Tag: Beer Travel

Sorry, Mickey, I’m Here for the Beer

It’s funny, when you tell people you are going to Anaheim their first question is always “are you going to Disneyland?” That question makes sense to me if I said we were taking the kids to Anaheim. But in my… Continue Reading →

2017/12/21

Take an Alberta Beer Trip This Weekend

My last Vue Weekly column offered up a theoretical beer trip down Highway 2 (which you can read here). In an afternoon you could hit a half a dozen or so breweries without really venturing off Alberta’s busiest highway –… Continue Reading →

2017/11/23

Upstreet’s Go Devil Goes Down Just Fine

A friend went to PEI this summer on a family vacation. And proving they are a rather great friend, they brought me back some beer to try. Gahan Brewing (PEI Brewing) is a longtime staple of the PEI beer scene… Continue Reading →

2017/10/05

Beer Reflections from Toronto

A couple weeks ago I spent a few days in Toronto (as I shared here). It was mostly for work but I was able to get some beer time in on the side. I have had a bit of time… Continue Reading →

2017/06/14

The Joy of Finding New Places

I am in Toronto this week for conferences for my day job (these days they call it “Congress”, but I much prefer the older name – “The Learneds” which were mercilessly mocked as “The Stupids” which I loved). However, even… Continue Reading →

2017/05/31

Grizzly Paw’s Awesome Brew Space

I would die to have the view Grizzly Paw’s brewers have when they mix up the brewery’s magic elixir. Most brewers have to put up with concrete walls and a back door opening up to a light industrial parking lot… Continue Reading →

2017/04/05

Things Looking Up for Craft Beer in Banff

It has been quite a few years since I was last in Banff. I forget just how stunningly beautiful the mountain peaks are around the townsite. I don’t forget, however, how desperate the beer options were during my last visit… Continue Reading →

2017/03/31

More Reflections on Costa Rica – Just Because

I know that the beer scene in Costa Rica is not my beat here at onbeer. REALLY not my beat. I should be telling you about the latest new brewery in Manitoba or that cool beer spot in Calgary. But… Continue Reading →

2017/02/28

Mi Casa Is Una Casa de Cerveza

I recently got back from Costa Rica. Not a beer trip – just a holiday. But, being who I am, I couldn’t help myself in seeking out what the country had to offer in craft beer. On the surface there… Continue Reading →

2017/02/23

The Dilemma that is Mill Street

I am in Calgary for a couple of days for some work stuff. As usual I am trying to find some time to do a little bit of beer stuff while I am here (hopefully more on that soon). Yesterday… Continue Reading →

2017/01/18