Further to recent speculation, onbeer.org has learned that, indeed, Magpie has been “soft launched” in Alberta and is currently available in select pubs in Edmonton and Calgary. Big Rock’s rye beer (western Canada’s only such beer) is returning to market,… Continue Reading →
My latest Vue Weekly column is a review of Creemore Spring’s Traditional Pilsner, recently available in Alberta in cans. I was nervous about trying this, the second permanent beer in Creemore’s line up. I enjoy their Premium Lager quite a… Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Unity Brew – the beer designed collaboratively by all of Alberta’s brewers with the proceeds going to charity (mostly the Kidney Foundation). The brew day was a blast, and the cause… Continue Reading →
I mentioned the other day that I picked up a couple bottles of Half Pints’ Humulus Ludicrous at the brewery on the day of its release. HL is Half Pints’ annual double IPA seasonal, claiming to be 100 IBUs (which… Continue Reading →
A couple weeks ago I posted a review (here) of the test batch of witbier from soon-to-be-Saskatoon-brewpub Shiny Penny. In the review I lamented only getting one bottle of it try – as it had excessive yeast cake which I… Continue Reading →
So a few weeks ago Weihenstephaner arrived in Alberta. It is generally considered the best example of a German Hefeweizen in the world. In part this is for good reason. It is the original wheat beer brewer, after all. They… Continue Reading →
The title is likely a dead give-away that this post is about a German beer. More specifically it is about my latest Vue Weekly column, which actually is from August 18 but for technical reasons didn’t get posted online right… Continue Reading →
I am a little late with this review of Paddock Wood’s summer seasonals. I have been busy and out of town a fair bit this summer and didn’t want to sample the bottles until I could give them a focused… Continue Reading →
In Calgary today to do some family related stuff. Consequently I wasn’t planning any beer business. However, as it worked out I was near the Calgary Farmer’s Market this afternoon and was able to finagle a short visit to the… Continue Reading →
Most beer fans know all about Anchor Steam Beer and Fritz Maytag’s key role in resurrecting that classic California Common beer style (which is really Steam Beer, but Maytag – on a less helpful day – patented the term). Fewer… Continue Reading →