Sometimes you just have to ignore your inner curmudgeon and just go with the beer flow. At least I do. Take the new-ish trend of creating so-called XPA – Extra Pale Ale. It is supposed to a beer that lands… Continue Reading →
I have admitted before that I am quite good at stashing away quality cellaring beer, but that not so great at taking those beer out again to drink. Which means I have too many beer in my cellar. But I… Continue Reading →
Young contract brewer, Elbeck Brews, and Camrose brewpub Norsemen Brewing, recently released a collaborative brew. In and of itself not so remarkable. Collaborations happen all the time. But this one offered something that Alberta beer drinkers have not experienced before. … Continue Reading →
I have a fairly extensive beer cellar. I am pretty good at stocking beer good for aging, keeping an eclectic selection of beer I enjoy or think I will appreciate once it sits for a couple years. My track record… Continue Reading →
For all of you who are searching for a new kind of patio beer (but with flavour), I think I may have found your solution. What would say to a beer that tastes something like lemonade, something like iced tea… Continue Reading →
I had a couple conversations recently with Canmore-area residents on matters not related to beer. Both times they volunteered their early opinions on recently opened Canmore Brewing. BOTH of them highlighted that their favourite beer from them is their Railway… Continue Reading →
I love side-by-side tastings. They really isolate the effects of a manipulation to a beer. Some are more challenging to operationalize than others. Blindman Brewing recently released not one, but two barrel-aged versions of its imperial stout, Ichorous. Not long… Continue Reading →
Tomorrow a new collaboration beer is released upon the populace of Saskatchewan. The newly formed Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association (SCBA), whose membership are the real all-grain breweries in the province, will be releasing their first collaborative beer. Every member of… Continue Reading →
I have the notorious habit of sticking beer into my cellar for aging and then not pulling things out to actually, you know, drink them. As a result I have too many beer in my cellar – over 100. At… Continue Reading →
I know this beer’s (and brewery’s) reputation. I have read the’ reviews extolling its virtues. Yet I remained skeptical. Not sure why. I just did. Maybe I am a natural-born curmudgeon (no comments, peanut gallery!). I am speaking of Left… Continue Reading →