The last few months have seen a flurry of new imports hitting the province. Beer from all over the world have found their way onto liquor store shelves. The quantity of new offerings is, frankly, beyond the capacity of a… Continue Reading →
Much like the Rauchbier I mentioned a few weeks ago, for some reason Nova Scotia also has a selection of Brasserie Dupont beer available at the moment. I have always found Belgian-based Dupont, most famous for its saison (which in… Continue Reading →
I take a breather from the intensity of my beer system series (final part to come next week) to offer up my latest Vue Weekly column, out yesterday. It has been a couple of months since I last posted a… Continue Reading →
One of the downsides of being away from home is missing out on the local seasonals – like the new Alley Kat Yellow Dragon (see Canadian Beer News story). All I can do is hope there are a few bottles… Continue Reading →
Many of you will remember my rant a few weeks back about the dearth of decent beer offerings in Canadian airports. It still stand by it (although it is hardly controversial), but I do wish to now add a caveat…. Continue Reading →
I know I am supposed to be in Halifax right now, but I made a short side trip to speak at a conference in Calgary last week (okay, “sidetrip” doesn’t really describe a cross-continent flight, but it was short time-wise)…. Continue Reading →
I don’t talk about Fort Garry much. The reason is that the Winnipeg brewer, owned by Vancouver’s Russell Brewing, offers fairly mediocre beer. The Fort Garry Dark is not a bad brown ale (although it sells itself as a lager),… Continue Reading →
One of the advantages of spending some time in a city different than your own is that you get to try beer normally not available at home. That normally means local and regional craft beer and the occasional import only… Continue Reading →
An item on my beer bucket list is the opportunity to drink a pint (or three) of Weihenstephaner FRESH from the brewery in Weihenstephan, Germany. This 1000-year-old brewery really knows how to brew wheat beer. Most of you will know… Continue Reading →
Last year when I was in Halifax, I wrote – and not flatteringly – about the Rock Bottom Brewpub (read the review here). Quite simply, it didn’t offer real beer made locally, and it showed. They shipped wort from B.C…. Continue Reading →