I have been writing about oak-aged beer a fair bit lately. That is because certain brewers we know and love have started releasing their own wood-y versions to supplement the growing list of oak-soaked imports available in the west. With… Continue Reading →
I just realized the last CBC column I did before coming to Halifax is on their website (don’t worry, I will be returning to my regular slot upon my return). It was a piece a new look at fruit beer…. Continue Reading →
For the next few weeks, you may notice a less attentive onbeer.org. Life circumstances have sent me to Halifax for a couple of months, where I will be mostly working my butt off on non-beer things. What that means for… Continue Reading →
The barrage of columns coming out of my San Francisco trip have begun to appear. Actually the first one was two weeks ago on CBC, but they haven’t posted it online yet. This week my Vue Weekly piece appeared…. Continue Reading →
Read an interesting article in the Edmonton Journal on Friday (found here). Edmonton architect Gene Dub wants to turn the building that housed Edmonton’s first brewery – Edmonton Brewing and Malting – into a boutique hotel. the old brewery, situated… Continue Reading →
I don’t get out much, so I am not the best guide to Edmonton’s restaurant scene. Like many, I have a handful of places I enjoy and stick to them. However, walking down Whyte Avenue the other day, I saw… Continue Reading →
While in San Francisco for the American Craft Brewers Conference, I wrote about my awe at the size of both the event and the American craft brewing industry, remarking at the time how much farther we need to go in… Continue Reading →
Just back from San Fran last night. Need a day or two to process my thoughts about the American Craft Brewers Conference. In the meantime, you can occupy yourselves by reading my latest Planet S missive – a second piece… Continue Reading →
I completed my CBC three-part series on Stouts last Friday, and they just posted the mp3 here. I look at the biggest, baddest, meanest of stouts – Tropical Stouts and Russian Imperial Stouts. As usual, I walk through the history… Continue Reading →
Alberta craft beer importer Soltice Trading International has announced that they will be donating all profits from the sale of Hitachino Nest products toward Japanese earthquake/tsunami relief. A new shipment of Hitachino Nest, Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery in Ibaraki, has… Continue Reading →
