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I am just finishing off a bottle of Mikkeller Single Hop East Kent Golding IPA. In and of itself it is a decent but unremarkable beer. It has the house yeast pungency of all Mikkeller beer and a balanced, presentable hop punch. It is well made, and worth the taste in and of itself. But [...] I equivocated about buying this beer for a while. It intrigued me but the price was steep ($25 for a 750 ml bottle). Then I saw an article online listing the 25 best new beer in the U.S. It was number 15. The beer (as the photo to the right obviously gave away) is Brooklyn [...] My latest Vue Weekly review appeared on stands yesterday (you can read it here). I test drive Harviestoun’s Old Engine Oil. The tasting itself was straightforward – this is a rich, thick, warming meal of a beer. I picked up complex blendings of chocolate, coffee, dark raisin, molasses, caramel and plum. The roast is light [...] Honesty in Advertising I was reading the new issue of MacLean’s magazine today (dentists’ waiting offices are useful for something – it was his copy), and there was an editorial titled “Why Is Your Government Standing in the Way of Cheaper Beer?”. It was a quick and interesting analysis, arguing government policy is combining [...] I have been writing a fair bit lately here at onbeer.org about the effect of packaging, in particular about bottle vs. can. It is an issue that has captured my inquisitive nature. No matter at what level you discuss the issue – flavour, stability, environmental sustainability – there are opposing viewpoints and uncertain research. I [...] 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 make a stop at the Urban Diner II on 109 Street for a five-course beer [...] Wow! Am I really that old? I remember when it was just a young pup, barely taller than a grasshopper’s knee. Well, maybe not, but it is true that the best brewpub on the prairies, Bushwakker, is 20 years old this year. And to celebrate they are throwing a big party on January 22 (which [...] Goodbye 2010… …Hello 2011! Over the past week or so, in each of my regular columns I did a 2010 Review/2011 Preview kind of thing. I realize mid-January is a bit late to be rolling out one’s new year pieces, but I wanted to wait until they all were out and then do [...] |
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