A quick news round-up to pick up some announcements that either I missed in my last news update or have come out since that post. In no particular order: Half Pints Brewing is teaming up with the Winnipeg Brew Bombers… Continue Reading →
I have been on the road a fair bit this summer, so haven’t really been keeping up on the latest from breweries on the prairies. Summers are, obviously, the busiest time for breweries, so most are just trying to keep… Continue Reading →
I just looked at my watch and realized it has been weeks since I have offered a beer news update. With my life distractions, contests and other goings on around these parts, I simply haven’t thought to put together a… Continue Reading →
One of the more anticipated and boundary-pushing beer that has hit the prairie market in recent weeks is Half Pints’ Le Temps Noir. An Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels, it is intended to be intense and intimidating. Even the… Continue Reading →
My latest Planet S column takes a bit of a different tack around beer (read it here). My job often involves drinking intense, complex beer. I truly appreciate the opportunity to sample a one-off, out-there beer knowing it is a… Continue Reading →
It may not feel or look like spring around the prairies quite yet. The blanket of snow and iffy temperatures have completely stymied my plans to do a March brew session, for example. However, beer people less weather dependent than… Continue Reading →
A few things have snuck past me (well, not snuck past me so much as I chose not to write a post about them yet) in the past month, so I thought I should put together a quick news update… Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, the folks at Brewsters confirmed to me that Beer Revolution, their Calgary craft beer bar with 20+ rotating taps (see here for my impressions of it), is officially coming to Edmonton. They have secured the old Kelsey’s… Continue Reading →
I mentioned a month or so back that Half Pints was brewing up a holy trinity of Oktoberfests to celebrate the annual celebration of beer. At the time, it didn’t look like any of the beer would make their way… Continue Reading →
…And some are already here!! This week is a big week for beer releases, as clearly the prairie breweries are prepping for the long, cold winter ahead, as most of the beer have a distinctly winter warming theme. I am… Continue Reading →