My most recent Planet S Magazine column (which you can read in its entirety here) was inspired by Paddock Wood’s summer release Black Friars. They bill it a “17th century porter” and I am told by the good folks there… Continue Reading →
You gotta hand it to the folks at Paddock Wood. While most breweries are doing fruit wheat ales, saisons or witbiers for their summer seasonals, Paddock Wood has the nerve to release a porter in the summer. And not any… 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 →
The latest in Sherbrooke’s and Paddock Wood’s Beer Gods Series quietly came out a few weeks back. Ninkasi, named after the Sumerian Goddess of Beer, is the fourth in the series. This has been a fun and educational approach to… 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 →
The Cochrane Eagle reported last week that Half Hitch Brewery is planning to open in that town in the coming 12 months (this was also reported by Canadian Beer News last week). A family affair, they have actually been in… 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 →
While in general January is a slow month for beer in Canada, there are a few new beer hitting store shelves and pub tap lines in the coming weeks. I thought I might as well offer a quick run-down of… 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 →