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Slay that Hop Beast

After many months of delays, Hog’s Head Brewing finally got their flagship Hop Slayer IPA on the streets a few weeks back, and this past week I finally got my first chance to try it. As a reminder, Hop Slayer… Continue Reading →

Black Beaut

For a large chunk of you, there is no need for me to introduce the wonders of Deschutes Brewery. Not only are they the 5th largest craft brewer in the country, they have a well-deserved reputation for making high quality… Continue Reading →

A Brown Bonanza

I think that brown ales are getting squeezed out lately. Once the out-there beer that demarcated the (then) new breed of craft brewers from the corporate lagers, today in the wave of Imperial IPAs, oak-aged beer and Trappist Quadrupels, brown… Continue Reading →

Odd Name, Decent Lager

I admit I just don’t get the name. Maybe I am missing some inside joke or a cool reference I am not hip enough to tap into. I just don’t understand it. Barking Squirrel. The flagship beer of Toronto’s Hop… Continue Reading →

Not Bad, For a 950-Year-Old

Okay, the beer is not really 950 years old. But its namesake Abbey is. Affligem 950 Cuvee was a special beer released last year to celebrate the 950th anniversary of the Abbey of Affligem. The brewery, which is actually located… Continue Reading →

Have Courage, My Friends

In this week’s Vue Weekly, I review a beer that kind of sneaked into the Alberta market recently, Courage Imperial Russian Stout, or Russian Imperial Stout if you prefer (depends on how you read the label and an online search… Continue Reading →

Vintage Tartness

One of the areas of beer, style-wise, that Alberta has been fairly under-represented is sour beer. Recent years have improved, with the arrival of a handful of world class lambics, including Cantillon. In the Flanders sour department (EDIT: Flanders Red… Continue Reading →

Ramped Up Rye

For a guy who has never brewed with rye, I have developed something of a fascination with the grain. I like the sharp, earthy character rye adds to a beer. Plus, I like that it is less common than wheat…. Continue Reading →

The End of End of Days Not Yet Nigh

Just before Xmas, Brewsters brewpub chain released an Extreme Ale (their words) to mark the end of the world according to the Mayans (well the people who misinterpreted the Mayan calendar system, but that is beside the point). They tapped… Continue Reading →

A Dark Taste of Ambroise-a

One of the beer I picked up for sampling over the holiday season was the St. Ambroise Stout Imperiale Russe (Russian Imperial Stout). Stouts are something St. Ambroise does well. I am not as big a fan as many are… Continue Reading →

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