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Ok, this one was kind of out there and unique, and I’m certainly not someone to shy away from such challenges. This is what is says in the title. An…

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0November 29, 2011
The One IPA’d Bandit: Not Your Mothers IPA

The One IPA’d Bandit was a recipe of mine conceived initially primarily by my desire to finally brew an actual IPA. Though meant to be an IPA, it ended up…
0November 16, 2011
The Big Rock Empire: The Grey Area of Craft Beer

Some of you may or may not know who Big Rock Brewery (TMX: BR) is. Generally, this is the case if you are from the United States, simply because it…
0November 10, 2011
The Professional Brewing Experience at Drummond Brewery

There are those in Alberta that when they think Drummond Brewery, at least those who have heard of them… they think cheap swill brewed cheaply. Recently, they hired David Neilly,…
0May 17, 2011
The Brewmaster’s Tool Chest: The Hydrometer

In brewing, there is no tool more important to the brewer than some device to determine the sugar content of your beer wort. Not only this, but it is also…
0May 12, 2011
Thoughts on Drinking in Public

Welcome to Canada. I am Canadian. Not Japanese or European, two areas where I know for sure drinking in public is legal (well, maybe not all of Europe). I took…
0May 1, 2011
The Brewmaster’s Tool Chest: The Scale

When trying to brew beer from scratch, you may find that you will be using a lot of different tools. If you are aiming to try and be as accurate…

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