All posts by Nick Jeffrey
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Pumpkin Pints
This is a strange month in the world of beer. It started out with Oktoberfest, that Bavarian bacchanalia still going strong after more than two...
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You Too Can U-Brew
Alberta has finally joined the ranks of the u-brew provinces. A few amendments were tacked onto Bill 6 at the end of last year, one...
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Guzzling Grenache
Flipping through my page-a-day calendar last month, I was reminded that the third Friday of September is International Grenache Day, so I took the rest...
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Lovely Limoncello
I have recently returned from a vacation in the Italian countryside, where I enjoyed the food and wine with great gusto. In between visits to...
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Blessed Brunello
The Tuscany region of Italy has been producing wine for thousands of years, and is famous the world over for its big and bold reds....
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East vs West
India Pale Ale, or IPA for short, has been the most popular craft beer style for many years. IPA was originally designed as a cranked...
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BBQ and Beer
Some things just go together, like PB&J, Gilligan and the Skipper, fish and chips, wine and cheese. A trend I have observed with the rise...
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Rum Dinger
Always looking for the opportunity to enjoy a night out with my regular posse of drinking companions, I gathered them all together last week, for...
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Distilling Discoveries
The history of booze is murky at best, with different tipples discovered independently in different parts of the ancient world. Beer and mead are perhaps...
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Wine Time
The world of wine is mourning the loss of Harry McWatters, the larger-than-life godfather of BC wine, who passed away last month after more than...
