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Ribstone Creek: Alberta’s Newest Brewery Launches

This past weekend at the Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival in Edmonton, Alberta’s newest brewery tapped its first keg of beer. Ribstone Creek Brewery has unlikely origins: its four founders are rural Albertans from the area around Edgerton, near… Continue Reading →

2011/10/26

The Big West-V To Hit Alberta

In some breaking news, Onbeer.org has learned that Alberta will be one of the rare recipients of a one-time only shipment of Westvleteren Trappist beer. The beer produced at the Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren is the rarest of… Continue Reading →

2011/10/15

A Fall Prairie Beer Tour

Due to my life pre-occupations I have fallen a bit out of the loop about the goings-on with the prairie breweries outside Alberta. So I thought I would make up for it with a bit of a run-down on some… Continue Reading →

2011/09/26

The Beer Village Grows: New Calgary Brewery to Open

The Calgary Herald reported late last week (thanks to Chad for drawing my attention to the story!) that a new microbrewery is about to open in southeast Calgary. The men behind it include two former Big Rock heavies – former… Continue Reading →

2011/09/21

If its Autumn, It Must Be Time for Beer

As I flip my calendar over to September and that evening nip in the air reminds me summer is over (although the days are still quite lovely), I find myself contemplating the coming season’s beer happenings. Having been out of… Continue Reading →

2011/09/06

Another Coffee Joint Goes Beer-y

One of the more interesting trends in recent years is the willingness of cafes to start exploring the beer market as well. In Edmonton The Sugar Bowl, of course, has been a pioneer of this trend, and Calgary has Kawa… Continue Reading →

2011/08/18

A Little Beer with your Brahms?

A night at the symphony just got a whole lot more fun. In Edmonton, anyway. Sherbrooke Liquor has just announced that they will be the beer sponsor for the upcoming Edmonton Symphony Orchestra season, plus any other events organized by… Continue Reading →

2011/08/17

A Little Razz-a-ma-Tazz from Yukon

Yukon Brewing’s latest seasonal is out, and it is a Raspberry Wheat Ale called Razz-a-ma-Tazz. From what the folks at Yukon say, it is not your usual fruity wheat beer. First, they added some toasted wheat to give it more… Continue Reading →

2011/07/27

Yellowhead Brewing, Now Open for Lunch…

Our friends at Yellowhead Brewing in Edmonton called me yesterday with a bit of news. On Saturday July30 they are launching a weekly restaurant/pub service. Every Saturday from 11 to 5 they will open their impressive special events room to… Continue Reading →

2011/07/27

Beer Geeks Unite!!

Things are hopping in Edmonton and Calgary these days! Good beer appreciation seems to be popping up everywhere. A couple of days ago, the formation of Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous was announced. This beer-y group with an ironic name has… Continue Reading →

2011/06/10