The results are out for the 2026 Alberta Beer Awards. And I suspect you will recognize a lot of names populating the medal table this year, as a lot of breweries and beer in the winners circle have been there… Continue Reading →
The results of the 2026 Canada Beer Cup were announced last night and there are a lot of familiar faces on the medal table. The results also point to shifting regional strength in Canadian craft brewing. Here are my thoughts…. Continue Reading →
On the eve of the Calgary Stampede everyone suddenly has an opinion about the price of beer. “Job-killing” price increases! Stifling red tape suffocating the hospitality industry! Oh my! One would think capitalism its very self is at risk. You’ll… Continue Reading →
I have had a few thoughts banging around in the dusty attic of my brain recently but none seemed worthy of a full post, so I figured why not offer a bit of beer potpourri? Below are my thoughts on… Continue Reading →
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 →
