In the past few weeks, there have been, not one, but THREE significant brewery announcements on the prairies. The first, right after the new year, was Swift Current’s Black Bridge Brewing announcing it was closing its brewhouse and taproom and… Continue Reading →
It has been clear for a while now that the craft beer industry in Canada has been going through some rough times the last few years. COVID-19 followed by rampant inflation and now Trump tariffs hammering aluminum and other inputs… Continue Reading →
I heard a radio ad the other day that left me angry. But likely not for the reasons the sponsor wanted. You see, Beer Canada has launched a new series of radio ads as part of its ongoing campaign against… Continue Reading →
The first couple months of 2025 have been action packed in the Alberta beer world. In addition to being blindsided by sudden changes to mark-up policy and coping with the many lunatic (and increasingly imperialistic) tariff actions of President Donald… Continue Reading →
The 2025/26 Alberta Provincial Government was tabled last Thursday. Most of the talk revolved around the proposed income tax cut, the size of the deficit and what responses might come as a result of Trump tariffs. The government (and the… Continue Reading →
The 2024 Alberta Beer Awards, the seventh edition, are now officially in the books with the release of the winners at a gala event last night. My biggest observation this year was how many breweries took home a medal. Of… Continue Reading →
There have been some fascinating developments in the craft beer industry in Alberta in the first eight months of 2024. In many ways it has been quieter than i initially expected, but what changes there have been have been both… Continue Reading →
In a way this is not my business. I am an Albertan living under a privatized liquor retail system who only visits Ontario once every year or two. Yet, I feel compelled to weigh in on the growing tire fire… Continue Reading →
A series of announcements in recent days/weeks have highlighted something I have been saying for months – that the Alberta and Canadian craft beer industry is heading for a tumultuous period of change and instability. The recent news suggests this… Continue Reading →
This week Edmonton and area has been under a mandatory non-essential water ban due to a breakdown of the city’s largest water treatment plant. For most of us, it has only been slightly inconveniencing – I delayed laundry for a… Continue Reading →
