Author - Nick Jeffrey

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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Everyone has different items on their bucket list. Some people want to climb Everest, or see the seven wonders of the world. The top item on my college...

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State Of Alberta Beer

The province of Alberta is blessed with world-class malting barley and pure glacial water, so it should be no surprise that our local beer is the envy of the...

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Alberta Distilling

Your intrepid liquor reporter attended the annual Beerfest bacchanalia in Calgary last weekend, which always seems to turn into a mashup of Animal House and...

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Goosebumps and Grapes

The world of wine has been all abuzz for the past week, following the worst spring frosts to hit the Burgundy and Loire Valley regions of France since 1982...

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Mucho Malbec for Me

In honor of Malbec World Day, your intrepid liquor reporter has been making it his mission to drink only Malbec wines for the entire month of April. Yes...

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Clamouring For Claret

Your intrepid liquor reporter was binge-watching the final season of Downton Abbey over the weekend, and noticed that the only type of wine that the Lords and...

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Grenache and Garnacha

Your intrepid liquor reporter was spelunking through the dark and dusty corners of the wine cellar recently, and came across a bottle of Grenache that I had...

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Bock To The Future

Your intrepid liquor reporter was feeling particularly pious this past March 19. No, gentle reader, not because that is the traditional feast day of Saint...

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500 Years of Beers

This is a very special month in the world of beer. April 2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, also known as the Bavarian Beer Purity Law of...

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Hopping Mad

It’s getting harder and harder for honest and hardworking boozers like your intrepid liquor reporter to catch a break. First was the chilling news of the...


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