My last post highlighted some of the ways that beer bars get things wrong (read here). Today I want to look at the other side of the coin – how beer bars can get things right. I am going to… Continue Reading →
In a recent post I look at the newer breweries in the Nova Scotia craft scene. One of the missing pieces at the time was an unopened bottle of North Brewings’ Belgian Milk Stout. I was intrigued by this beer… Continue Reading →
It may seem like I would have reviewed this beer years ago, but I actually have never written a word about Brewsters’ Rig Pig Pale Ale. Not because it wasn’t worth a review. The main hurdle was its limited availability… Continue Reading →
Maybe it has something to do with the (still remote) possibility of an NDP government on May 5, but Alberta has become an awfully attractive market for the big American craft brewers of late. A number of the older, larger… Continue Reading →
In the last year or so I imagine one of the styles with which my palate has been evolving most is Saison and Farmhouse Ales more generally. I have been intentionally seeking out different versions and paying close attention to… Continue Reading →
It is usually a damned good thing to have a friend who lives in a place like Belgium. In my case it means a couple times a year my friend brings me (or has their father-cum-beer mule deliver) a gift… Continue Reading →
Four Winds Brewing is one of the new breed of B.C. craft breweries that have been taking the province by storm over the past couple years. Four Winds opened in Delta in mid-2013 and in less than two years has… Continue Reading →
I wasn’t going to write about it. Honestly I wasn’t. I told myself that there was no point in reviewing Coors Banquet; that I was only giving it more profile. But then I heard all of those damned ads extolling… Continue Reading →
Last week I wrote about a treat provided to me by an acquaintance recently returned from Vermont (read here). Well, Heady Topper was not their only surprise for me. They also brought back a bottle from Hill Farmstead Brewery, the… Continue Reading →
Last week someone brought me back a little gift from Vermont, and what a great one it was! It was none other than a can of Heady Topper from small and elusive brewery The Alchemist, based in Waterbury, Vermont. Like… Continue Reading →