Last night I got my first view of the new beer history documentary series Aleberta at a screening at Yellowhead Brewery. As of this morning, the three-part series is available online and it will soon begin showing on Telus Optik… Continue Reading →
A little over a year ago I ran a few statistics to compare Canada and the U.S. and the Canadian provinces in terms of their craft brewing scenes. You can read that analysis here. The numbers at the time were… Continue Reading →
Over the past couple months I have noticed a fascinating trend on Alberta liquor store shelves. There has been a rather large increase in the number of B.C.-based breweries arriving in the province. I have counted about a dozen new… Continue Reading →
Kettle souring is a thing. It has gone from nowhere to relatively common in the U.S. in relatively short order. And now it has come home to Alberta. Wild Rose just released Cow Bell, their first kettle soured beer, and… Continue Reading →
The arrival of Sierra Nevada to Alberta in the fall was a noteworthy event. Most beer fans were quite happy to find in their local liquor store bottles of SN Pale Ale, Torpedo and other classics from one of the… Continue Reading →
It is an annual rite of passage for a subject matter writer. Whether it be food, music, film or politics, around this time of year editors invariably ask for predictions for the year to come. As the accommodating fellow that… Continue Reading →
Well, Xmas is almost here and the Advent Calendar box sits empty, lonely and just about forgotten. Good thing its contents will live on in our memories (and floating around the interweb). For those just joining me, this is my… Continue Reading →
A few weeks back I reported that the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) had ruled that tap line cleaning was considered an inducement and therefore a prohibited activity by breweries and agents (read post for full details). I learned… Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I received a copy of a letter from the AGLC to all beer industry representatives issuing a policy interpretation. The letter (which you can read here) states that, after some investigation, the AGLC has ruled that when… Continue Reading →
News broke on Friday that AB-Inbev is purchasing Toronto’s Mill Street Brewing for an undisclosed amount (there are a number of sources, but I will direct those interested to Canadian Beer News‘ piece on the story – read here). Reaction,… Continue Reading →