A couple of friends traveled to the U.S. west coast and brought me back a bottle of some beer of which I had never heard. I LOVE that. It is one of the great upsides of being a beer guy…. Continue Reading →
I am just finishing off a bottle of Mikkeller Single Hop East Kent Golding IPA. In and of itself it is a decent but unremarkable beer. It has the house yeast pungency of all Mikkeller beer and a balanced, presentable… Continue Reading →
My latest Vue Weekly review appeared on stands yesterday (you can read it here). I test drive Harviestoun’s Old Engine Oil. The tasting itself was straightforward – this is a rich, thick, warming meal of a beer. I picked up… Continue Reading →
Some Canadian breweries get a lot of ink, not undeservedly. We all know about the consistently high quality of Unibroue, the adventurous impressiveness of Dieu Du Ciel, the runaway reputation of Central City’s Red Racer. Some breweries fly under the… Continue Reading →
I admit I am a bit tardy on this one, but what the heck. A few weeks ago I came across Innis and Gunn’s gift pack – a labeled glass and three different beer, including two limited releases. It seemed… Continue Reading →
No one could ever accuse Paddock Wood of cutting corners. No bland lagers or meekly hopped pale ales from this microbrewery. It is one of my favourite things about Saskatchewan’s best brewer. They understand that even in a province of… Continue Reading →
Jim at Sherbrooke Liquor Store has made a hobby in the last couple of years of collaborating on creative, challenging, well-crafted beer that become almost-exclusives in his store. I have talked about the Sherbrooke series before, so won’t now, but… Continue Reading →
My latest Vue Weekly column is out – a review of Red Racer IPA, from Central City Brewing in Surrey, B.C. This beer is climbing my personal beer charts – with a bullet! It has only been in Alberta since… Continue Reading →
Alley Kat has released its final 15th Anniversary single-batch beer. The closing beer is a Cascadian IPA – sometimes known as a Black or Dark IPA – named after the northwestern U.S. region from which it originated. The joy of… Continue Reading →