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German History in a Bottle

For my latest Vue Weekly column (which is now last week’s but you can still read it here), I tippled a bottle of a beer that I have had only once before, and that was two decades ago during a… Continue Reading →

2013/04/19

Science Says: Beer Equals Culture

The scientists have finally figured out what any self-respecting beer drinker has known for eons – that beer is a civilized and civilizing drink. On the weekend an article ran in the Edmonton Journal and elsewhere (here is the story)… Continue Reading →

2013/03/25

Have Courage, My Friends

In this week’s Vue Weekly, I review a beer that kind of sneaked into the Alberta market recently, Courage Imperial Russian Stout, or Russian Imperial Stout if you prefer (depends on how you read the label and an online search… Continue Reading →

2013/01/31

Why I Love Stubbies

I, it seems, have developed a reputation among Edmonton beer people as “the stubby guy”. And, no, it is not a reference to my diminutive height (or other things). It is because I am rather obsessive about stubby beer bottles…. Continue Reading →

2012/09/04

A Tardy Review of the Oxford Companion

I know that half the world has already reviewed the Oxford Companion to Beer, the voluminous tome edited by Garrett Oliver supposedly about everything beer. It is organized more like an encyclopedia (alphabetic entries) than a coherent book. A review… Continue Reading →

2012/01/13

Calgary and its Historic Beer

Earlier this week, Molson-Coors Canada announced that it is re-launching Calgary Beer in Calgary for the first time in years. This announcement may be of fleeting interest to anyone not from Calgary (and even to those in Calgary), but I… Continue Reading →

2011/11/25

Returning to the Scene of the Crime

I somehow missed it last week – I guess my invitation got lost in the mail – but the Molson brothers hit Edmonton and Calgary for luncheon events celebrating the Molson family’s 225 years in brewing (thanks to Canadian Beer… Continue Reading →

2011/10/04

The Case of Herr Sedlmayr, Oktoberfest and the Stolen Wort

My CBC column last Friday happened to land on the eve of this year’s Oktoberfest in Munich. It seemed an appropriate time to pull out my books and offer a bit of a history lesson. No, not the history of… Continue Reading →

2011/09/23

History, Orwell and My Indulgent Fancies

The good thing about having your own website is that no one can curtail you when you feel like going on a flight of fancy. This is one of those posts. Almost none of you would know that I am… Continue Reading →

2011/06/13

Preserving Alberta’s Beer History

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 →

2011/04/09