Alley Kat’s Big Bottle series may be one of the best initiatives on the prairies this year. This special release series offers a single batch of a unique beer packaged in 650 ml bottles. Once the batch is sold, it… Continue Reading →
I continue to be amazed at the effect wood has on beer. It transforms it and creates a whole new creature. I can see why craft brewers are really getting into it. Latest case in point is the latest Sherbrooke… Continue Reading →
I don’t know about you, but I found this a hard, long winter. This is the first time in 20 years of homebrewing where the weather prevented me from brewing in March (I brew outside). I have always found a… Continue Reading →
It appears that Great Western Brewing’s new commemorative beer, Original 16, is creating some controversy in the beer world. A week or so ago, the Calgary Herald’s Jason Van Rassel reviewed the beer (find it here), and on his way… Continue Reading →
A few months ago one of the world’s most revered hefeweizens hit Alberta. It didn’t last long, but those of us quick on the draw got to sample a bottle or two (it may be back, I am not sure)…. Continue Reading →
I mentioned the other day that last week I attended the American Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco. This is not something I do every day. However, I learned a few weeks ago that a group of people involved in… Continue Reading →
I recently drank the oldest beer in the world. No, it is not some dusty bottle of Uncle Ben’s or Red Cap found buried in my father-in-law’s basement. I am talking about Dogfish Head’s Chateau Jiahu, which is a recreation… Continue Reading →
So this may be my most outrageous procrastination yet. Before Xmas our good friends at Yukon gave me a bottle of their very rare and now completely gone Solstice, their first distillation release. Last year they constructed a still that… Continue Reading →
Last week I got a package in the mail. It was one of those packages I like – beer! I opened it and found, wrapped in burlap, a bottle of Alexander Keith’s Tartan Ale. For those of you not in… Continue Reading →
Do you think that beer can change the world? I do, albeit in small ways. It can’t end poverty or stop an unjust war. But it can bring people together and get them talking, which maybe – just maybe –… Continue Reading →