Author - Nick Jeffrey

Your intrepid liquor reporter has once more survived the annual bacchanalia known as the Calgary Stampede, despite regular forays of early-morning boozing in...

Your intrepid liquor reporter has been giddy with anticipation for months, waiting for a new craft brewery in Calgary to finally throw open its doors. It all...

The face of Portuguese wines has been changing over the past decade, with fortified Port wines falling out of favour in world markets, leaving the winemakers...

The arrival of summer has brought with it the dog days of summer, with extended hours for outdoor drinking. While chugging beer on a sunny patio is a time...

Let’s talk about Mac Beer. No, gentle reader, I’m not referring to the PBR swill that is enjoyed by hipsters while writing poetry on their fruit...

Your intrepid liquor reporter was not always the unrepentant beer snob that he is today. No, gentle reader, in the bygone days of youth, your humble...

Summer has arrived in our fair province, and the warm weather brings many changes, the most welcome of which is sitting on a patio with a cool pint on a sunny...

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...

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...

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...