Give a hoot about Calgary craft beer with Night Owl from Tool Shed, Big Rock...
The Night Owl coffee stout from Tool Shed and Phil & Sebastian. Tuesday was a big day for the guys behind Calgary’s Tool Shed Brewing Company. Not only did they get the keys to what will become...
View ArticleCalgary International Beerfest the highlight of the spring beer calendar
UPDATED: All three sets of passes have been claimed. Congrats to Tyler, Kayley and Quin. It’s hard not to look at the event calendar for spring and put a huge circle over May 2 and 3. With more than...
View ArticleCalgary’s Village, Montana’s Tamarack with three awards at Beerfest
The Calgary International Beerfest has announced its 2014 award winners. There were many multiple winners among breweries, including Alley Kat and the group behind Brewsters and Beer Revolution....
View ArticleBig Rock continues busy year with spicy entries.
The latest Big Rock Swinger Pack, featuring two new beers. It’s hard to keep up with everything going on in Calgary’s growing craft beer scene, and Big Rock is a big part of that. They have set an...
View ArticleCalgary’s Village Brewery launches Maiden voyage
The Village Square, designed by Mandy Stobo, and featuring the new Village Maiden. Fresh off its unveiling at the Calgary International Beerfest, where it was awarded second place in the Best Cask...
View ArticleGlenfiddich partners with Calgary charity to support veterans and their families
Steve Critchley, Co-Founder of Can Praxis (left), Elizabeth Havers, Brand Ambassador, PMA Canada(centre), and Phil Ralph, Program Director, Wounded Warriors Canada (right), at the BMO Centre in...
View ArticleStrap on your lederhosen – it’s Oktoberfest season
Visitors celebrate with first beer mugs the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2014. Germany’s world-famous...
View ArticleNew entry into Alberta beer market is set in Stone
Despite the long-held misconception by many people more accustomed to Budweiser being representative of American beer, the craft beer scene south of the border is really far ahead of what’s going on...
View ArticleUnique Pinot pairings at select restaurants highlight Sokol Blosser
Pinot Noir can be a very versatile wine. I’ve had it paired with everything from pork to duck to beef, and it’s also very good with simple dishes like bruschetta or pasta or game hens. One ingredient...
View ArticleWarm up your winter with the MS Whisky Fest
Fill your glass with some fine whisky. It’s been a chilly start to the new year in Alberta. Cold. Snow. Wind. Even freezing rain. You think you’ve had enough of winter, and then you realize it’s just...
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