Alley Kat cask

Sorry for the lack of updates. We've been on vacation. If you've been following the tweets that's all constant. Any way I know Alley Kat has there cask now at sugarbowl so go check it out in Edmonton



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Mail Strikes Hurts Beer Readers

It's better now, but that darned mail strike really set back the distribution of TAPS - The Beer Magazine. This is Canada's premier beer magazine and if yo haven't ever picked one up you really need. It's a window into the beer industry from coast to coast and around the world. This summer's issue is currently available at Chapters and places like Wild Rose's Taproom.

From the prairie side, there's a GREAT article highlighting Fort Garry of Winnipeg. Seriously check this out. The subscriptions are a good price, it's quarterly and you can even get a serious deal digitally through zinio on your iphone.

Wild Rose Seasonal Out

Dave and the gang at Wild Rose have launched their seasonal - a kolsch. The press release writes it as having a "delicate fruitiness and a prominent, but not extreme hoppiness. Bright straw-yellow in colour, Kolsch are often mistaken for lagers. In fact, this beer style is an ale which is top fermented at a relatively warm temperature and then lagered, or aged, at a cooler temperature for about eight weeks."

You can find this at the WR taproom and some taps around Calgary.

Willow Park Hopfest

June 23 - Willow Park Wine and Liquor is hosting Hopfest. Here they will feature many beers that truly give an array of hops flavours. Tickets are $25 and should please all levels of hop lovers. Even if you only get a taste of Alley Kat's Full Moon Pale Ale it would be worth it. Well - close anyway.

Big Rock Eddies - Results

Big Rock's annual red carpet fundraising event went off again this last week and what another great show. The video winner was Blake McWillian and Mike McLaughlin of Sherwood Park with "Never Trust a Sound Guy" Second and their came from entries from Vancouver and Calgary. The print winner, below, was from Mark Cromwell of Calgary, called :It's What We're Made Of" See the link for all winners

http://www.bigrockbeer.com/events/eddies/2011-eddies-winners

Sherbrooke's Neapolean Stout is back

the Edmonton liquor store has brought back Neopolean Stout, produced by Alley Kat. A stout with flavours of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Seriously - next person to come to Calgary please bring me one.

So many Solstice Parties - but this one was awesome

Wild Rose had a solstice party, like others did, but they did it right. They tapped a Hefeweizen with 18 zested oranges and coriander, a French juniper IPA, a coconut brown ale and a Special Bitter with extra hops. I know - so awesome. The recipes were features of each of WR's four brewers. Nice work guys (and Andrea).