Most of the folks that read this site will already be well aware, but the Edmonton Journal today carried a story (here) about the impending face-off of downtown craft beer pubs. The story leads with the spring opening of Craft… Continue Reading →
Just before Xmas, Brewsters brewpub chain released an Extreme Ale (their words) to mark the end of the world according to the Mayans (well the people who misinterpreted the Mayan calendar system, but that is beside the point). They tapped… Continue Reading →
A report on the liquor industry in western Canada has been sitting on my desk for the past few weeks awaiting me to get around to reading it. The time off during the holiday season gave me a little free… Continue Reading →
This past week in magazines and newspapers (and websites) around the country, thousands of words have been spilled breaking down the year that was. The best/worst movies, biggest selling songs, political highlights/lowlights – you name it. Well, I was not… Continue Reading →
According to Canadian Beer News, last week Canada’s first Belgian Beer Cafe location had its grand opening in the Edmonton International Airport. Belgian Beer Cafe is an ABInbev-owned international chain of beer cafes, specializing in Belgian offerings, with the new… Continue Reading →
Yesterday the U.S. Brewers Association released a statement, entitled Craft vs. Crafty, outlining its position on craft beer and the incursions into craft by the multinational corporate brewers (which you can read in full here). A couple of key things… Continue Reading →
Christmas is coming and most of us are spending far too much time in malls and stores desperately looking for the perfect present, rather than sitting on our couch sipping the perfect beer. Such is life. In acknowledgement of that… Continue Reading →
There has been a bit of growth industry of late examining beer and food pairing. It is a very good thing (and I have certainly done my share of it). Most of it, I find, relates to common dishes –… Continue Reading →
A reader of this website was in Red Deer recently and stopped in at a new restaurant, State and Main (which also has a location in Lethbridge and soon in Winnipeg and Saskatoon). Having not been there myself, I am… Continue Reading →
In August I spent a few days hanging out in Boston. Mostly I was there to attend a conference for work, but I did find a way to sneak in some beer time while there. I think Boston has a… Continue Reading →