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My latest Vue Weekly column ran this past week (I am a little late posting it here as I was too busy judging beer at the Edmonton homebrewing competition). It is a review of Rogue Ales John John Ale – their latest wacky creation. I wasn’t originally planning to review it. I had just [...] Just a quick reminder that next Thursday (June 3) is the Cantillon tasting and food pairing evening at Gini’s Restaurant. Tickets are selling fast, so if you are thinking of attending I would suggest heading over to Sherbrooke Liquor soon to purchase yours. Tickets are $50 each, and will include samples from 5 Cantillon lambics, [...] Calgary’s take at an International Beer Festival hits this weekend at the Stampede Grounds, on Friday and Saturday. I am less familiar with Calgary’s Festival, and am unable to attend as it conflicts with the Aurora Brewing Challenge, Edmonton’s homebrewing competition at which I am judging (along with two dozen other experienced homebrewers and judges). [...] My latest Planet S column is up. It highlights the arrival of boutique beer stores in Saskatoon and Regina, meaning that Saskatchewan residents will now finally get access to some quality craft beer. It is a mini-form of privatization, where each city is allowed one boutique store (Cava Secreta in Saskatoon, Willow Park in Regina) [...] Being a beer guy about town has its advantages. As it works out, I am the first (I think) kid on the block to have received one of the high-tech beer glasses made by American craft brewer Samuel Adams. If you are a beer geek, you will know about these glasses, as they have been [...] Yours Truly Hoisting the First Pint The Pulling of the First Pint from the Traditional Beer Engine I just got back from the cask night hosted by the Sugar Bowl and Alley Kat Brewing. What a blast! I think all the way around it was a big success. The cask disappeared in about [...] Yellowhead's Brewmaster Scott Harris draws a pitcher of the inaugural brew from the conditioning tank A picture of the new Yellowhead Brewing Logo This afternoon was the official opening of Yellowhead Brewing Company, located on 105 Street in downtown Edmonton. They launched themselves with a media event highlighted by an official blessing by [...] I just realized my latest Beer 101 column was posted last week. I continue my multi-part look at beer freshness and aging by tackling the unbelievably daunting task of “best before” date codes on beer. The indecipherable nature of date codes on beer packaging has long been a source of frustration for me. There is [...] After months of snow, cold and icy roads, prairie drivers look forward to the arrival of spring and the beginning of pothole season, where we can test our evasion skills as we try to swerve around the cavalcade of suspension-killing asphalt gaps created by our harsh winter. So what better name for a seasonal released [...] My latest Vue Weekly submission, on newstands now, is, well, different. The wine columnist and I were given the challenge by our editor of pairing our favourite beverage with four exotic and unusual meats: python, alligator, muskox and kangaroo. I am not kidding. So I took my best shot at it, suggesting beer that I [...] |
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