Author - Nick Jeffrey

Nick Jeffrey

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Porters and Stouts

It’s that time of year again, gentle reader. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. I even saw frost on my hop vines last week...

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Game of Beers

Your humble narrator decided to sit down on the couch over the weekend to binge-watch the latest season of Game of Thrones, as it was becoming increasingly...

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Crazy For Cahors

Your intrepid liquor reporter was recently browsing the aisles of my favourite booze merchant, when a bottle from Cahors caught my eye. For those readers not...

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Czech This Out

Your intrepid liquor reporter has been noticing more and more Czech Pilsners on the shelves of my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant, as well as pouring...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...


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