announced at the Awards Gala in Red Deer last night. 465 entries… Continue Reading →
The 2021 Canadian Brewing Awards were announced last weekend and prairie (and Yukon) breweries performed very well, picking up 43 medals and dominating in the major hardware, scooping up both Beer of the Year and Brewery of the Year. You… Continue Reading →
I get a lot of questions from craft beer consumers in Alberta about the future of the industry in the province. Many fear that the market is “saturated” – especially in Calgary – and worry we will see a fallback…. Continue Reading →
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 →
