Since Premier Brad Wall decided to go public with his concerns about Alberta’s recent policy change (read here and here for background), and since the premiers are going to meet today to talk about this stuff, I thought I would… Continue Reading →
A story published on the Edmonton Journal website yesterday afternoon (read here) reports that the Saskatchewan government of Brad Wall is speaking out against the new Alberta mark-up policy announced last week (read my overview of it here). In particular… Continue Reading →
The results of the 2016 Canadian Brewing Awards were announced Saturday night in Vancouver (see the full results here). As usual, B.C. breweries won an disproportionate number of medals, with Ontario falling second. However, perusing the list I was pleasantly… Continue Reading →
A couple of interesting news bits this week.Thought I would offer a quick rundown on both and what they might mean in the region. B.C. Lowers Mark-Ups Last Friday the B.C. government moved to reduce the mark-ups on craft beer… Continue Reading →
Someone really should tell prairie breweries to chill their heels and stop being so darned busy and productive. Just kidding. But I am constantly amazed these days at just how much stuff is going on with craft beer in the… Continue Reading →
On Monday night Saskatchewan voters handily re-elected Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party with a majority government. Part of Mr. Wall’s platform addressed the issue of liquor retail privatization. Specifically their platform promised this: “Convert 40 government-owned liquor stores to private stores… Continue Reading →
March 15 is a dire day if your name is Caesar. However, if you are a craft beer lover then it is a day with another edition of the prairie news round up. Today we have an interesting mixture of… Continue Reading →
For the last year there has been a brewery operating under the noses of Saskatoon residents and they didn’t even know it. Until now. Churchill Brewing is the brainchild of brothers Ryan and Curtis Peet and they hope over the… Continue Reading →
As readers nurse their New Years’ Eve hangovers, I thought it might help get your mind off your headache to give you the latest news from breweries around the prairies. Another new round of beer you can try as hair… Continue Reading →
Obviously the big news in the beer scene on the prairies this month has been the change to Alberta’s mark up regime. But I have said enough about that (in case, somehow, you missed it, you can read here and… Continue Reading →