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Beer Myths, Beer Trends and More

I always like the end of June. In part because that is Vue Weekly’s annual Beer Issue. Sure, I like the fact that the issue gives me a fair bit of column inches (usually I write 3 different pieces), but… Continue Reading →

2016/07/04

Fasten or Slow-en, This is One Great Beer

By now most of you know I am a huge fan of Aecht Schlenkerla, the Bamberg rauchbier brewery. You can find evidence of that here, here, here and here. Well, I am here again to review yet another beer from… Continue Reading →

2016/06/08

Getting Sweet on Sour

What do you do when sour beer goes mainstream? It is not a question that is immediately before us, as sour beer is not yet mainstream. But how much longer will it be before we see Rickards Sour or Coors… Continue Reading →

2016/03/30

La Trappe Falls into a Wood Trap

I have said plenty lately about the fine beer produced by the Trappist breweries. I continue to enjoy drinking one every now and again, even if here in Alberta the price point can be a bit steep. I spotted a… Continue Reading →

2016/03/23

More on the Drunk Monks

I know I have written before on what I like to affectionately call the Drunk Monks (like here and here), who are more accurately called Trappists. Most beer fans know all about the Trappists and how high quality their Belgian… Continue Reading →

2016/03/11

One Man’s (Late) Take on the New BJCP Guidelines

As I mentioned a week ago (in this post), I have been spending a bit of time studying the new BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines. I know I am totally late to the game on this as the new guidelines came… Continue Reading →

2016/02/29

The Challenges of Style-izing

Over the past few weeks I have quietly been studying and reflecting on the new 2015 BJCP Guidelines, which by all accounts is something of a sea change in the beer judging world. Longstanding groupings of styles and even the… Continue Reading →

2016/02/22

The American Drunk Monks

Regular readers of this site know that I have a soft spot for the Trappist breweries – or as I like to call them, the Drunk Monks. I am not Catholic (far from it) but I really appreciate the idea… Continue Reading →

2016/02/19

An Homage to the Drunk Monks

My latest Beer 101 column (read here) offers a look at the monks who brew beer. The Trappists. I know I have written about them before and many, if not most, of you are well familiar with their history, approach… Continue Reading →

2016/02/04

Sour Beer the Easy Way

Kettle souring is a thing. It has gone from nowhere to relatively common in the U.S. in relatively short order. And now it has come home to Alberta. Wild Rose just released Cow Bell, their first kettle soured beer, and… Continue Reading →

2016/01/27