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Alberta barley makes great beernew
Farmers from across the province picked for brewing program.
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Mike Tessier |
05-10-2013 |
Food+Drink
Get Hoppynew
A look at beer's bitterest building block.
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Mike Tessier |
03-01-2013 |
Food+Drink
Apocalyptic Hangovernew
Long nights and end times ideal for beer consumption.
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Mike Tessier |
12-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Really Good Chitnew
An Oregon brewery grows their own really good chit. But this chit is different. It's one of beer's most important ingredients: malted barley.
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Mike Tessier |
11-15-2012 |
Food+Drink
Scary Sudsnew
These pumpkin beers are less than smashing.
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Mike Tessier |
10-25-2012 |
Food+Drink
Subtle Wines Taste Good, Toonew
For those willing to buck the "big is better" trend and explore the modest wines of the Loire, there is raw beauty and mind-boggling diversity that will both thrill and astonish
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Kevin McLean |
04-22-2011 |
Food+Drink
Apples and Boozenew
Odd pair makes a sweet alcoholic temptation.
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Mike Tessier |
02-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Respect the Budnew
The bad boy of the brewing world, Lagunitas Brewing Company from Petaluma, Calif., makes no secret of the fact that it loves the bud-bearing plants.
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Mike Tessier |
02-03-2011 |
Food+Drink
Boozier Than Holiday Fruitcakenew
Beer suggestions for the sweetest season.
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Mike Tessier |
12-23-2010 |
Food+Drink
Falling For Blondesnew
These lacy, full bodied Belgian’s are a real treat.
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Mike Tessier |
12-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
Dark Beers Are All Treat and No Tricknew
Distilling the troubling myths of delicious, sinister brews.
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Mike Tessier |
10-27-2010 |
Food+Drink
Heading to the Wine Marketnew
France illustrates two different ways of selling wine.
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Kevin McLean |
07-22-2010 |
Food+Drink
Wineries are Leading the Charge Toward More Responsible Agriculturenew
The California wine industry is keenly aware of its effect on the environment and is taking significant steps to lessen its impact. Not only are wineries being encouraged to move away from using industrial chemicals, they are exploring other solutions.
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Kevin McLean |
03-04-2010 |
Food+Drink
Forced to Watch Ice Ballet? Better Get Drinkingnew
In celebration of one the most popular Olympic sports, figure skating, and to make it more enjoyable when your special friend makes you watch it, it’s time to discover Belgian-style beers. These beers are perfect for cheering on our Canadian figure skaters.
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Mike Tessier |
02-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
The Bruichladdich Distillery, an Island Unto its Ownnew
If your image of Scotland is that of loyalty mixed with fierce independence, then it is Bruichladdich distillery that best embodies that image today.
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Kevin McLean |
02-18-2010 |
Food+Drink
