Christmas is coming and most of us are spending far too much time in malls and stores desperately looking for the perfect present, rather than sitting on our couch sipping the perfect beer. Such is life. In acknowledgement of that… Continue Reading →
Last week, Bev Robertson, leading man at Bushwakker Brewpub in Regina, let go a classic rant in their newsletter, Wakker Weekly, about the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) and their recent review of beer mark-up rates. You can find… Continue Reading →
I just can’t seem to help myself but regularly ponder how to best define “craft beer” – or more accurately how to distinguish real craft from faux craft. It is, I admit, a fairly unresolvable matter. This particular round of… Continue Reading →
A reader of this website was in Red Deer recently and stopped in at a new restaurant, State and Main (which also has a location in Lethbridge and soon in Winnipeg and Saskatoon). Having not been there myself, I am… Continue Reading →
Two beer-related stories ran on CBC last week. They differ in their focus and even their heftiness, but each demonstrates that maybe, just maybe, Alberta is turning a corner on craft beer. The more significant of the stories comes from… Continue Reading →
A collection of beer news has hit the wire in the last few days, so I thought I would put together a quick post outlining them all to get you caught up. In digest style here they are, in no… Continue Reading →
In today’s Edmonton Journal, a story ran about the current beer policy review examining mark-up rates. The story was sparked by a news release issued by the Liberal caucus releasing the joint recommendations of Alberta’s breweries and calling on the… Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Big Rock announced that it is launching yet another new beer series, the Alchemist Edition. The first beer – as of yet unannounced – will be released October 10. This is the latest in Big Rock’s efforts to re-establish… Continue Reading →
In my latest Vue Weekly column, on racks and online (here) today, I take the opportunity to muse about something that has been perking in my mind for quite a while. I believe that the craft beer movement is beginning… Continue Reading →
Something is going on politically in Alberta’s beer system. At this point I am not sure where it leads, but I something is afoot, as Mr. Holmes might say. First there was the feature length piece in the Edmonton Journal… Continue Reading →