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Craft Beer and Sports?

Okay, that headline is a bit of a dumb question. Of course craft beer goes well with sports. In my mind craft beer goes well with everything. However, one does not normally hear serious talk about beer on the various… Continue Reading →

Greening Your Beer, Parts I and II

In the grand debates about climate change and the state of the earth’s environment, beer rarely comes up. Why would it when much bigger culprits like tar/oil sands, automobiles and coal-fired electricity are around? Beer, on the whole, is a… Continue Reading →

Extolling the (Almost) Perfect Pub

Many years ago (1946 to be exact), George Orwell penned an evocative essay entitled “The Moon Under Water”. It was essentially an effort to extoll the virtues of his favourite pub, the Moon Under Water. You can read the essay… Continue Reading →

Gadgetry in Motion

The most recent issue of Vue Weekly (last week) the Dish section had a theme – gadgets. My contribution to the issue looked at three gadgets that have revolutionized (in small ways) our experience of beer.You can read the article… Continue Reading →

Wanna Sell the Beer You Make in Your Garage?

Then move to Portland. In Portland the jump from homebrewer to commercial brewery is smaller than anywhere else I know. Two cases in point: The Commons Brewery and Green Dragon Brew Crew. I will write in more detail about each… Continue Reading →

Forget Food Trucks, How about Beer Trucks?

I have been in Portland for a few days. My spouse had a training workshop to attend and I had my arm twisted (go ahead, twist my arm!) to accompany her. That meant as she was becoming smarter, I had… Continue Reading →

Growlin’ for Beer

There can be no mistaking that growlers have become a big thing in Alberta. What was at one time a quirky offering to loyal fans of local craft breweries has become a big time trend. Growler filling stations are popping… Continue Reading →

Ethical Beer Embodied

I have been talking a lot about New Belgium Brewing since it recently arrived in Alberta. A few weeks ago I did my CBC column on it (sorry, no tape or link), and last week a Vue column was published… Continue Reading →

What We Do for the Joy of Homebrewing

I normally don’t write much about my homebrewing. I have been a proud homebrewer for almost 23 years, but I want this to be a broadly accessible site of interest to many types of beer appreciators. As much as I… Continue Reading →

Are ISAs for Real?

This is one of those rare moments when I actually don’t know what to think. India Session Ales (ISA), or Light IPAs. They are a thing now. A growing number of craft breweries in North America have been brewing up… Continue Reading →

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