Exactly one year ago today, the AGLC announced a package of policy changes coming out of a wide-scale policy review. At the time (you can read the post here) I opined that it was a mixture of small steps with… Continue Reading →
I learned yesterday from beer industry insiders that the AGLC has quietly changed a regulation that prohibited beer sales at brewery locations. Under the former/existing rules a brewery was restricted to only offering free samples for visitors to their brewery…. Continue Reading →
It has been four-and-a-half years (May 2010) since Edmonton got its first cask night, which was at the Sugar Bowl (see article here). The first few events were high energy, anticipated and joyful. They were something a beer geek made… Continue Reading →
I will admit I don’t really get the pumpkin beer thing. I mean, I don’t mind the taste profile but it is the kind of beer where I am happy just having one and moving on. I don’t really like… Continue Reading →
Hopefully you will forgive me, but it was only over the last few days that I learned that the world of ordering a pint in a bar in Canada has been turned upside down. With the coming into force of… Continue Reading →
Beer people write odes to Portland (including me – check here and here). They wax eloquent about Denver or New York or Chicago. And for good reason. But what about San Diego? Many of you will nod your head, but… Continue Reading →
Within the next year Lethbridge will be getting its first new brewery since 1901. In late August Wild Craft Brewery broke ground on its 21,000 sq. ft. production facility and restaurant. It will be Lethbridge’s first craft brewery. Lethbridge has… Continue Reading →
Earlier in the summer in my Beer 101 column for Sherbrooke Liquor, I began a three part series on beer and the environment. Parts I & II (here is the onbeer post summarizing both) looked at the carbon footprint of… Continue Reading →
What do you do if you are a carpenter living in a town of about 450 residents? If you are Jeff Allport, you open a brewery! The prairies’ newest brewery, Nokomis Craft Ales (note, this is just a placeholder site… Continue Reading →
…The Edmonton Journal runs a page 3 article in the business section on the changing BJCP style guidelines, including a monster-sized photo of yours truly. Seriously. This past Saturday. Check out the online version here. The back story is that… Continue Reading →