Now that the days are longer than the nights again (although sometime in January at –54 we thought that this might never happen this year) […]
Tis the season to raise tally: Tourists give Yukoners a bad name Read More »
What does it take to make a country? Paul Martin might say gay marriage or, maybe, a fresh scandal every six or eight months. But
Beer and the noble pursuit of nation-building Read More »
In perusing past entries on the Brookston Beer Bulletin blog site, www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com (a terrific forum for learning about all things beer-related), we came across a
When Did the Chinese Start Making Beer? Read More »
A new initiative in the UK’s Somerset County this summer will ensure that beer drinkers are not getting hosed at their favourite watering holes. Trading
The Beer Police are Heroes Read More »
Just the other day while I watching the store here at the Yukon Brewing Company, I had a customer look outside our windows while I
Global Warming Affects Beer Production … OK, Now It’s Serious Read More »
News out of Birmingham, Alabama this month has a local consumer lobby group calling for a boycott of all Anheuser-Busch products in the Birmingham/Jefferson County
Playing Politics With Beer Read More »
Marketing beer is fun. When you have a product that so many people enjoy and you are told to “Go sell this!” you can have
Beer From a Wide-Open Space Read More »
How would you like to start a business with 50,000 of your closest friends, pals, friends of friends, acquaintances and complete strangers? What if it
Beer By Committee (this will end badly) Read More »
Students at McGill University in Montréal will notice a big change come fall semester this year, and frosh looking to swill back Export, Canadian and
Bigger is Not Always Better Read More »
With binge drinking and bar violence on the rise, the Province of Alberta has made some policy changes that it is hoping will curb public
Looking for a Kinder, Gentler Beer Drinker Read More »
On July 18, while Yukoners were probably enjoying Dustball and the Dawson City Music Festival, there was one other thing to celebrate: International Brewers Day.
Brewmasters Get Hugs Once a Year Read More »
If you are going to play on patriotism, perhaps it is best to stay at home. Recently, brewing giant Molson Coors Brewing Company announced that
You Just Can’t Put Canada in a Bottle Read More »
We feel the need to make a few comments on the $700 billion subsidy that has been the big financial news in the US last
700,000,000,000 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall (would take 220,000 years to sing) Read More »
We are often browsing around for new beer styles that we can make. With our growler system, we are able to try new beers without
Experts Are Not the Only Ones With an Opinion Read More »
One of the things that a business in your community can do that companies Outside cannot is treat you like you — as an individual
This Beer Really is For You Read More »
There are few more dangerous waters for the Buzz to float down than mixing beer and religion. And yet, being the brave souls that we
When Religion is in the Mix Read More »
The year was 1798 and the place was Helgoland. Helgoland is located in the North Sea, 70 kilometres off of the coast of Germany. This
Beer Bottles Make Beautiful Music Read More »
In case you have been living in a vacuum over the past few weeks, apparently these are hard times. Funny how things seemed to turn
Lots of Empty Barrels to Wear Read More »
Everyone in North America knows who Saint Nicholas is, right? Obviously, he is the guy dressed in the red and white suit who gives away
European Brewers Embrace Santa Claus Read More »
40 Santas donned the red and white and ran [pub crawled?] the entire two blocks of Main Street in Manayunk. Or.
The Real Santa Claus Does Not Run Read More »
A Good Idea is a Good Idea, In Good Times and Bad Here we are, the first Buzz of 2009, and it seems like the
A Good Idea is a Good Idea, In Good Times and Bad Read More »
What goes together even better than peanut butter and chocolate, Laurel and Hardy, or ice cream and dill pickles? We think it is beer and
Beer and Beautiful Music … Together Read More »
As we get nearer to our upcoming and excellent adventure, distilling, we get more and more questions about the process. So we thought we would
Doing What Breweries Do Best Read More »
Congratulations to the Yukon government, in general, and to the Yukon Liquor Corporation, specifically, for passing regulations that put the new Liquor Act in play.
Raising A Cheer with Our Beer! Read More »
The Liquor Corporation in New Brunswick has created a wee bit of a stir lately (pun intended). It seems it is losing a lot of
The renaissance of craft brewing in Canada all started with a single beer. We are not talking about the first bottle rolled out the door
Talk About Those ‘Craft-y’ Beer Drinkers Read More »
Back in March, we sent one of our brewers on a jaunt to jolly old England. Alan went there to participate in a beerfest put
Hops Across the Pond Read More »
The camping season here in the Yukon is well underway and, so far, under lots of warm weather and blue sky. When we head out
Can, Is Where Your Heart Is Read More »
A month or so ago, the San Francisco Weekly published an article called The 10 Coolest Specialty Food and Drink Magazines. In that list are
Writing What’s Right About Beer Read More »
Everybody knows beer causes beer bellies, right? Why else would they call it a beer belly? Not so fast: a recent study, by German and
Unless you’re Santa, I’d say it’s one of those … Read More »
We heard a story a while back about an artist who had a sculpture exhibit going on at a gallery. Near the entry door to
‘Moving the Coat Rack’ Read More »
During World War II, the brewing-trade industry known as the United Brewers Industrial Foundation worked with the U.S. government to create a series of ads
What Beer May or May Not Do – for You Read More »
When was the last time you walked into the store to grab some beer, stopped and looked around, then picked up the package with the
The Bad Influence Of Cracker Jack Read More »
Time Magazine recently did a story called, Should You Drink With Your Kids?. While the data contained in the story is generally U.S. based, we
Old Thinking on Young Drinkers Read More »
The great, gobbling beer merger beast is, here in the summer of 2008, most definitely alive and very well. Some of the mergers that we
This Bud is For the Highest Bidder Read More »
For the most part, this column is used to keep folks abreast of contemporary beer issues and educate Yukoners in craft brewing culture. Often times,
As most people know, the use of glass beer bottles is extremely environmentally friendly. Something like 98 per cent of those brown bottles we know
The Best of Both Worlds is Best for Our World Read More »
Do you find that words somehow start cropping up all over the place? Words that you never really ever heard before … at least not in
Words Aren’t What They Used To Be Read More »
