Jared Carlberg learned an early lesson about the beer industry. With big hopes he got involved a while back with another brewery project, but things didn’t turn out as expected. Carlberg learned from that experience. He decided if you are… Continue Reading →
During my spring travels east (which I talked about a bit here), I spent a few days in Ottawa. I have been to Ottawa a few times over the years and distinctly remember on my last visit (about 2006) being… Continue Reading →
Whyte Avenue is a fun place. During the day it has a myriad of shops, cafes and sights (not to mention the Farmers’ Market) to satisfy a wide range of tastes and interests. Then there is the nightlife. It may… Continue Reading →
On this site I have recorded the growth of Saskatchewan’s beer scene (as well as Alberta and Manitoba), so regular readers will know that on the prairies, Saskatchewan has had the most impressive jump in its number of craft breweries…. Continue Reading →
Tyler Birch isn’t afraid of making a jump to do what you want. A few years ago he left university to join the family fencing business. He never looked back, and has been busy ever since. Along the way he… Continue Reading →
I reported last week that Red Deer’s Troubled Monk Brewing quietly opened its doors in June. The Bredo Brothers, Charlie and Graeme, have traveled quite the path in the past couple years. I profiled their plans back in January (read… Continue Reading →
Last Friday in the Calgary Herald, Paige MacPherson, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF), wrote a guest column taking the Alberta Small Brewers’ Association (ASBA) to task for its position around beer mark-up rates. You can read the… Continue Reading →
The current issue of Vue Weekly is their annual Beer Issue, where significantly more column inches are devoted to the grand elixir than the usual To The Pint column every couple weeks. This year I am the author of three… Continue Reading →
One of the great advantages of small craft brewers is that they can anchor themselves in community. They can sink deep roots into the life of the town/city where they reside. When it comes to roots, few can likely lay… Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, imagine my surprise to turn on the radio as I prepared dinner to hear the last bit of a piece on CBC Radio One’s The World at Six, their national early evening news program, discussing the challenges of… Continue Reading →