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As we (or at least those of us who doggedly stick to analog date keepers) poise to toss our old calendar in the recycling bin and replace it with a new collection of 12 wildlife scenes / political posters / car photos / half-naked women to adorn our wall, it is the natural time for [...] The holiday season is one of those times when other aspects of life take a back seat, even if just for a couple of days. It is the only period where we are given permission to drop everything and just spend time with family and appreciating what the universe has blessed us with. So, like [...] After some unintended delays, the latest in Yukon Brewing‘s playful A.D.D. Series will be on Alberta store shelves in the (Saint) Nick of time for Xmas. The second release in the series is a Spiced Winter Ale, so it will go perfectly with your seasonal festivities. The A.D.D. series is a bit of an experiment [...] Got a pleasant surprise in the liquor store the other day while shopping for some holiday beverages and candidates for future columns. I found in the new release section some six-packs of Paddock Wood’s Red Hammer. I had heard that the folks at PW had made it a part of their regular line-up after a [...] I gotta say, this whole cleaning out the beer cellar thing has been a bit of a roller coaster. For every gorgeous gem I have found (read here), there has been a dud (here) or at least not quite what I was hoping for (here). I got the latter this weekend with a bottle of [...] Often the quietest person in the room is the most confident and self-assured. I think it may be that way with beer as well. During the last couple of months I devoted my Sherbrooke Liquor Beer 101 columns to an exploration of big beer – bold, higher alcohol beer (to read the earlier pieces, go [...] A few months ago I received a gift of one bottle of Charlevois’s Dominus Vobiscum Brut.As part of my cellar cleaning project, I decided to open it and see what I found. Before engaging the review directly, I thought I should offer some background on the beer. Charlevoix is a creative craft brewer from outside [...] With it so plentiful in Alberta, it can be easy to forget just how fortunate we are to have a regular supply of Cantillon Lambics. I have said before that I consider Cantillon to be the ideal example of this difficult, rare and challenging style. In fact, it was my hours at the Cantillon brewery [...] I am the kind of guy who doesn’t get into the Xmas spirit until a little closer to the day. Around the 19th or 20th of December I will start get that the holiday spirit kickin’. Before that the store crowds, the irritating tinny holiday musak, the growing army of twinkle lights serve to irritate [...] As most of you are aware, Sherbrooke Liquor and Paddock Wood Brewing have partnered to create the Beer God Series. Twelve beer honouring the beer-related gods of yore. One to be released each quarter – so three years of good beer-y fun. The first was earlier this fall with Ragutiene, a rich Baltic Porter (reviewed [...] |
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