Okay, it is December 3, and I have had the first 2 of the Beer Advent Calendar beer (for those just tuning in – check out here for an explanation). What are the first impressions? Positive with some uncertainty. Let… Continue Reading →
I received an early Xmas gift this year from Christian over at Craft Beer Importers, a relatively new agent in Alberta whose portfolio includes 3 Fonteinen, 8 Wired, de Molen, Uncommon Brewers, Anderson Valley and a number of other breweries…. Continue Reading →
A colleague of mine recently swung by town and was kind enough to bring me a couple of bottles of seasonal beer from Granville Island made at the original Vancouver brewery (as opposed to their big operation in Kelowna) and… Continue Reading →
I mentioned a month or so back that Half Pints was brewing up a holy trinity of Oktoberfests to celebrate the annual celebration of beer. At the time, it didn’t look like any of the beer would make their way… Continue Reading →
I have grown a bit hop-tired in recent months. I find myself gravitating more and more to maltier beer or to beer that offer a nice balance between hops and other qualities. Don’t get me wrong – I am not… Continue Reading →
Still working through the beer my friend brought back from Europe. She did a great job of identifying some excellent, hard-to-find beer for me. The latest sampling is Kulmbacher Mönchshof Schwarzbier, a mouthful of a name that actually represents a… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I wrote about one of my latest favourite easy beer. Bierbrier is a Montreal-based brewery with a Creemore-esque approach to selling beer. Well-made, all-malt but easy to access. Whenever I permit myself a glass, I find… Continue Reading →
One of the beer that I brought back from Boston this summer was Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA. I picked it up because Southern Tier has a killer reputation and I have never sampled one of their beer. For those… Continue Reading →
If international diplomacy is this intense, the Hans Island dispute may never be solved. Sometime ago I wrote about a new beer commissioned by Sherbrooke Liquor, Hans Across the Water, which aimed, in part, to try to help resolve the… Continue Reading →
On a recent trip to Boston, I was able to haul back a few treats for myself. I mostly picked up New England area beer, but slipped in a couple of other U.S. craft as well. With the travel-shock rest… Continue Reading →