Beer Reviews 
Review: Maple Cream Ale(0)
Beer: Beer Name Brewery: Granville Island Brewing (Vancouver, British Columbia) Style: Flavoured Cream Ale Alcohol: 5.0% ABV Adding maple to a beer usually goes one way or another. Either it’s a beautiful beer that emphasizes the maple along with the malts and hops. Or it’s worth a drainpour. I’ve experienced both extremes and very few… Read More ›
Review: Deadman Creek
Beer: Deadman Creek Brewery: Yukon Brewing (Whitehorse, Yukon) Style: Fruit Beer Alcohol: 4.7% ABV Sometimes a beer lives up its promises. Other times, not so much. With Yukon Brewing’s Deadman Creek, the brewery set out to create a cranberry wheat ale. Originally launched as a seasonal beer using Yukon-grown cranberries, the company experienced higher demand… Read More ›
Review: Ice Fog
Beer: Ice Fog Brewery: Yukon Brewing (Whitehorse, Yukon) Style: India Pale Ale Alcohol: 6.0% ABV North of 60 where the men are men and dogs are pulling sleds, there’s one group of brewmeisters that braves the cold and brews beers. Yukon Brewing is the only brewery in Canada’s North, and it has done well for… Read More ›
Review: Molson Canadian Wheat
Beer: Molson Canadian Wheat Brewery: Molson Coors (Montreal, Quebec) Style: Wheat Lager Alcohol: 4.5% ABV As craft beer continues to escalate in popularity and sales, the bigger breweries will continue to try their hand at producing beers a little out of the ordinary. One of the most recent examples is Molson Canadian Wheat, which is… Read More ›
Review: Rogue Chipotle Ale
Beer: Chipotle Ale Brewery: Rogue Ales (Ashland, Oregon) Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Ale Alcohol: 5.0% ABV There’s something about hot and spicy paired with beer. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes they’re one and the same. In this case, it’s Rogue Chipotle Ale. Brewed as a subtle amber pale ale with the additions of mild chipotle… Read More ›
Review: Mort Subite Xtreme Kriek
Beer: Mort Subite Xtreme Kriek Brewery: Alken-Maes (Kobbegem, Belgium) Style: Fruit Lambic Alcohol: 4.3% ABV It’s hard to believe there was a time I had a serious dislike for the flavour of cherries. Taste buds change over the years, though, and I think it’s safe to blame fruit lambics like the Mort Subite Xtreme Kriek… Read More ›
Review: Growers Raspberry
Beer: Growers Raspberry Brewery: Growers Cider Company (Oliver, British Columbia) Style: Flavoured Cider Alcohol: 7.0% ABV My first memory of Growers products involved seeing my mother drink them as “coolers” when I was still in school and living at home. Although technically ciders, the fruit-flavoured (well, besides apple, anyway) beverages that Growers produces and distributes… Read More ›
Review: Old Style Pilsner
Beer: Old Style Pilsner Brewery: Molson Coors (Edmonton, Alberta) Style: Pilsner Alcohol: 5% ABV Although my bias leans toward the directions of ales, as the temperatures rise, crisp and clean lagers can provide a nice change from the various ales on the market. It wasn’t until moving to the north that I ever spotted Molson’s… Read More ›
Review: Growers Extra Dry Apple
Beer: Growers Extra Dry Apple Brewery: Growers Cider Company (Oliver, British Columbia) Style: Cider Alcohol: 7.0% ABV What can I say about cider? It’s hit or miss for me, but when it’s good, it can be damn good. When it’s bad, it can be too bland or too tart or too sweet. There are all… Read More ›
Review: Kenmount Road Chocolate Stout
Beer: Kenmount Road Chocolate Stout Brewery: Amber’s Brewing Co. (Edmonton, Alberta) Style: American Stout Alcohol: 5.6% ABV We all have our preferred styles, and the overall stout category definitely fits the bill for me. Rich, roasty, chocolatey flavours tend to make my palate jump for joy (well, if it actually could jump, that is). Amber’s… Read More ›