Got a pleasant surprise in the liquor store the other day while shopping for some holiday beverages and candidates for future columns. I found in the new release section some six-packs of Paddock Wood’s Red Hammer. I had heard that… Continue Reading →
As most of you are aware, Sherbrooke Liquor and Paddock Wood Brewing have partnered to create the Beer God Series. Twelve beer honouring the beer-related gods of yore. One to be released each quarter – so three years of good… Continue Reading →
So in my absence there were a few new beer developments on the prairies. So, as I re-start things around here, let’s do a quick run-down on beer news. Alley Kat Brewing had three, count ’em, three new releases last… Continue Reading →
Due to my life pre-occupations I have fallen a bit out of the loop about the goings-on with the prairie breweries outside Alberta. So I thought I would make up for it with a bit of a run-down on some… Continue Reading →
I know I missed a lot during my absence. Funny how the prairie brewers didn’t close up shop upon my departure eastside. Instead they kept brewing, the presumptuous imps. What do they think they are – entrepreneurs? At any rate,… Continue Reading →
Okay, the title New Beer Wednesday doesn’t mean much more than it is Wednesday and I am going to talk about some new beer releases. I got tired of “roundup” and other such phrases. I really need to figure out… Continue Reading →
It appears that Great Western Brewing’s new commemorative beer, Original 16, is creating some controversy in the beer world. A week or so ago, the Calgary Herald’s Jason Van Rassel reviewed the beer (find it here), and on his way… Continue Reading →
Great Western Brewing, in Saskatoon, is releasing a beer to celebrate the founding of this unique brewing operation. The beer is called Original 16 and Great Western is calling it a Canadian Pale Ale. It is described as all-barley “double… Continue Reading →
Wow! Am I really that old? I remember when it was just a young pup, barely taller than a grasshopper’s knee. Well, maybe not, but it is true that the best brewpub on the prairies, Bushwakker, is 20 years old… Continue Reading →
No one could ever accuse Paddock Wood of cutting corners. No bland lagers or meekly hopped pale ales from this microbrewery. It is one of my favourite things about Saskatchewan’s best brewer. They understand that even in a province of… Continue Reading →