Posts Tagged: Alberta
Alberta Faces The New Politics Of Cold Beer
Posted by on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 in - leave a comment
Here is a weird one for you. After new got out that Alberta, Canada's home to free enterprise and low taxation, has the inordinately high booze costs the provincial government has decided to take the bold step of reducing the tax on alcohol... that, you know, they introduced themselves a few … read more »
Beer Prices Go Throught The Albertan Roof
Posted by on Thursday, May 21, 2009 in - 4 comments
Here is an odd phenomenon: beer prices have taken off in Alberta over the last year, one of the provinces in Canada which has fairly well entrenched privatized retail beer sales: • The price of Alberta beer is now higher than in any province, a complete reversal from April 2008, when this …
Alberta: Fireside Mild, Alley Kat Brewing, Edmonton
Posted by on Monday, March 9, 2009 in - leave a comment
A Canadian mild. Who knew this was possible? Twenty-one sessions ago, I hunted for mild in Canada and came up empty. Well, not entirely empty as I had some beer along the way but intellectually I was a void. But here is Alley Kat's seasonal brew for these weeks of late winter 2009 and instead of …
Beer Shop + Beer Club + Local Brewery = Good Idea
Posted by on Saturday, February 28, 2009 in - 1 comment
What a great concept! This article that popped up on Google news this evening shows how an imaginative beer shopkeeper can connect fans of great beer with the local brewers who make it. Here is how the deal works at the Sherbrooke Liquor Store in Edmonton Alberta: • ...Customers can sign up for …
Barley Wine: Olde Deuteronomy 2003, Alley Kat, Alberta
Posted by on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in - 2 comments
Election night here in Canada. So far most of the fun has been watching people get around the blackout law that bars transmission of election results until polls close across the whole country by posting from the UK or posting as rumours. The law is pre-Internet. It's actually pretty much pre-TV …
Alberta: Wraspberry Ale, Wild Rose Brewery, Calgary
Posted by on Thursday, April 19, 2007 in - leave a comment
This one slipped through the lines care of the National Beer Policy (NBP) in which the free amongst us share beer without regard to inter-provincial borders. Wild Rose Brewery of Calgary is rebuilding its website but, according to the BAers, they have a pretty strong line up. • It pours a smart …
Albeerta?
Posted by on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in - 8 comments
Although Calgary is home to the world's largest malting company, Canada Malting, makers of masses of the main ingredient in ales and lagers, it has taken a long time for beer to get some respect in Alberta. Like other areas of Canada 15 to 20 years ago, a very limited selection of beer existed …
