It may only be January 2, but it is not too early to offer some thanksgiving for the bounty the prairies provide. I had an opportunity over the holiday season to crack open a bottle of Half Pints’ Demeter’s Harvest,… Continue Reading →
Got a pleasant surprise in the liquor store the other day while shopping for some holiday beverages and candidates for future columns. I found in the new release section some six-packs of Paddock Wood’s Red Hammer. I had heard that… Continue Reading →
I gotta say, this whole cleaning out the beer cellar thing has been a bit of a roller coaster. For every gorgeous gem I have found (read here), there has been a dud (here) or at least not quite what… Continue Reading →
A few months ago I received a gift of one bottle of Charlevois’s Dominus Vobiscum Brut.As part of my cellar cleaning project, I decided to open it and see what I found. Before engaging the review directly, I thought I… Continue Reading →
With it so plentiful in Alberta, it can be easy to forget just how fortunate we are to have a regular supply of Cantillon Lambics. I have said before that I consider Cantillon to be the ideal example of this… Continue Reading →
I am the kind of guy who doesn’t get into the Xmas spirit until a little closer to the day. Around the 19th or 20th of December I will start get that the holiday spirit kickin’. Before that the store… Continue Reading →
As most of you are aware, Sherbrooke Liquor and Paddock Wood Brewing have partnered to create the Beer God Series. Twelve beer honouring the beer-related gods of yore. One to be released each quarter – so three years of good… Continue Reading →
I think I was one of many beer fans who cheered when we discovered that Brewery Ommegang has arrived in Alberta. I have had a couple of bottles of their elixir over the years, thanks to friends traveling in the… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago TAPS Magazine announced through its Canadian Beer Awards that Driftwood Brewing’s Fat Tug IPA won Canadian Beer of the Year. Victoria’s Driftwood, despite only being around since 2008, has quickly developed a reputati0n for uncompromising quality… Continue Reading →
This review may be controversial. Many beer aficionados have given up on Big Rock. I can understand why. Their flagship beer don’t seem as solid as they used to be. Most of their special releases in recent years have been… Continue Reading →