Most of you will know by now that a couple months ago, two new beer-focused places opened in Calgary. The bigger deal is the Craft Beer Market boasting over 100 beer on tap, ranging from the light and watery to… Continue Reading →
Most of the time, it is pretty easy to feel discouraged about the continuing sad state of the North American beer industry. If they are not buying each other out or cascading the public with ads linking watery beer with… Continue Reading →
I have been writing about beer in Edmonton for a number of years now. At first, the pickings were slim in town, and I found myself highlighting good imports, simply because that was the best on offer in most places…. Continue Reading →
As was reported last week in various places (yup, I am not Mr. Breaking News these days…) Molson has set up a separate branch to mess around in the craft beer segment (or maybe more appropriately, the pseudo-craft segment). Their… Continue Reading →
It will come as no surprise to any of you that in the middle of my workload here in Halifax, I have been trying in fits and starts to sample the city’s beer culture. Last week I popped in on… Continue Reading →
A report in the Winnipeg Free Press late last week reveals that the Manitoba government is going to amend its liquor control act to loosen a number of its restrictions on the production and sale of alcohol. From my reading,… Continue Reading →
My CBC column last Friday took a different tact than usual. In San Francisco I attended a number of sessions looking at environmental initiatives underway at a number of U.S. craft breweries. It was inspirational stuff – 100% composting of… Continue Reading →
The barrage of columns coming out of my San Francisco trip have begun to appear. Actually the first one was two weeks ago on CBC, but they haven’t posted it online yet. This week my Vue Weekly piece appeared…. Continue Reading →
It appears that Great Western Brewing’s new commemorative beer, Original 16, is creating some controversy in the beer world. A week or so ago, the Calgary Herald’s Jason Van Rassel reviewed the beer (find it here), and on his way… Continue Reading →
So I thought I should offer a few more observations from my trip to San Fran for the American Craft Brewers Conference. You might think I spent most of my time drinking beer, but you would be wrong. I spent… Continue Reading →