Author - Nick Jeffrey

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Savouring Sicily

Your humble narrator was dining at a fancy Italian restaurant last week, when the tuxedoed server suggested pairing the first course with a Sicilian wine...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

International Beer Day

If your humble narrator could ever marry a specific day of the year, that day would be the first Friday in August, also known as International Beer Day. Yes...

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International IPA Day

There was a momentous occasion in beer culture a few weeks back, and your humble narrator certainly made the most of it. Yes gentle reader, August 3 was the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

RAW Rye

Your intrepid liquor reporter was visiting one of his favourite drinking establishments last week, when an opportunity to sample the local hooch was presented...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Okie from Muskokie

Faithful readers will recall that your intrepid liquor reporter is always ready to appreciate a local craft beer, whether it be from right here in Alberta, or...

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Show Me The Chasselas

Now that the Calgary Stampede has come and gone for another year, your long-suffering liquor reporter can resume the serious summer business of enjoying some...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Stampede Beer

Your intrepid liquor reporter has once more survived the annual bacchanalia known as the Calgary Stampede, and I have craft beer to thank for it. Regular...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Perfect Pfalz

Your intrepid liquor reporter was gobbling down bratwurst and sauerkraut last week at the Wiener Schnitzel Haus, a German restaurant in Calgary’s Bowness...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

From Bees To Beers

Your intrepid liquor reporter was cranking out a batch of home brew in his garage last week, when I decided to add a few generous dollops of honey I had just...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Wild For Wheat

Patio season is fully upon us, and your intrepid liquor reporter has been taking full advantage of the sunny days, whiling away the afternoons with a cold pint...


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