70 Acre to Sow More Space for Craft Beer in Sherwood Park

In what seems to be a series of firsts around the Edmonton area in the last few months, Sherwood Park has just added its name to the list of towns who have their first-ever brewery. 70 Acre Brewing opened its… Continue Reading →

RavenWolf Is on the Hunt for Good Beer and Better Community

“A raven and a wolf walk into a bar…” It might sound like the beginning of a good joke, but actually RavenWolf is serious business. Specifically RavenWolf Brewing is the newest brewery in the town of Spruce Grove just west… Continue Reading →

Talking Dog Makes Some Noise in Spruce Grove

It is hard to open a brewery. Imagine opening one during a pandemic. There have been a few brave souls in Alberta who have done just that in the past year or so. One of them is Spruce Grove’s first… Continue Reading →

Arcadia Forges Ahead in Challenging Times

It is hard to open a new brewery at the best of times. How about opening a brewpub during the COVID-19 pandemic? That is exactly what Darren McGeown found himself doing last fall with the opening of Arcadia Brewing Company…. Continue Reading →

How to Open a Brewery During a Pandemic

Starting up a small, local craft brewery is hard enough. Licensing and permit bureaucracies to navigate. Tons of technical issues to tackle. And then there is the money. It requires tonnes of work with a big question that hangs over… Continue Reading →

Inside the Monolith

With the forthcoming release of Blind Enthusiasm’s second Monolith beer on March 8, I thought it would be a good time to gaze inside this fascinating operation. I did my last CBC column introducing the Monolith to northern Albertans (which… Continue Reading →

Trans Canada Creating Cross-Drinker Appeal

When you name your brewery after Canada’s national highway, you have some pretty big shoes to fill. The Trans Canada Highway is an iconic symbol of our vast country. It ties the country together, creating memories for thousands of Canadians… Continue Reading →

Fitzsimmons Primed to Win Over Airdrie

A few years back Cody Fitzsimmons and his girlfriend Pamela Jarosz presented themselves with a stark choice. “Do we want to get married or start a brewery?” They felt their energies had to go into one or the other. The… Continue Reading →

Ol’ Beautiful Aiming to Making Attractive Beer

Another new Calgary brewery quietly slipped onto store shelves and bar taps over the summer (they officially launched in April). Ol’ Beautiful Brewing (the website isn’t much yet, but you know) is the brainchild of Chris Carroll and Devon Sidwell…. Continue Reading →

Snake Lake Hopes to Slither into Consumers’ Hearts

A few days ago I told you about one of Sylvan Lake’s upcoming breweries (read here). Today it is the second brewery’s turn. Snake Lake Brewing. Snake Lake is the original name of the town, after what the local indigenous… Continue Reading →

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