“We will rebuild and reopen. We will get through this.” –Brett Ireland, Jasper Brewing owner
Beer Guy
There are many, many U of A alumni who took their degrees and did some pretty great things.
When the bartender asks, ‘Are you here for the crib tournament?’ you know you’ve left the big city behind.
I’ve had New York-style pizza in New York, Chicago-style in Chicago, California-style in California, Detroit-style in Detroit, and of course, Boston pizza everywhere but Boston.
Alberta Beer Awards: Choosing a favourite beer is like choosing your favourite child. It’s impossible.
It wasn’t the beer; the real treasure was the friends that we made along the way
The sun was out. The bride was beautiful, the groom handsome. The clouds cleared from the Three Sisters and Ha Ling Peak as the knot was tied. And then the beer flowed.
Frank was walking down the Strand when he saw a huge sign on Canada House saying; Come to Canada, land of opportunity.”Frank popped in and when he asked about moving to Canada he was told; ‘How about Saturday?’
“Springtime in Alberta Chills me to the bone.” ~ Ian Tyson We lost Alberta icon…
“A person should have wings to carry them where their dreams go, but sometimes a pair of skis makes a good substitute.” –Hans Gmoser
“The nights were blinding cold and casket black and the long reach of the morning had a terrible silence to it.” –Cormac McCarthy, The Road.
Certified organic beer is still few and far between, but here are six that use organic and local malt. Find at the breweries and better beer stores in Alberta.
Take a summer daytrip. Travel out beyond the Henday to visit six superb craft breweries.
Drink local they say. Local beer with Alberta barley, hops, and water, sure. But how about adding some Alberta spruce too?
The Beer Guy talks about growing up in sugar maple land (aka Ontario) and finding lots of maple in beers, right here.
Drink local, drink better, drink green, drink less, drink an old friend.
O’Brien’s era may have been a pint of stout, but for decades previously it would have meant plain porter
The Beer Guy Peter Bailey talks about the new brewery district on the south side, on and around 99 Street—Happy Beer Street.
Not so long ago, walking into a beer store meant being confronted with a wall of look-alike factory-brewed lager.