This morning the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) released the long-awaited results of its comprehensive policy review. The review, first launched last fall, sparked much debate among liquor stakeholders, in particular around the issue of liquor mark-up rates (for… Continue Reading →
The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of Edmonton’s Labatt plant, the only of the big boy breweries still operating in the province. The Edmonton plant isn’t much to look at – it is a great example… Continue Reading →
The other day I read a post by the incomparable Pete Brown where he discusses beer at music festivals. You can read it here. As usual, Mr. Brown wonderfully articulates something that has been on my mind for some time…. Continue Reading →
My latest Planet S/Prairie Dog column hit the streets yesterday (Prairie Dog is the Regina Alt Weekly associated with Planet S. My column runs most months there as well, and I have been remiss to not give them a share… Continue Reading →
In my latest Beer 101 column (which actually has been up for a couple of weeks), I take an honest look at the ever raging debate between those who advocate drinking local and those who extol the virtues of sampling… Continue Reading →
It might just be the classic “boy meets girl, boy feeds girl beer, boy and girl open brewery” story. Cameron Ewen and Heather Williams are the faces (and arms and legs) behind Prairie Sun Brewery, Saskatoon’s second micro-brewery which just … Continue Reading →
It appears Saskatchewan is on the verge of getting its second craft microbrewery. In a press release this week Clayton and Kari Stenson announced that Black Bridge Brewery will be opening in the spring of 2014. Construction on a brand… Continue Reading →
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Alberta government’s decision to privatize liquor distribution and retail, the Edmonton Journal ran a three-part series examining its effects. The first part (found here) offered a general evaluation, the second was an interview… Continue Reading →
By now most beer fans will have heard about Vulcan Ale, the collaboration beer between Pluto’s Moon Beer Company and CBS Television (the rights holder to Star Trek), contract brewed at Harvest Moon Brewing. Actually the business arrangement is more… Continue Reading →