You know non-alcoholic beers have hit the minivan mainstream when even the local Costco warehouse carries multiple varieties at once. This week, one of the available brands was a non-alcoholic version of Blue Moon, a Belgian-inspired megabrew from Molson Coors […]
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Review: Grolsch Radler Non-Alcoholic Beer
With summer finally here, it’s time to get your pantry well-stocked with canned, chillable beverages for the months ahead. Unless, that is, you’re visiting us from Southern California or New Mexico or some other hot-climate or topical place where your […]
Review: Heineken 0.0 Non-Alcoholic Beer
I never thought I’d say this, but it’s a good time to be a fan of non-alcoholic beer. For whatever reason, be it health- or demographic-related, there’s been a surge in available non-alcoholic (NA) beers popping up in grocery stores, […]
Arbitrary: Growler Bar Economics, Revisited
Back in 2013, I wrote about the pros and cons of growler bars, which were just starting to pop up in Calgary, where I lived at the time. To be blunt, I wasn’t exactly sold on the experience. The cost […]
Review: Apex Predator (Bench Creek) White Raven India Pale Ale
Within the last few years, there’s been an explosion of amazing craft breweries in Alberta, the province in the western Canada that I call home. While British Columbia to the west of us has had a flourishing craft beer scene […]
Review: River Valley Session IPA
There’s a special place in my heart for cheap and cheerful beers. The kinds of beers you keep in the back of the fridge, waiting for a hot day when you could really use a dose of instant cold, or […]
Review: Grolsch Non-Alcoholic beer
There are plenty of reasons for people to avoid alcohol. Being pregnant, being the designated driver, religious beliefs, childcare duty, weight or other health concerns, addiction, etc. For those who abstain from alcohol but still enjoy a cool, refreshing beer, […]
Arbitrary: Beer Economics 101 – The Growler Bar
I’m not sure how common these are outside of Alberta, but in the past few months, I’ve seen a couple new growler bars freshly installed at liquor stores in this province. I found one at the massive new Wine and […]

