Over the last few weeks some of you may have seen an unusual beer pouring in selected bars in Edmonton and Calgary. Something called Finnigan’s Irish Pale Ale, which is not a style we are used to seeing. It is… Continue Reading →
Wow! I go away for a week and the whole beer world turns upside down. Okay, not really, but I am amazed at how many comment-worthy beer stories popped up in the last few days (I will write more about… Continue Reading →
I am in Toronto this week for conferences for my day job (these days they call it “Congress”, but I much prefer the older name – “The Learneds” which were mercilessly mocked as “The Stupids” which I loved). However, even… Continue Reading →
Over the weekend the results of the 2017 Canadian Brewing Awards were announced (see the full winners’ list here). I can honestly say they were full of surprises. Lots of new names on the list and a fascinating equality between… Continue Reading →
They may not have an address, but Elbeck Brews officially has beer. I profiled Edmonton’s fledgling contract brewery on my CBC column on Friday. You can listen to it here. This is a follow-up of my initial introduction on this… Continue Reading →
Every brewery in Alberta likes to brag that the province grows some of the best malting barley in the world. For good reason, because it is true. But most breweries are simply the lucky recipients of the farmers’ (and maltsters’)… Continue Reading →
A draft report soon to go to Edmonton City Council proposes amending Edmonton’s development by-laws to allow small breweries in a broader range of locations. I won’t tell you how I got my hands on the document but I can… Continue Reading →
Our interview kept getting interrupted by people banging on the locked door, hoping for beer. Irritating? Not really. Instead I realized it was a sign of Canmore Brewing’s early success. Currently the tap room is only open Thursday thru Sunday,… Continue Reading →
It has been rather quiet on the beer policy and politics front recently. No updates on the ongoing legal disputes around Alberta’s mark-up policy and brewers’ grant program (for a summary read here), no big announcements or controversies – just… Continue Reading →
If I were to ask you where Lundbreck was, I am pretty confident you wouldn’t really know. As it works out it is a small hamlet on the Crowsnest Highway between Pincher Creek and the towns that make up the… Continue Reading →