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Oktoberfest the Yukon Way

Sometime in the next couple of weeks, bottles of a new Yukon seasonal series will be hitting store shelves in Alberta. the new line is a three-times a year run of one-off brews. The plan is to make them original… Continue Reading →

2011/10/06

A Fall Prairie Beer Tour

Due to my life pre-occupations I have fallen a bit out of the loop about the goings-on with the prairie breweries outside Alberta. So I thought I would make up for it with a bit of a run-down on some… Continue Reading →

2011/09/26

A Little Razz-a-ma-Tazz from Yukon

Yukon Brewing’s latest seasonal is out, and it is a Raspberry Wheat Ale called Razz-a-ma-Tazz. From what the folks at Yukon say, it is not your usual fruity wheat beer. First, they added some toasted wheat to give it more… Continue Reading →

2011/07/27

New Beer from Yukon

I owe the good folks at Yukon Brewing an apology. Normally I like to be the first guy to report new beer from prairie (and honourary prairie) brewers. However my Halifax sojourn has interfered with that mission. The Yukon guys… Continue Reading →

2011/06/04

Solstice is Here (Or Not)

So this may be my most outrageous procrastination yet. Before Xmas our good friends at Yukon gave me a bottle of their very rare and now completely gone Solstice, their first distillation release. Last year they constructed a still that… Continue Reading →

2011/03/18

Yukon Porter Portages To Edmonton

Urban Diner on 109 Street has secured its second Yukon exclusive (the first was the Lead Dog on tap at its opening). This Friday at 4:00, the first of two kegs of Yukon’s latest seasonal, Porter, will be tapped. This… Continue Reading →

2011/03/08

Yukon’s Coming for Dinner

Edmonton’s first (of what I hope will be many) beer dinners has been announced, and it has a (honourary) prairie theme. The hearty folks at Yukon Brewing will be pulling their dog sleds (full of beer, I hope) southward to… Continue Reading →

2011/01/16

The Kegger Effect

A few weeks ago I wrote a post discussing how beer flavour and aroma can be transformed simply by its serving method. I got a second opportunity recently to contemplate the effects of dispensation mode, in this case the keg… Continue Reading →

2010/11/19

Lead Dog to Open Urban Diner II

To celebrate the grand opening of their new location on 109 St, the owners of the Urban Diner have arranged for an Alberta first. Two kegs of Yukon’s Lead Dog Ale have been shipped down from Whitehorse and are exclusive… Continue Reading →

2010/11/02

Can It, Yukon Brewing!

Yukon Brewing (onbeer.org’s honourary prairie brewery) was profiled last week on craftcans.com, a website devoted discussing and reviewing craft beer found in cans (yes, you can find a website devoted to almost anything on the inter-web…). The site does a… Continue Reading →

2010/09/23
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YEG Hidden Gems Beer Pairing Dinner

November 7. The craft beer scene in Edmonton has been exploding in recent years with many new breweries and interesting beer being created. Come try a few of the city’s hidden beer gems, curated by beer writer and educator Jason Foster. Each beer will be paired with a dish specifically designed for the beer by Underground’s executive chef. It will be an evening of exploration, education and enjoyment!
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