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Beer History in an Unexpected Place

During my trip to Britain, I took a day trip to a little city called Wigan. Most of you will never have heard of it. It is about an hour’s train ride northwest of Manchester. For most tourists there is… Continue Reading →

2013/08/01

The Beer Traditions of Caledonia

Unlike England, which has more breweries than you can keep track of, Scotland has a relatively small brewery network. There is, of course, Tennent’s, until recently an AB-Inbev brand but now owned by cider distributor C&C Group, which dominates the… Continue Reading →

2013/07/22

A Cut Above, But Still Not Enough

A few months back I reported that Belgian Beer Cafe opened in the Edmonton International Airport. This corporate-owned Belgian themed restaurant was a mildly interesting announcement at the time, but it hardly seemed worth making a beeline for it, especially… Continue Reading →

2013/07/08

Beer Academy Is for Real

During my trip to T.O. a couple weeks back, I made a point of visiting Beer Academy, the brewpub/restaurant/beer tasting room opened last year by Six Pints Specialty Beer Company, the Molson spin-off that houses Granville Island and Creemore Springs. … Continue Reading →

2013/06/20

Hangin’ Out At the Old Tankhouse

I am in Toronto for a conference related to my day job (usually the only way I get out of town). I flew in Tuesday and the conference didn’t start until Wednesday, meaning I had a few hours of classic… Continue Reading →

2013/05/30

Pubbing in Old St. John’s

Just before Xmas, I got an opportunity to head to St. John’s for a few days. I didn’t mention it at the time because I decided it would make a nice set of columns. And it did, as you can… Continue Reading →

2013/03/15

What We Can Learn from Boston

In August I spent a few days hanging out in Boston. Mostly I was there to attend a conference for work, but I did find a way to sneak in some beer time while there. I think Boston has a… Continue Reading →

2012/10/12

Smoke that Vanilla Bean

On a recent trip to Boston, I was able to haul back a few treats for myself. I mostly picked up New England area beer, but slipped in a couple of other U.S. craft as well. With the travel-shock rest… Continue Reading →

2012/10/01

The Beerguy and Mr. Keith

I need not tell anyone reading this website that one of the most infuriating bits of misinformation in the beer world is AB-Inbev’s insistence on calling Alexander Keith’s an IPA, despite the very obvious evidence that it is far from… Continue Reading →

2012/08/27

Now a Pearson Layover Ain’t So Bad

Many of you will remember my rant a few weeks back about the dearth of decent beer offerings in Canadian airports. It still stand by it (although it is hardly controversial), but I do wish to now add a caveat…. Continue Reading →

2012/06/11