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The Family Day long weekend appears to have a new tradition for a couple dozen beer judges and stewards these days. For the third year it has meant leaving family behind and spending the weekend holed up at a brewery… Continue Reading →
As I mentioned recently, on my CBC column I have been doing something of a series on the smaller, rural breweries in Alberta and their impact on the overall beer scene in the province. I started with the rural breweries… Continue Reading →
The aftermath of the sale of Banded Peak to AB-Inbev, the world’s largest beer corporation, appears to be affecting the “Barley Belt” tourism brand. Onbeer.org has learned that at least five breweries are pulling out of the community partnership because… Continue Reading →
The Alberta beer industry was rocked for the second time in a week the other day when Alley Kat Brewing announced it was being purchased by a pair of St. Albert-based entrepreneurs. Alley Kat is a mainstay of the Alberta… Continue Reading →
Neil and Lavonne Herbst, longtime owners of Alley Kat Brewing in Edmonton, one of Alberta’s oldest and most respected breweries, have announced the sale of the brewery to a pair of St. Albert entrepreneurs. The terms of the deal have… Continue Reading →
If you are paying attention to the Edmonton beer scene, you already know this, but I was remiss a couple months ago and I feel the need to rectify it. So here is the news: Campio Brewing is open!! Yes,… Continue Reading →
It has been just over 36 hours since news broke that Calgary’s Banded Peak Brewing was being purchased by AB-Inbev (ABI), the world’s largest brewing corporation. Details on the deal remain scant (and likely will for a long time). The… Continue Reading →
This is not your father’s near beer. The world of craft beer has recently been turning its attention to how to make zero or low alcohol beer actually taste good. And it might be working, sorta. For years those not… Continue Reading →
News popped into the public yesterday that Two Sergeants Brewing has closed its doors permanently. They had previously announced in mid-September a temporary closure to “restructure”. This marks the second Alberta brewery closure in the past few weeks, following on… Continue Reading →
Last week I offered some thoughts about what breweries could learn from those that came before and failed. I offered up 8 lessons to learn (there may be others, this was just a start). You can read that post here…. Continue Reading →
