October is a big month for indulging, with not one, but two separate holidays that revolve around eating and drinking with family and friends. Halloween is...
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Sweet Syrah
The time has come again for the changing of the seasons. The first snowfall of the year has come and gone, much to the chagrin of those who wanted just a few...
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Onwards To Oktoberfest
As the leaves start to fall from the trees, most people start clamouring for pumpkin spice latte at their local coffee shop, or even the annual availability of...
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25 Years of Beers
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Alberta government getting out of the liquor retailing business. Newcomers to Alberta may not remember the naughty...
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Lakeside Libations
We are lucky enough to live in a lakeside community, and even luckier to have Township 24 Brewing as our neighbourhood brewery, serving up delicious beers so...
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Prairie Doggin’
I popped into the big city to run some errands on the weekend, and rewarded myself for a productive day by stopping at Prairie Dog Brewing, just a few blocks...
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Passion for Passchendaele
Many Chestermerians are recovering Calgarians, or at least have a passing familiarity with the big city to the west. As a transplanted Maritimer, the first...
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88 To Life
1988 was a very good year. The Olympics were in Calgary. I had an awesome 80s proto-pompadour hairdo, and was swaddled in the day-glo fabrics of that were...
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Alberta Rum
Canada is not particularly famous for producing rum, and Alberta even less so. I’m not even sure that we can lay claim to the Screech from Newfoundland...
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An Apple A Day
Faithful readers may recall that I try to make an annual pilgrimage to the Okanagan Valley, that heavenly little spot of Canadian wine country that is close...