I just realized the last CBC column I did before coming to Halifax is on their website (don’t worry, I will be returning to my regular slot upon my return). It was a piece a new look at fruit beer…. Continue Reading →
Just back from San Fran last night. Need a day or two to process my thoughts about the American Craft Brewers Conference. In the meantime, you can occupy yourselves by reading my latest Planet S missive – a second piece… Continue Reading →
I completed my CBC three-part series on Stouts last Friday, and they just posted the mp3 here. I look at the biggest, baddest, meanest of stouts – Tropical Stouts and Russian Imperial Stouts. As usual, I walk through the history… Continue Reading →
The second part of my CBC series on stouts ran last Friday (listen to it here). The first part laid out the history of stout, described the basic flavours and aromas and broke down the basic sub-styles (Dry, Sweet and… Continue Reading →
I have been on a bit of a Stout kick lately. I have been sampling new stouts, tweaking my homebrew recipe for the spring brewing season start-up (I brew outside), and generally renewing my love affair with the blackest of… Continue Reading →
I don’t know about you, but I have noticed a new trend among the pseudo-craft beer brands lately. A couple of years ago, they were all about the White – Rickard’s White, Keith’s White. They were trying to emulate the… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago the beer blog world was afire with a heated debate about the usefulness of beer styles. The commotion was started by one of my favourite beer writers, Pete Brown, with this post and this post. This… Continue Reading →