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Big Rock Magpie to Return?

Last weekend at SHABAM, Big Rock served up a new edition of its long-gone Magpie Rye Ale. It still maintained a subtle touch of rye sharpness, and, if my memory serves me, is a lighter in body than the original… Continue Reading →

2010/10/25

Alley Kat New Releases

Edmonton’s elder microbrewery, Alley Kat, has quietly been releasing some new seasonal offerings over the past couple weeks, so I have sampled them all recently andthought I should offer a quick run down for you. Pumpkin Pi is out for… Continue Reading →

2010/10/14

Mashing In for Charity

How many Albertabrewers does it take to stir a mash tun? Well one day a couple weekends ago it was 12: one to stir and 11 to hold glasses of beer and offer suggestions. Well, not really. But it is… Continue Reading →

2010/10/07

New Beer Brand from Roughneck

Calmar’s Roughneck Brewing has just announced the release of a new line of beer – Brewmaster’s Choice. Two new beer are available in Alberta under the new branding – a brown ale and an IPA. The brewery says the brown… Continue Reading →

2010/09/17

Granville Island Returns to Alberta

It is official. After months of rumours, I have received confirmation that Granville Island is returning to Alberta. In fact three of their beer hit liquor store shelves last weekend or will sometime this week. This is actually pretty interesting… Continue Reading →

2010/08/18

Canadians Willing To Drop Import Beer

A story in this morning’s Edmonton Journal, connected to a larger piece talking about a new poll showing Canadians are increasingly concerned about our health, publishes numbers showing 2 out of 3 Canadians would give up imported beer to reduce… Continue Reading →

2010/08/12

Amber’s Updates Beer, Label

Edmonton’s Amber’s Brewing Co. today launched a new label and name for its former Bub Lunch Pail Ale. Gone is the portly, hard hat clad plumber Edmonton cartoon icon Bub, replaced by a still solidly working person lunch pail. The… Continue Reading →

2010/08/06

More Summer Beer News

And a little more beer news for you folks. New Saskatoon Brewpub: The big story is that a new brewpub is on the verge of opening in Saskatoon! Chloe Smith and Cédric Dauchot are putting together the financing to allow… Continue Reading →

2010/07/28

A Round Up to Catch Up

So, I am clearly falling behind in Prairie beer news. There is just too much going on and I have been rather distracted. So, allow me a post that updates folks on various goings on around the flatlands. In alphabetical… Continue Reading →

2010/07/02

New Beer Aplenty

It is the beginning of summer, and time for breweries to toss out their summer seasonals and new releases. So there is a lot going on in the next few weeks. Here is a run-down on the latest beer releases… Continue Reading →

2010/06/04
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YEG Hidden Gems Beer Pairing Dinner

November 7. The craft beer scene in Edmonton has been exploding in recent years with many new breweries and interesting beer being created. Come try a few of the city’s hidden beer gems, curated by beer writer and educator Jason Foster. Each beer will be paired with a dish specifically designed for the beer by Underground’s executive chef. It will be an evening of exploration, education and enjoyment!
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