Jim at Sherbrooke Liquor Store has made a hobby in the last couple of years of collaborating on creative, challenging, well-crafted beer that become almost-exclusives in his store. I have talked about the Sherbrooke series before, so won’t now, but… Continue Reading →
This has been a crazy month for beer on the prairies. I feel like I have been moving from one event to another and from one new beer arrival to another. And it seems to keep going. So I thought… Continue Reading →
A couple weeks ago I posted a review (here) of the test batch of witbier from soon-to-be-Saskatoon-brewpub Shiny Penny. In the review I lamented only getting one bottle of it try – as it had excessive yeast cake which I… Continue Reading →
I am a little late with this review of Paddock Wood’s summer seasonals. I have been busy and out of town a fair bit this summer and didn’t want to sample the bottles until I could give them a focused… Continue Reading →
I reported recently that a new brewpub is slated to open in Saskatoon in the coming months. Shiny Penny is currently trying to finalize a location but in the meantime arranged to brew a beer at Paddock Wood, under their… Continue Reading →
And a little more beer news for you folks. New Saskatoon Brewpub: The big story is that a new brewpub is on the verge of opening in Saskatoon! Chloe Smith and Cédric Dauchot are putting together the financing to allow… Continue Reading →
Planet S Magazine in Saskatoon has just put out its “Summer Drinks” issue looking at liquid libations of all forms and the tools we need to sip them. My contribution was two-fold. First, I explored how people could kick the… Continue Reading →
So, I am clearly falling behind in Prairie beer news. There is just too much going on and I have been rather distracted. So, allow me a post that updates folks on various goings on around the flatlands. In alphabetical… Continue Reading →
While I was in Quebec, my latest Planet S column ran. It is a profile of Saskatchewan’s newest micro-brewery, Brecknock. I spoke with the owner, former Sask Party MLA Jason Dearborn, some months ago, but held back on writing up… Continue Reading →
It is the beginning of summer, and time for breweries to toss out their summer seasonals and new releases. So there is a lot going on in the next few weeks. Here is a run-down on the latest beer releases… Continue Reading →