Okay, it is not a bug, it’s a fungus, but you can’t have beer without it. I am talking about yeast – the single celled miracle creature that turns boring barley juice into an elixir worthy of the Gods. My… Continue Reading →
A common sport among beer geeks is to bash the big boys for their ubiquitous use of “adjuncts” in their beer – corn, rice and even glucose-fructose syrup. The reason for the derision is, so the story goes, the corporate… Continue Reading →
My latest monthly Beer 101 column was posted last week (I gotta check that site more often…). I continue the “Not Barley” series – a look at the other grains that can be used for beer. This month I look… Continue Reading →
With all my travels to Quebec (on which I do promise to post soon – there has just been so much else to catch up on) and other life busy-ness, it slipped past me that the latest Beer 101 column… Continue Reading →
The City of Edmonton has good ideas sometimes. The new LRT extension plans? Fantastic! Funding an amazing range of festivals and summer events to make summer enjoyable? Great! Spending hundreds of millions on a new hockey arena? Well, okay, I… Continue Reading →
My latest CBC column, which ran April 30, popped up on the CBC site yesterday. In this edition I look at Imperial India Pale Ale (Double ‘I’ PA) and why they have gone from almost unheard of in western Canada… Continue Reading →
Most people are generally aware that beer has a shelf life; one much shorter than wine or other spirits. But how long can a beer last before the ravages of time take their toll on its lovely frame? The answer,… Continue Reading →