When Halifax’s Propeller Brewing Company announced in early January that they were expanding their operations to a new facility across the Halifax [...]
This Propeller Keeps Spinning
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In This Issue
May 2013
Feature Brewer: Nicole Barry, Half Pints Brewing Co.
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When Nicole Barry was 16 years old she knew what she wanted to do for a living. She was going to be an entrepreneur, just like her mom [...]
Feature Destination: Calgary
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Big Skies, Big Beer
Calgary (also known as Cow Town, C-Town, or Heart of the New West) is a vibrant city that combines [...]
An Introduction to Kegging Homebrew
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There comes a time in the life of every homebrewer when they feel the need to set aside that pile of empties, the bottle capper and the priming [...]
The Kidnapping of Canada’s Beer Barons
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On the morning of August 14, 1934, John Sackville Labatt, the president of the historic London-based brewery that bore his name, drove out [...]
Beer and Sake: Two Become One
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If good things come in small packages, than this sake/beer hybrid served at the Cambridge Brewing Company in Massachusetts is a real gift [...]
Beer 101: Hops
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Of all of the ingredients that make a beer, none has engendered the enthusiasm and devotion of the hop. Malt has its adherents, a few people [...]
Le Mondial de la Bière: 20 Years and Still Going Strong
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Le Mondial de la bière is regularly listed among the top ten beer festivals in the world. This five-day festival, which takes place in Montréal, [...]
Is It Easier To Open A Craft Brewery In The USA Than Canada?
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It is often heard in Canadian craft beer circles, at least in Atlantic Canada, that it is hard to open a small brewery; that there are too many hurdles and [...]
Craft Brewers Conference Reaches Monumental Heights
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The Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade group representing America’s small and independent craft brewers, concluded the 30th [...]
Mirella Amato: Master Cicerone
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It is official. The first Canadian Master Cicerone was anointed in late 2012, and it is Toronto-area beer consultant and writer Mirella Amato. [...]
The Australian Craft Beer Scene
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Despite having some of the most fertile wine growing soil in the entire world, Australia has quite the emerging craft beer scene that shouldn’t [...]
My Shout: When Beer Is Of Its Place
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Wine, as most people know, is a beverage of terroir, something which, in its aroma and taste, speaks to its area of origin. In this fashion, a [...]
