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Soggy Barley and Why It Is a Problem

On Wednesday I got a couple of media calls asking me about the problem of “soggy barley”. (You can watch the CBC-Edmonton interview here – it starts at 18:59). At first I wasn’t sure what they were referring to, but… Continue Reading →

How to Celebrate 25 Years of Homebrewing?

2016 marks my 25th year of homebrewing. It is an odd admission mostly because it makes me admit that I am older, balder and fatter than I would like. But, still, I feel like it is an anniversary worth marking…. Continue Reading →

Alberta Re-Vamps Mark-Up Policy Again

Yesterday afternoon the Alberta government put out a short media release regarding a change to the beer mark-up policy. I will quote it in its entirety: “The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Joe Ceci, has directed the… Continue Reading →

Onbeer Joins the 21st Century

All I have to say is be prepared for the Armageddon. Because, I, Jason Foster, operator of onbeer.org, passionate beer guy and Luddite of the decade, have just signed up to Twitter. I don’t quite know what I am going… Continue Reading →

Can Big Be Craft? Can Corporate be Craft?

I was challenged the other day by a representative of a unnamed brewing corporation. They claimed that my columns were biased against the big brewers and that I was providing distorted and misleading information about them. Specifically they took offense… Continue Reading →

Calgary Changes Bylaw, Edmonton Thinking About It

Wannabe craft breweries in Edmonton and Calgary have gotten some really positive news recently from their municipal governments. Both cities are making bylaw changes that will make it easier to open a small craft brewery. It is a solid indication… Continue Reading →

Folk Fest Gripe Highlights Need for Liquor Law Modernization

Today in the Edmonton Journal, a story appeared where the Producer of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is calling for more flexibility in the application of liquor laws to special events like the Folk Fest. You can read the story… Continue Reading →

Troubled Monk Medals at World Beer Cup

News drifted out this weekend that among the winners of the 2016 World Beer Cup, associated with the Brewers’ Association Craft Beer Conference, was Red Deer’s Troubled Monk. The upstart brewery scooped up a Silver medal in the American-Style Brown… Continue Reading →

Ban on Cross Border Beer Transport Unconstitutional

On Friday afternoon a New Brunswick Provincial Court judge ruled that rules prohibiting the transportation of beer (well, alcohol in general) are unconstitutional (read a news article about it here). I might not talk about this except that – potentially… Continue Reading →

The Mental Health Benefits of Homebrewing

Onbeer.org is an all-purpose beer website. I try hard to make it both accessible to a wide range of beer drinkers and interesting for those who have more knowledge about this wonderful elixir. I also, from time to time, mention… Continue Reading →

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