Tag: sugar bowl

What Do You Want in a Bitter?

I hosted my monthly beer tasting at the Sugar Bowl last week, doing a selection from Edmonton’s local breweries, Yellowhead, Amber’s and Alley Kat. My Alley Kat choice was their latest in the Big Bottle series, Bitter Truth ESB. As… Continue Reading →

2012/04/02

Sometimes David Beats Goliath

I heard a great story the other day. I had some business to attend to at the Sugar Bowl in Edmonton. And while we were talking I noticed that Wild Rose Alberta Crude Oatmeal Stout was on tap. I knew… Continue Reading →

2011/08/29

Second Cask Night to Hit Edmonton

Breaking News! I learned just today (some of you who get out more may already know) that Alley Kat is partnering with the newly refurbished Next Act Pub (8224 104 Street) to start up a second monthly cask ale event…. Continue Reading →

2010/11/03

Cask Ale Reminders

A quick reminder to all Edmonton-area readers of the two upcoming cask nights in the next few days. First up is the monthly Alley Kat cask evening at the Sugar Bowl – TONIGHT (Thursday September 23). This month returns to… Continue Reading →

2010/09/23

A New Record (I think) for Cask Ale

The latest Sugar Bowl/Alley Kat cask ale event went off this evening, and it hit new heights in beery-ness. By my watch, the cask ran out in exactly 1 hour 4 minutes, which is unquestioningly the fastest ever in Edmonton…. Continue Reading →

2010/07/15

Sugar Bowl Tasting Event Rescheduled

Just a quick note to let whoever of you out there cares that the informal beer tasting event hosted by me at the Sugar Bowl, planned for this Wednesday, has been rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience if you were… Continue Reading →

2010/07/05

Cask-Monton Here We Come!

So, I think Edmontonians are liking the idea of cask ale. The Sugar Bowl was hopping again last night for the second monthly cask event. The cask – the Steam beer without dry hopping – disappeared in 90 minutes once… Continue Reading →

2010/06/25

Edmonton’s Second Cask Night

Just a quick reminder that Edmonton’s second monthly cask event is this Thursday (June 24) at the Sugar Bowl at 5:00, This month Alley Kat has done a Steam Beer (which is my recipe, actually). When I last asked they… Continue Reading →

2010/06/23

Edmonton Gets Its First Cask Ale Event!!

So, beer fans, I have great news! Regular readers will know that in a post a few weeks ago I lamented Edmonton’s lack of a cask ale tradition. Well, we have done something about it. Alley Kat and hip beer… Continue Reading →

2010/04/28