To mark the 20th anniversary of the Alberta government’s decision to privatize liquor distribution and retail, the Edmonton Journal ran a three-part series examining its effects. The first part (found here) offered a general evaluation, the second was an interview… Continue Reading →
The story of Porter and Witbier are well known. Traditional styles overtaken by the popularity of newer beer (in one case pale ale, the other pale lager). Brewers of the beer withered away until no one was left brewing it…. Continue Reading →
Whenever I go on a trip, I make a point of bringing home some local beer to sample post-unpacking. With all of my travels this summer, I have quite the full beer shelf at the moment. In the coming weeks,… Continue Reading →
Once a year or so, my editors at Planet S Magazine like me to offer a “what’s new in beer” kind of column – a piece that identifies future trends and things to look for. As I sat down at… Continue Reading →
I have been on the road a fair bit this summer, so haven’t really been keeping up on the latest from breweries on the prairies. Summers are, obviously, the busiest time for breweries, so most are just trying to keep… Continue Reading →
During my trip to Britain, I took a day trip to a little city called Wigan. Most of you will never have heard of it. It is about an hour’s train ride northwest of Manchester. For most tourists there is… Continue Reading →
When you quaff your favourite pint, do you ever get to thinking about Darwin’s Theory of Evolution? Probably not. But recently I did. I was struck at the parallels between his explanation of how species change and the history of… Continue Reading →
Unlike England, which has more breweries than you can keep track of, Scotland has a relatively small brewery network. There is, of course, Tennent’s, until recently an AB-Inbev brand but now owned by cider distributor C&C Group, which dominates the… Continue Reading →
As I hinted a couple weeks back, I have spent the last number of days in Britain – Manchester and Edinburgh more specifically. In addition to the usual traveler things to do in those cities, I made a concerted effort… Continue Reading →
Last week was Vue Weekly’s annual Beer Issue. In recent years I have dominated those pages. This year the editors came up with some great ideas for articles that are best completed by others, such as a newbies’ day with… Continue Reading →