Also available in the print edition and on Mondaymag.com People often ask me what my favourite beer is, and to be honest, unless they specify a timeframe, the answer usually involves many questions and an answer that is longer than I can fit in this column. Craft Beer is a passion for me. I drink …
The Frosted Glass
We've all seen it, some of us have had it: The Frosted Glass. Some bars swear by it as a means to get that ice cold beer even colder, but the problem is, there is no good that comes from doing it. First, consider the source of the ice. We've all made ice at home, …
Beer Festival Tips and Tricks
Later today, and again tomorrow, The Christmas Craft Beer Show will be providing thirsty craft beer and cider lovers the drinks they enjoy. Most will enjoy responsibly, but some will make some poor judgment calls in their behaviour and judgment. If you've never been to a Beer Festival, or even if you've been to plenty, …
Why Your Growler Isn’t Always Your Friend
We've all been there: There's a new beer released from a brewery, or a new brewery opening up, so we rush down and fill up a growler. We then go home where we pour out the first glass. So good. Second glass? Not bad. Third? Passable. Fourth? Flat and kinda off. When you think about …
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Bottled On vs. Best Before
As a follow up to my post on beer expiry, it got me thinking about a lack of industry standards as to how to communicate the freshness of a beer. Some beers will put a clear best before date, some will put the bottling date, some will use a convoluted date coding system you need …
Beer Expiry
"It's okay, someone will buy it eventually." That's the response I was given to pointing out expired beer on a shelf of a liquor store on Vancouver Island. Granted, this was in an area of the Island where craft beer is not as desired as in others (yes, those places do exist), but I was still …
Matter of Beer 