One of my pet peeves is when I go to a pub or restaurant, and I see people sitting near me happily swigging their beer directly from the bottle. I am well aware that bottle-drinking is the norm for the… Continue Reading →
The current issue of Vue Weekly in Edmonton is their “Beer Issue” where beer gets its special place in the sun. I can’t take credit for this wonderful turn of events – it was the editors’ idea. But Vue had… Continue Reading →
It will surprise you not that I once again blew by my latest Beer 101 column on the Sherbrooke website, which is now almost a month old. (Sorry.) In this/last month’s installment I pondered fruit. You can read it here…. Continue Reading →
I have mentioned before (like here and here, for example) that I am a big fan of the whole “single hop” thing – where a beer is brewed with only one variety of hop for all additions. I have come… Continue Reading →
Well, it took far too long, but I finally got into print a full accounting of my Canada’s beer personality series. In Planet S Magazine I have been running a series about how each of Canada’s regions display unique personalities,… Continue Reading →
Last month in my Beer 101 column, I started a conversation about the joys of small beer (read the first part here). Despite their rarity these days, I believe quite strongly they can still play an important role in the… Continue Reading →
One of the basic divisions in beer is between ale and lager. Ales, of course, are fermented near room temperature with species of yeast that prefers warmer temperatures. Lagers are fermented cooler (9-12 degress Celsius) with yeast evolved to prefer… Continue Reading →
Over the long weekend, I took a bit of time to get caught up on some online reading, getting to beer blogs I enjoy and haven’t gotten around to hitting in recent days or weeks. During my perusing, I read… Continue Reading →
How about a few moments of (partial) self-promotion? Most of you know about Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous, the monthly beer education and appreciation club that has quickly become a local staple among beer fans and the beer curious. Each month… Continue Reading →
In my February Beer 101, I shared some of my approach when introducing beer to someone who claims to not like beer. In it I highlight some of the probing questions I use and how I try to ensure their… Continue Reading →